LEONA MAGUIRE AND Lauren Walsh are both three shots off the lead after the opening round of the Aramco Championship in Las Vegas.
The pair both shot two-under par 70 in their opening rounds and are in a tie for 11th, with Miyu Yamashita, Nasa Hataoka and Lauren Coughlin all leading the way after rounds of five-under 67.
Maguire was level par after 10 holes but made ground with birdies on the 2nd, 4th, and 7th, a dropped shot on the 6th the only blemish on her back nine.
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Walsh overcame a poor start that saw her three-over after six holes of her round. Starting her round on the 10th, she dropped shots on the 13th, 14th, and 15th, but produced a terrific fightback from there.
The Kildare native was five-under for the remainder of his round with a birdie on the 16th stabilising her challenge. She caught fire with birdies on the 4th and 5th, before finishing strongly with further birdies on the 7th and the 9th.
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Seamus Power stands six shots off the lead after his opening round at the Valero Texas Open. Power is in a tie for 60th after a one-under par 71.
Mark Hubbard leads the way on seven-under, one shot clear of a group of five that includes Tony Finau and Robert MacIntyre on six-under.
Will Zalatoris, Tommy Fleetwood, and Ludvig Aberg are part of the pack of players on five-under.
Power was two-under after eight holes thanks to three birdies in that time frame. He pitched to three feet to tap in at the par-four 10th, bogeyed the long 14th, but bounced back to drain a 27-foot putt on the 15th and sink a five-footer for birdie on the 17th.
From there the Waterford native was in consistent form as he rattled off six straight pars but a bogey on the par-four 6th, where he found the bunker off the tee and another with his approach shot, saw him eventually have to settle for a 71.
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Maguire and Walsh three off the lead in Las Vegas, Seamus Power hits 71 in Texas
LAST UPDATE | 3 Apr
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LEONA MAGUIRE AND Lauren Walsh are both three shots off the lead after the opening round of the Aramco Championship in Las Vegas.
The pair both shot two-under par 70 in their opening rounds and are in a tie for 11th, with Miyu Yamashita, Nasa Hataoka and Lauren Coughlin all leading the way after rounds of five-under 67.
Maguire was level par after 10 holes but made ground with birdies on the 2nd, 4th, and 7th, a dropped shot on the 6th the only blemish on her back nine.
Walsh overcame a poor start that saw her three-over after six holes of her round. Starting her round on the 10th, she dropped shots on the 13th, 14th, and 15th, but produced a terrific fightback from there.
The Kildare native was five-under for the remainder of his round with a birdie on the 16th stabilising her challenge. She caught fire with birdies on the 4th and 5th, before finishing strongly with further birdies on the 7th and the 9th.
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Seamus Power stands six shots off the lead after his opening round at the Valero Texas Open. Power is in a tie for 60th after a one-under par 71.
Mark Hubbard leads the way on seven-under, one shot clear of a group of five that includes Tony Finau and Robert MacIntyre on six-under.
Will Zalatoris, Tommy Fleetwood, and Ludvig Aberg are part of the pack of players on five-under.
Power was two-under after eight holes thanks to three birdies in that time frame. He pitched to three feet to tap in at the par-four 10th, bogeyed the long 14th, but bounced back to drain a 27-foot putt on the 15th and sink a five-footer for birdie on the 17th.
From there the Waterford native was in consistent form as he rattled off six straight pars but a bogey on the par-four 6th, where he found the bunker off the tee and another with his approach shot, saw him eventually have to settle for a 71.
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