Roscommon golfer Olivia Costello made history at the weekend claiming a victory in the Flogas Irish Girls' Amateur Open Championship. The 18-year-old won the title in 2023, and joins Olivia Mehaffey as the only players to have achieved the title on multiple occasions. In what has been described as a 'stellar' performance, Costello backed up her solid rounds of 70 and 67 with another 67 on Sunday afternoon in Corrstown.
She finished on 12-under-par, seven-shots clear of Hannah Lee-McNamara, who was unable to close the margin having begun the day three adrift. Darragh O'Connor been speaking to Olivia's father Mike, about her great achievement.
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