Leona takes up the baton at Prestwick

Leona Maguire. Leona Maguire fired an eagle and five birdies in a four under 70 to leap-frog twin sister Lisa and move into contention in the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Prestwick.

As Lisa made just one birdie as she followed her opening 71 with a disappointing six over 80 to slip 11 strokes behind Chinese teenager Jing Yan, Leona finished the day tied for sixth on two under.

Winner of last week’s British Girls’ title, Jing shot a 72 to lead by two shots on eight under from Italy’s Roberta Liti with Leona Maguire six shots behind.

Castletroy’s Chloe Ryan (74) moved up to14th on one over with Olivia Mehaffey (72) and Paula Grant (73) 12 shots off the pace on four over.

The cut fell at seven over par 155 with Seapoint’s Carla Reynolds making in on the limit after a 77 as Lahinch’s Sinead Sexton was edged out by a shot after a 74. Skerries Maria Dunne missed by two after an 80.

Ladies’ British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship, Prestwick Golf Club (Par 74)

21st - 23rd August 2013

140 Jing Yan (China) 68 72

142 Roberta Liti (Italy) 72 70

144 Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) 72 72, Rachael Goodall (Heswall) 72 72

145 Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 76 69

146 Sarah-Jane Boyd (Truro) 78 68, Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 75 71, Cecilie Bofill (Denmark) 76 70, Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) 76 70

149 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 75 74

151 Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) 71 80

152 Olivia Mehaffey (Royal County Down Lds’) 80 72, Paula Grant (Lisburn) 79 73

155 Carla Reynolds (Seapoint) 78 77

Cut (155 +7)

156 Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) 82 74

159 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 79 80

160 Emma O’Driscoll (Ballybunion) 80 80

161 Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 80 81

163 Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 79 84

164 Laura Grant (Lisburn) 80 84, Lucy Simpson (Massereene) 87 77

165 Jean O’Driscoll (Muskerry) 83 82, Amy Farrell (Moate) 82 83

173 Jessica Ross (Donaghadee) 83 90, Jenny Maguire (Foxrock) 80 93