'That putt was for Ireland' - Maguire first Irish winner on LET Tour

Leona Maguire has go nan first Irish golfer to triumph connected nan Ladies European Tour [LET] pinch a one-shot triumph astatine nan Aramco Team Series successful Hemel Hempstead.

The 29-year-old from County Cavan had a two-shot lead entering nan last day's play astatine nan Centurion Club but reached nan 18th needing a birdie to unit a play-off pinch Spain's Maria Hernandez.

Instead, nan world number 32 produced an unthinkable attack changeable connected nan par-5 closing spread earlier making nan putt for an eagle.

"I knew nary Irish woman had ever won connected nan LET before," Maguire told Sky Sports.

"That putt was for me, that putt was for my family, and that putt was for Ireland.

"I did it nan difficult way. It was reliable retired there, I didn't play my champion golf."

Maguire was nan overnight leader aft rounds 1 and 2 of nan 54-hole tourney and birdied some her first and 2nd holes connected Friday to scope 10 under.

A double-bogey connected nan seventh, however, was portion of a tally that saw her driblet 4 shots successful 5 holes.

Two-over-par for her information aft a bogey connected nan 16th, she fell down Hernandez who changeable a bogey-free 68 to group nan clubhouse lead astatine 7 under.

But group up by that awesome 2nd changeable connected nan 18th, Maguire would descend an eight-footer to get backmost to 8 nether and snatch nan win.

England's Georgia Hall, who was playing successful nan last trio on pinch her Solheim Cup team-mate Maguire, besides reached nan 18th needing an eagle to seal triumph but came distant pinch a par.

After finishing successful a necktie for 3rd alongside Ireland's Lauren Walsh and American Alison Lee connected nan individual leaderboard, Hall would suffer a play-off for nan squad arena to France's Nastasia Nadaud.