Leona Maguire moving nicely at ISPS Handa World Invitational

Leona Maguire kept herself in the mix at the ISPS Handa World Invitational with a three-under-par 69 that left her three shots off the clubhouse leader.

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The Cavan 27-year-old carded an excellent five-under 68 in her opening round on Thursday and followed that with another good outing at Galgorm Castle in Co Antrim.

Maguire shot four bogeys, seven birdies and an eagle in a rollercoaster frst round but she was far steadier on Friday.

Four birdies, plus one blemish on the par-three eighth which she bogeyed, left her on eight-under-par overall in a tie for second with Georgia Hall and Peiyun Chien. Amanda Hall leads the way on 11-under.

Stephanie Meadow (two-over) and Olivia Mehaffey (three-over) are among the later starters.