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Maguire Readies for Major Debut at 151st Open Championship
7/18/2023 12:34:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOYLAKE, England – It's a big week for Florida Atlantic senior men's golfer Alex Maguire. The Irishman will see his name among the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, and Scottie Scheffler when he tees it up with the best in the world at the 151st Open Championship, beginning Thursday at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, England.
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Maguire qualified for the season's final major championship by winning the 2023 Open Amateur Series. The exemption, in its first year of existence, is granted to the best performing player across a sequence of three elite amateur events leading up to The Open. The Owls' star senior won the St. Andrews Links Trophy on June 11 and reached the quarterfinals of the British Amateur Championship the following week. Despite not competing in the final event in the series (the European Amateur Championship held in Estonia June 28-July 1), Maguire still finished atop the standings, earning him a place in this week's field.
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First and second round pairings were released on Tuesday morning and have Maguire alongside Japan's Rikuya Hoshino and 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel. The threesome will go off the first tee at 7:08 a.m. local time (2:08 a.m. EST) on Thursday and 12:09 p.m. (7:09 a.m. EST) on Friday.
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TV and streaming for the week will be provided by NBC and Peacock (full schedule here). TheOpen.com will also have 'Live at the Range' and a channel focusing solely on the course's par three holes.
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Maguire is Florida Atlantic's second men's golfer to compete in one of golf's four major championships. Ben Silverman ('10) qualified as a professional for the 2022 U.S. Open.
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To keep up with Alex's progress this week follow @FAUMGolf on Twitter and Instagram. The Royal and Ancient (@RandA) and Irish Amateur Golf Info (@amateur_info) will also be providing updates via Twitter.
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"My game feels pretty nice at the moment. My putting this summer has been very solid. I would say that's the part of my game that was ultimately most important in earning my spot this week. If I can keep it in play off the tee and roll a few putts in, who knows where I can finish!"
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"I played Hoylake when I was 13 so I have a good memory of the holes but obviously played it completely different to how it will play this week. I've kept the preparation normal, as if it was a major amateur event. I don't want to overcomplicate things. We'll play maybe nine holes each day leading up and that should be enough to come up with a solid game play when Thursday rolls around."
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Maguire qualified for the season's final major championship by winning the 2023 Open Amateur Series. The exemption, in its first year of existence, is granted to the best performing player across a sequence of three elite amateur events leading up to The Open. The Owls' star senior won the St. Andrews Links Trophy on June 11 and reached the quarterfinals of the British Amateur Championship the following week. Despite not competing in the final event in the series (the European Amateur Championship held in Estonia June 28-July 1), Maguire still finished atop the standings, earning him a place in this week's field.
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First and second round pairings were released on Tuesday morning and have Maguire alongside Japan's Rikuya Hoshino and 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel. The threesome will go off the first tee at 7:08 a.m. local time (2:08 a.m. EST) on Thursday and 12:09 p.m. (7:09 a.m. EST) on Friday.
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TV and streaming for the week will be provided by NBC and Peacock (full schedule here). TheOpen.com will also have 'Live at the Range' and a channel focusing solely on the course's par three holes.
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Maguire is Florida Atlantic's second men's golfer to compete in one of golf's four major championships. Ben Silverman ('10) qualified as a professional for the 2022 U.S. Open.
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To keep up with Alex's progress this week follow @FAUMGolf on Twitter and Instagram. The Royal and Ancient (@RandA) and Irish Amateur Golf Info (@amateur_info) will also be providing updates via Twitter.
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"It means so much to be able to play my first major championship and especially with it being my favorite major. I've always dreamt of playing and winning The Open so to have a chance at doing that this week is really special."Â
"My game feels pretty nice at the moment. My putting this summer has been very solid. I would say that's the part of my game that was ultimately most important in earning my spot this week. If I can keep it in play off the tee and roll a few putts in, who knows where I can finish!"
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"I played Hoylake when I was 13 so I have a good memory of the holes but obviously played it completely different to how it will play this week. I've kept the preparation normal, as if it was a major amateur event. I don't want to overcomplicate things. We'll play maybe nine holes each day leading up and that should be enough to come up with a solid game play when Thursday rolls around."
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The dreams of a son. Shared by a father.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 17, 2023
The moment it really hit home for @Alexmaguire13's dad, Sean.
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