Leona Maguire in the hunt in Florida as Stephanie Meadow falters

Leona Maguire is just one stroke off the lead after the first round of the Drive On Championship at the LPGA Tour's Drive On Championship.

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The Cavan woman recovered from a bogey on the 12th - her third hole - to sign for a six-under-par round of 66. Marina Alex and Nasa Hataoka are the leaders after the first day's play.

Maguire managed three birdies on her front nine, before adding a further five, and another bogey after the turn as she looks to build on last week's tie for 27th at the Gainbridge LPGA.

Stephanie Meadow meanwhile has a fight on her hands to make the weekend, despite managing a hole-in-one at the 14th hole - her fifth to move her to two-under at the stage.

"I had perfect number, little six-iron," she said of her ace.

"It was a little bit windy, and, I stripped it right at it. Wind never touched it and just rolled right up there into the hole. It's been a while since the I had a hole-in-one and first one in LPGA career, in a tournament, so it's very nice."

From there though she had three more bogeys as she finished on one-over-par, currently good enough for a tie for 81st place.