LAST UPDATE | 11 Sep 2020
STEPHANIE MEADOW MADE made a brilliant start to the second women’s major of the year as she went three-under after 12 holes of the opening round of the Ana Inspiration in California.
Meadow went three-under early in the back nine, but picked up consecutive bogeys at 13 and 14.
The Jordanstowns woman recovered to birdie the last and finished -2, four shots back from leader Nelly Korda.
The second women’s major of the year is taking place at the Rancho Mirage course in California with a backdrop of severe heat due to wildfires in the area.
25-year-old Maguire finished with a 73 after her opening round’s effors. She finished on a bright note with a birdie on the 18th to sit +1, a welcome boost after a slump in form in the middle of her back nine.
Maguire only dropped one shot in her first 12 holes, showing her consistent form as she fired nine pars.
Down amateur player Olivia Mehaffey endured a difficult back nine as she ended up five-over after a 77. In a round of fluctuating fortunes, Mehaffey had eight bogeys and three birdies.
She dropped three shots in her first four holes while grabbing a birdie in the other. Her form then steadied notably and after picking up shots on the 8th and 9th, Mehaffey had reached the turn in level par.
That was a position that still stood after the 11th but then her form unravelled with bogeys on 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18 as she dropped down the leaderboard.
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