Team Maguire leads Aramco Team Series - New York

Team Maguire hold a one-shot lead in the team competition after the opening round of the Aramco Team Series - New York, with Leona Maguire in a tie for 22nd after carding a two-over 74 at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point.

On a tough and testing day, Maguire, Liz Young, Tvesa Malik and amateur Golden Tate joined forces to reach a total of 11 under in the team standings.

The quartet made the turn in five under having dropped just one shot on their front nine and came home in six under to be at the top of the leaderboard on day one.

"We all got along really well and had a nice time out there," said the Solheim Cup star from Cavan. "We didn't realise how long we’d been out there until we walked off the 18th green which is always a good sign. We dovetailed nicely and it’s always nice to be in the lead.

"It was a little nicer on the back nine, it’s a good test out there. It was playing long on a lot of holes with a lot of with woods and hybrids, so hopefully it will be a little kinder tomorrow. It worked pretty well today, so more of the same for tomorrow. A good night’s sleep tonight and we’ll be ready to go."

In her individual round, Maguire dropped four shots on the front nine but turned it around after that and closed with a birdie on the par-five 18th.

Team Pelaez Trivino, made up of Spain’s Ana Peláez Trivino alongside South Africa’s Nicole Garcia, France’s Emma Grechi and amateur Michael Singer sit in second place on 10-under-par.

The quartet had a very even day scoring five under on the front nine and replicating that on the back nine to be one shot back after 18 holes.

In third place is Team Nelly Korda, comprising of the world number four, alongside Finland’s Noora Komulainen, France’s Celine Herbin and amateur James Rawson