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Maguire Remains No. 1 in World Amateur Rankings
2/20/2016 8:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – The latest edition of the Women's World Amateur Golf Rankings were released this week with Duke sophomore Leona Maguire still ranked No. 1, while Blue Devil senior Celine Boutier was No. 18.
Breaking down the top five point leaders, Maguire owns 1,728 points followed by Hannah O'Sullivan (1,629), Maria Parra Lugue (1,589), Sierra Brooks (1,473) and Bronte Law (1,467). Boutier stands at 1,219. The listing ranks the top female amateur golfers in the world on the basis of their average performance in counting events over a rolling cycle of the previous 52 weeks.
A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire is coming off an impressive 2014-15 year of golf. She was awarded the Mark H. McCormack Medal, 2014-15 ANNIKA Award and WGCA National Player of the Year as a rookie with the Blue Devils.
She collected a school-record 70.78 stroke average, while notching eight top five and 10 top 10 placements out of 11 tournaments during the 2014-15 campaign. The First Team All-America, ACC Player and Rookie of the Year totaled three victories on the season at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, ACC Championship and the South Bend Regional.
Boutier, who hails from Montrouge, France, turned in one of the biggest victories of her career this past summer by winning the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship in Northern Ireland. She also competed in the Vagliano Trophy, U.S. Women's Open, British Open, U.S. Women's Amateur and the Evian Championship.
Maguire and Boutier will next compete in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate March 4-6 in Hilton Head, S.C., with the second-ranked Blue Devils. The duo currently rank third and 31st, respectively, in the latest Golfweek Individual rankings.
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Breaking down the top five point leaders, Maguire owns 1,728 points followed by Hannah O'Sullivan (1,629), Maria Parra Lugue (1,589), Sierra Brooks (1,473) and Bronte Law (1,467). Boutier stands at 1,219. The listing ranks the top female amateur golfers in the world on the basis of their average performance in counting events over a rolling cycle of the previous 52 weeks.
A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire is coming off an impressive 2014-15 year of golf. She was awarded the Mark H. McCormack Medal, 2014-15 ANNIKA Award and WGCA National Player of the Year as a rookie with the Blue Devils.
She collected a school-record 70.78 stroke average, while notching eight top five and 10 top 10 placements out of 11 tournaments during the 2014-15 campaign. The First Team All-America, ACC Player and Rookie of the Year totaled three victories on the season at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, ACC Championship and the South Bend Regional.
Boutier, who hails from Montrouge, France, turned in one of the biggest victories of her career this past summer by winning the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship in Northern Ireland. She also competed in the Vagliano Trophy, U.S. Women's Open, British Open, U.S. Women's Amateur and the Evian Championship.
Maguire and Boutier will next compete in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate March 4-6 in Hilton Head, S.C., with the second-ranked Blue Devils. The duo currently rank third and 31st, respectively, in the latest Golfweek Individual rankings.
#GoDuke
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