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Leona Maguire Finishes on a High as Casandra Alexander Wins Irish Open
Casandra Alexander secured her second Ladies European Tour title and moved atop the season-long Order of Merit after a three-shot win.
- On Saturday, South African golfer Casandra Alexander won the KPMG Women's Irish Open wire-to-wire at The K Club in County Kildare, finishing with a 20-under-par total of 268.
- Alexander fended off Czech golfer Sara Kouskova, who finished three shots behind at 17-under-par, while overcoming a brief weather suspension that lasted about 25 minutes during the final round.
- Irish golfer Leona Maguire finished tied for fourth, equaling her best Irish Open result from 2022, after posting a closing 68 to reach 15-under-par for the tournament.
- The victory earned Alexander €67,500 and extended her lead atop the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit, marking her second career win following her 2025 Czech Open success.
- Maguire shifts her focus to the Solheim Cup in the Netherlands, where European captain Anna Nordqvist selected her as a wildcard pick for the international team competition.
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Casandra Alexander stays the course to claim Irish Open as Leona Maguire ties for fourth
Still no Irish winner of this event then, but Maguire gave the home crowd hope and plenty of encouragement, not least midway through her last round when an unlikely challenge beckoned.
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