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Leona Maguire's late surge puts her contention at Irish Open

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Leona Maguire produced a flourish of four birdies and an eagle in the last seven holes of round three at the KPMG Irish Women's Open at Dromoland Castle to move right into contention and within two shots of the lead entering the final 18 holes on Sunday.Teeing off in mid-morning, Maguire progressed to nine under par with the lowest round of the day, a 65, but even she must have been surprised to be so close to the lead at the end of the day as most of the players ahead of her at the start of play either made far more modest inroads on par or fell away out of contention.The 54-hole leader is now Anne Van Dam of The Netherlands, the longest hitter on either the LPGA Tour or the LET, who shot a round of 70 to get to 11 under, one stroke clear of six players which includes Moa Folkeh, the 27-year-old Swede who shot the low round of the week on Friday - a 62 - but was 12 shots worse off yesterday with a 74.Leona Maguire reflects on a fantastic 65 that brings her back into contention at the KPMG Women's Irish Open.

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