NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Leona Maguire gained two extra matches Saturday at Shadow Creek to advance to the semifinals within the Financial institution of Hope LPGA Match Play.
The seventh-seeded Maguire, from Eire, held off American Lindsey Weaver-Wright 3 and a pair of to enhance to 5-0. Maguire will face Ayaka Furue of Japan, additionally 5-0 after a 2 and-1 victory over third-seeded Celine Boutier of France.
Within the different semifinal Sunday morning, Linn Grant of Sweden will face Pajaree Anannarukarn of Thailand. Grant beat Albane Valenzuela of Switzerland 3 and 1, and Anannarukarn edged Carlota Ciganda of Spain 3 and a pair of.
Maguire gained the 2022 LPGA Drive On Championship in Florida for her lone LPGA Tour title. She beat Perrine Delacour 5 and three within the spherical of 16.
“Actually joyful to get by way of 36 holes right this moment,” Maguire stated. “It is good to be within the semifinal. Performed some actually strong golf right this moment. Slightly scrappy perhaps this afternoon, however knew it was going to be a battle on the market and it was only a case of staying affected person. Yeah, did sufficient to make it to tomorrow.”
Furue, seeded sixth, turned 23 on Saturday. She gained the 2022 Belief Golf Ladies’s Scottish Open for her lone LPGA Tour title.
“Simply joyful to win right this moment,” Furue stated. “It was actually tough and difficult match right this moment, two rounds.”
The eighth-seeded Grant is winless on the LPGA Tour. The Swede starred at Arizona State.
“It is disturbing to play match play,” Grant stated. “You get so joyful while you get that win, and proper now I am simply actually very joyful and excited for tomorrow.”
Anannarukarn, seeded thirty sixth, gained the 2021 ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Eire for her solely LPGA Tour title.
“Simply attempt to keep within the current second,” Anannarukarn stated. “That is what I have been doing nicely and I am glad that I used to be capable of deal with that.”
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