Leona Maguire got her bid for a third win this season off to a promising start in Zimmer Biomet Championship in Alabama.

She birdied three of her last seven holes to post a two-under 70 that left her tied for 11th, six strokes behind Spain's Nuria Iturrios, who carded six birdies and an eagle three in a superb, bogey-free, eight-under 64 on the Lake Course at RTJ  Grand National in Auburn.

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Iturrios, who is 36th in the money list, leads by one stroke from American Bailey Tardy.

“Lake Course played tough, but pleased with five birdies and a two-under par on day one!,” Leona tweeted. “Hope to keep it going tomorrow.”

On the LPGA Tour, Stephanie Meadow's two-over 73 left her tied for 104th, eight adrift of Jennifer Song, Swede Anna Nordqvist and England's Bronte Law in the Pure Silk Championship at Kingsmill Resort in Virginia. Scores

England’s Meghan MacLaren and French amateur Pauline Roussin-Bouchard hold a one-shot lead after the first round of the Jabra Ladies Open, played in beautiful, warm and sunny conditions at Evian Resort Golf Club.

The pair fired matching three-under-par 68s in the dual ranking event between the Ladies European Tour and its developmental tour, the LET Access Series. The tournament doubles as a qualifier for the Evian Championship, with two spots available for the fourth women’s major of the 2019 season. 

Lisa Maguire is tied 129th after an 84. Scores