Maguire three adrift among heavy hitters in Thailand

Leona Maguire remains in the hunt at the Honda LPGA Thailand after a second round of 68 leaves her three strokes adrift at the midway point.

After an opening 67, Maguire posted a blemish free round of Friday, with four birdies arriving at 1, 4, 7 and 15 to sit at nine-under for the tournament in tied-9th.

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Leading the competition is local favourite Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, who posted a superb 65, with an inward nine of 30 to sit one stroke clear of Sweden's Maja Stark at the top.

One stroke further back is world No. 2 Nelly Korda on -10, with Maguire part of a cluster of players on nine-under, alongside Georgia Hall and Anna Nordqvist.

In an impressive leaderboard, current world no. 1 Lydia Ko is one stroke behind Maguire and co after successive rounds of 68.