Leona Maguire just two behind after bogey free 67 in Thailand
Leona maguire. Picture: Beian Arthur
Leona Maguire produced a superb bogey-free five under 67 to lie just two shots off the pace in the Honda LPGA Thailand at Siam Country Club.
The world number 11 birdied the seventh, ninth, 10th, 15th and 18th at the Pattaya Old Course to sit in an eight-way tie for ninth.
The Co Cavan star missed seven greens but birdied three of the four par-fives and had just 25 putts as Japan's Nasa Hataoka, American Jennifer Koepka, China's Xiyu Lin, Thailand's Jaravee Boonchant and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist shot seven-under 65s to lead by a shot from Sweden's Maja Stark, Korea's Jenny Shin and American Liliana Vu.
“It’s always nice to go bogey free,” Maguire said. “Game is feeling solid, missed some chances early on but stayed patient and took advantage of the par fives.”
"Amazing obviously," said home favourite Boonchant. "I'm very happy with how I played today. I like how I hit my shot and how I give myself an opportunity to make birdie putts, to have a birdie putt, so I'm pretty happy with like the plan today.
“I think my putter really helped me today. There is a lot of putts that I didn't even expect it to go in, like the last one, and I'm very grateful for my putter right now."
World number one Lydia Ko opened with a four-under 68 to share 17th.
