Leona Maguire struggles as Japan's Mao Saigo leads in Malaysia

Leona Maguire carded a one-over round of 73 that leaves her ten shots off the pace after the opening round of the Maybank Malaysia Open.

Japan's Mao Saigo is a shot clear of the field after a round that contained ten birdies, as she posted a nine-under 63.

For Maguire, it was a frustrating day, despite consecutive birdies to open her round on the 10th and 11th holes. A run of pars followed before a double bogey-six on the second – her 11th - and a bogey on six.

Saigo leads by a shot from Korea’s Haeran Ryu, with China’s Ruixin Liu and Chinese Taipei’s Wei-Ling Hsu a shot further back.

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