Leona Maguire is a round away from becoming the first woman from Ireland to win a major
Leona Maguire is a round away from winning for the second straight week and becoming the first woman from Ireland to win a major.
Maguire is at the top of her game. She won in Michigan last week for her second LPGA Tour victory, and her play has carried over at historic Baltusol, the site of 12 majors. She has hit 38 of 42 fairways and 48 of 54 greens in the first 54 holes, and her 2-under 69 Saturday gave her a 7-under total on a course that was tough, but gettable, after two days of intermittent rain softened the greens.
“I didn’t roll into this game wanting to be No. 1 in the world,” she said. “I was just happy being out here. ‘Oh, I’m an LPGA Tour player. I’m one of the best world players in the world.’” Meadow, who played at Alabama and finished third in the U.S. Women’s Open in 2014 in her first pro event, was alone in third place after a 68 put her at 5-under 208. She has not won on the LPGA Tour, but has won on the women’s European circuit.
With the threat of severe weather for the final round on Sunday, the PGA announced play will start at 8:15 a.m. EDT, and the field will be grouped in threesomes playing off both nines. The leaders are scheduled to tee off at 10:38 a.m., with Maguire and Meadow playing with Shin.
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