World number 1 amateur golfer Leona Maguire has been voted Irish Independent Young Sports Star of the Year.

Leona Maguire tied for fourth to help the Duke women’s golf team win the 2015 Landfall Tradition team title.

Leona Maguire opened with a one under 71 as Duke grabbed the first round lead in the Landfall Tradition at the Country Club of Landfall in North. Carolina

It didn't take long for Leona Maguire to pick up where she left off for Duke University after the summer break. The world amateur No 1, who was fourth on her seasonal debut in the Annika Intercollegiate last week, claimed her fourth career win for Duke in the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational in North Carolina.

Slieve Russell's Leona Maguire has been confirmed as the first Irishwoman to rise to No 1 in the women's World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Slieve Russell's Leona Maguire is on track to become the first Irish woman to reach No 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Duke freshman Leona Maguire clinched her first collegiate victory with a dramatic playoff win in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Hilton Head on Sunday.