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 completely happy to get by way of 36 holes immediately,” Maguire mentioned. “It is good to be within the semifinal. Performed some actually stable golf immediately. Slightly scrappy possibly 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 Girls’s Scottish Open for her lone LPGA Tour title.
“Simply completely happy to win immediately,” Furue mentioned. “It was actually tough and hard match immediately, two rounds.”
The eighth-seeded Grant is winless on the LPGA Tour. The Swede starred at Arizona State.
“It is annoying to play match play,” Grant mentioned. “You get so completely happy if you get that win, and proper now I am simply actually very completely happy 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 mentioned. “That is what I have been doing nicely and I am glad that I used to be in a position to deal with that.”