IRELAND’S LEONA MAGUIRE and Stephanie Meadow endured a difficult opening day in the Women’s Individual Golf singles at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Maguire and Meadow both carded rounds of 78 at Le Golf National in Paris, sitting well down the leaderboard on six-over.
France’s Celine Boutier is in control at the top, seven-under overall and three shots clear of her nearest rival after an impressive opening 65. Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa is next in line.
Meadow was out first for Ireland, teeing off at 9am. She shot seven bogeys — on the second, fourth, fifth, seventh, ninth, 10th and 12th — and signed off with a birdie on the 18th.
Maguire also struggled in the 12.17pm group. She had a disappointing start, with double bogeys on the first and the ninth and bogeys on holes seven and eight, before improvements on the back nine.
The Cavan star birdied on the 12th, 16th and 18th, but bogeyed on 15 and 17.
The action resumes tomorrow, and Maguire and Meadow have work to do.
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A player picking and choosing when he feels like he can be bothered to turn up for his country.
I knew things were bad for Australian rugby but not that awful
@teuO6nLS: especially when you think he’ll not be available for the Lions series as LR will be playing in the T14 playoffs. It would be just giving him a cap for his own personal gratification.
@Michael Corkery: ok, I need to correct myself. The test matches are not clashing with the T14 playoffs so I withdraw my earlier comment
@teuO6nLS: He’s not picking and choosing, it will be up to the club if they release him. The French clubs have the power in these situations. It’s the same for all international players, even the French players..
@teuO6nLS: it’s not picking and choosing. Clubs are only obliged to release player during the designated international windows. The Ireland and Australia game is outside that window so it’s at the clubs discretion whether he is released or not
@Andrew Lynch: not being available during the rugby championship was him picking and choosing
@teuO6nLS: You might find that big joe didn’t include him in the squad and nor many others that ply there trade beyond boderforces control ,
@teuO6nLS: World Rugby have specific windows whereby clubs are forced to release players. Outside of the international window (which the Ireland v Australia match is), clubs are not obliged to release their players and Top 14 clubs are notorious for sticking to the rules.
theres a 0% chance Joe doesnt try and play him as much as he can in November. He is badly needed for Australia right now