As the Duke Women’s Golf team prepares for the upcoming NCAA Championships to defend their national title, golfer Leona Maguire was recently honored by the Atlantic Coast Conference as the 2015 ACC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Maguire is the 4th freshman in ACC history to win both awards in her first year.
Leona Maguire has excelled in her first season with the Blue Devils similar to how Jahlil Okafor dominated ACC Men’s Basketball in his first season also earning Player and Freshman of the Year honors. She is currently ranked as the #1 amateur golfer in the nation by Golfweek and #2 in the world by World Amateur Golf Rankings.