Leona Maguire level par as Olympic organisers warn of potential reduction to 54 holes

Maguire kept herself in the reckoning on a day when the early clubhouse lead was five-under

Leona Maguire takes a shot from the bunker on the 11th hole. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Leona Maguire didn’t burn up the Kasumigaseki Country Club as she had the Evian Resort Golf Club when shooting a 61 in her final round of the Evian Championship under two weeks ago, but she declared herself happy enough with the level-par 71.

The Cavan pro never quite got the hang of her irons through her 18 holes but she made some pars when she absolutely needed to, the 18th included, and kept herself in the reckoning on a day when the early clubhouse lead was five-under.