LEONA MAGUIRE IS currently tied for third after the opening round of the NW Arkansas Championship, sitting one shot off the lead.
The Cavan native was one of the early starters to register a 64, along with South Korea’s Somi Lee and the American pair Lilia Vu and Alison Lee, who are all in a group on seven-under par.
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Sarah Schmelzel picked up six strokes in the last five holes to seize a share of the first-round lead on Friday alongside Minami Katsu.
Schmelzel surged home at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas, with birdies at 14, 15, 16 and 17 and an eagle at the par-five 18th on the way to an eight-under par total of 63.
Maguire produced a bogey-free round, with birdies on the fourth, seventh, ninth, 10th, 12th, 14th and 15th.
Stephanie Meadow is also in action, and is in a group alongside American star Nelly Korda, the highest-ranked player in the field, on two-under par 69.
Meadow started on the back nine and was three-under on the turn after four birdies and one bogey on the 13th. She dropped another shot on the fourth to leave her on two-under heading into the second round.
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Ireland's Leona Maguire one shot off the lead after impressive start in Arkansas
LAST UPDATE | 20 Sep 2025
LEONA MAGUIRE IS currently tied for third after the opening round of the NW Arkansas Championship, sitting one shot off the lead.
The Cavan native was one of the early starters to register a 64, along with South Korea’s Somi Lee and the American pair Lilia Vu and Alison Lee, who are all in a group on seven-under par.
Sarah Schmelzel picked up six strokes in the last five holes to seize a share of the first-round lead on Friday alongside Minami Katsu.
Schmelzel surged home at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas, with birdies at 14, 15, 16 and 17 and an eagle at the par-five 18th on the way to an eight-under par total of 63.
Maguire produced a bogey-free round, with birdies on the fourth, seventh, ninth, 10th, 12th, 14th and 15th.
Stephanie Meadow is also in action, and is in a group alongside American star Nelly Korda, the highest-ranked player in the field, on two-under par 69.
Meadow started on the back nine and was three-under on the turn after four birdies and one bogey on the 13th. She dropped another shot on the fourth to leave her on two-under heading into the second round.
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