Leona Maguire looking to continue upward curve after first LPGA Tour top-10 on US soil

Maguire will have time off at her new US base at Lake Nona in Orlando, where she is now a member and plays practice rounds with the likes of Annika Sorenstam, Japan's Nasa Hatoaka, the Netherlands' Anne Van Dam, and American Lindy Duncan

Leona Maguire. File photo: Pat Cashman

The Olympics and the Solheim Cup might be a long way away, but Leona Maguire is looking to make her second "rookie" season a winning one after she clinched her first LPGA Tour top-10 on US soil to edge closer to the top 100 in the world.

The touring professional for Slieve Russell Golf and Country Club produced a typically battling final round performance in the LPGA Drive On Championship in Florida on Sunday when she birdied her last two holes and shot a two-under 70 to share sixth place on five-under-par with defending champion Danielle Kang.