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Leona Maguire eagles the final hole to capture the London Aramco event at the Centurion Club

Leona Maguire eagles the final hole to capture the London Aramco event at the Centurion Club

Leona Maguire got off to a fast start at this week’s Ladies European Tour Aramco Team Series London event and needed a strong finish to secure victory at the Centurion Club.

Maguire shot a 66 in the opening round and then slid home with rounds of 72 on Thursday and 73 on Friday to capture the individual title at the event, finishing the 54-hole tournament at 8 under. Maria Hernandez was one stroke behind Maguire and the trio of Alison Lee, Lauren Walsh and Georgia Hall tied for third at 6 under.

But this was no ordinary ending.

Walsh, who is Irish but played at Wake Forest, shot 65 to take the lead for a while, then Hernandez birdied the par-5 18th hole to take the lead at 7 under.

At 6 under par at the time, Maguire made the shot of the tournament, playing his hybrid into the left fringe of the hole and watching the ball roll onto the green, giving him the opportunity to one-putt for the win.

With the pressure on, Maguire made a one-putt comeback to edge Hernandez, the victory marking her first on the LET to go with a pair of LPGA victories. Her last win came more than a year ago at the 2023 Meijer LPGA Classic.

This story originally appeared on GolfWeek