Leona Maguire finished with an eagle to complete a brilliant seven-under 65 that saw the Cavan golfer rise to second spot at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday.
The 28-year-old was six under for her final seven holes, including four straight birdies from the 12th as she finished the day on 10 under, a shot behind Japan’s Ayaka Furue.
It’s tight at the top of the leaderboard with Maguire in a four-way tie for second along with the South Korean duo of Hyo Joo Kim and Amy Yang, and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda.
Stephanie Meadow carded a three-under 69 to move to five under and a share of 27th position.
Furue avoided bogeys while carding a five-under 67, sinking five birdies at Blythefield C …