A date with history awaits as Leona Maguire will head into the final round of the Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol with a one-shot lead over Jenny Shin and a great chance to become the first Irish woman to win a major championship.
However, if not Maguire, the barrier could be broken either by Stephanie Meadow after the Northern Irishwoman shot a superb 67 on day three to move to five under for the tournament, just two shots behind Maguire in third place.
It is unprecedented territory for Irish women’s golf and Maguire in particular, whose best major performance was tied fourth at the Women’s British Open last year. The Cavan woman won last week in the Meijer LPGA Classic and has now shot eight straight rounds in the 60s. One …
- June 25, 2023
