LEONA MAGUIRE ACED the second hole on her way to an outstanding opening round of 65 at the Evian Championship in France.
Maguire’s round of six-under gave her the clubhouse lead early in what is the fourth major championship of the year.
Having opened with a par at the first hole, Maguire kickstarted her round with a hole-in-one on the signature, par-three second, from where she birdied the par-five seventh to go out in 32.
“The hole-in-one on 2 was pretty special,” Maguire said after her round. “I think my first one on the LPGA, so a nice place to do it.
“It was just taking a little bit off an 8-iron for me. Looked good in the air. You’re never sure on that hole until the ball actually lands. Sort of a perfect morning for it. Not much wind which is nice, especially on that tee box.
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“Yeah, pretty good highlight to the day.”
A bogey at 10 was wiped out with a bounce back birdie on 11, and further birdies on 13, 17, and 18 saw Maguire card a superb 65.
It’s a start made all the more impressive by the fact this is Maguire’s fifth tournament in six weeks: she admitted to feeling exhausted by Sunday afternoon of last week’s Irish Open.
She said today that it was “fantastic to play at home” and referred to the Irish Open as a “mini major”
“The home support was incredible last week. A lot of people out there to brave the wind and the rain and all of that.
“And then it almost seems like a little mini break to come here. So it’s nice to have, yeah, a bit of a quieter week this week being a major, but it’s one of my favorite stops on Tour.”
Looking towards the rest of the tournament in France, Maguire said she will work on her putting today while also being mindful of some tricky rough spots on the course.
“You really have to hit the fairways to have that control into the green.
“But the greens are softer than we have had in past years. The fairways you can give yourself some pretty good opportunities. I feel like I left a few out there today. Would’ve been nice to hole a few more putts, so work on that that afternoon.
“And then it was an early start this morning. It was half four alarm, so maybe a little nap and we’ll get ready to go again.”
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'Pretty special' - Hole-in-one helps Maguire into clubhouse lead at Evian Championship
LAST UPDATE | 10 Jul
LEONA MAGUIRE ACED the second hole on her way to an outstanding opening round of 65 at the Evian Championship in France.
Maguire’s round of six-under gave her the clubhouse lead early in what is the fourth major championship of the year.
Having opened with a par at the first hole, Maguire kickstarted her round with a hole-in-one on the signature, par-three second, from where she birdied the par-five seventh to go out in 32.
“The hole-in-one on 2 was pretty special,” Maguire said after her round. “I think my first one on the LPGA, so a nice place to do it.
“It was just taking a little bit off an 8-iron for me. Looked good in the air. You’re never sure on that hole until the ball actually lands. Sort of a perfect morning for it. Not much wind which is nice, especially on that tee box.
“Yeah, pretty good highlight to the day.”
A bogey at 10 was wiped out with a bounce back birdie on 11, and further birdies on 13, 17, and 18 saw Maguire card a superb 65.
It’s a start made all the more impressive by the fact this is Maguire’s fifth tournament in six weeks: she admitted to feeling exhausted by Sunday afternoon of last week’s Irish Open.
She said today that it was “fantastic to play at home” and referred to the Irish Open as a “mini major”
“The home support was incredible last week. A lot of people out there to brave the wind and the rain and all of that.
“And then it almost seems like a little mini break to come here. So it’s nice to have, yeah, a bit of a quieter week this week being a major, but it’s one of my favorite stops on Tour.”
Looking towards the rest of the tournament in France, Maguire said she will work on her putting today while also being mindful of some tricky rough spots on the course.
“You really have to hit the fairways to have that control into the green.
“But the greens are softer than we have had in past years. The fairways you can give yourself some pretty good opportunities. I feel like I left a few out there today. Would’ve been nice to hole a few more putts, so work on that that afternoon.
“And then it was an early start this morning. It was half four alarm, so maybe a little nap and we’ll get ready to go again.”
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