Maguire then found par on the next six holes, before registering two birdies and two bogeys across her final four holes.
Yesterday, a stunning hole-in-one on the second helped fire Maguire to an opening round 65 and a share of the clubhouse lead.
South Korea’s Lee So-mi surged into a one-stroke lead after shooting a six-under-par 65.
The 26-year-old carded six birdies and an eagle in her second round to go top of the leaderboard on 10-under.
She is just above Australia’s Grace Kim, one of five players who were in a five-way tie at the summit overnight.
Lee has only once finished in the top 10 at a major, sharing eighth place at last month’s Women’s PGA Championship.
Kim signed for a steady 68 featuring four birdies and a bogey, with American Jennifer Kupcho, a former runner-up in the Evian, one shot further back after going round in 69.
World number one Nelly Korda is five strokes off the pace following a one-under 70 in round two.
The American is targeting a third major title and first since last year’s Chevron.
Korda started poorly with two bogeys and then a double bogey on the 16th hole before finding some form on the front nine, where she made three birdies to claw back into contention.
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Maguire 4 off lead following second round at Evian Championship
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LEONA MAGUIRE IS four shots off the lead following her second round at the Evian Championship in France, the fourth major championship of the year.
Maguire shot an even-par 71 to sit six under, four shots off the lead.
The Cavan native birdied the par-three second, but dropped a shot with a bogey on the par-three eighth.
Maguire then found par on the next six holes, before registering two birdies and two bogeys across her final four holes.
Yesterday, a stunning hole-in-one on the second helped fire Maguire to an opening round 65 and a share of the clubhouse lead.
South Korea’s Lee So-mi surged into a one-stroke lead after shooting a six-under-par 65.
The 26-year-old carded six birdies and an eagle in her second round to go top of the leaderboard on 10-under.
She is just above Australia’s Grace Kim, one of five players who were in a five-way tie at the summit overnight.
Lee has only once finished in the top 10 at a major, sharing eighth place at last month’s Women’s PGA Championship.
Kim signed for a steady 68 featuring four birdies and a bogey, with American Jennifer Kupcho, a former runner-up in the Evian, one shot further back after going round in 69.
World number one Nelly Korda is five strokes off the pace following a one-under 70 in round two.
The American is targeting a third major title and first since last year’s Chevron.
Korda started poorly with two bogeys and then a double bogey on the 16th hole before finding some form on the front nine, where she made three birdies to claw back into contention.
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Additional reporting by AFP
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