Leaders steal a march on Maguire as dark clouds follow home hope

Sweden’s Moa Folke enters the weekend at Dromoland Castle 10 strokes better than the de facto event figurehead

Leona Maguire of Ireland endures a tough second round at the  KPMG Women's Irish Open, Dromoland Castle, Clare. Pic: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

It was a day to forget for Leona Maguire as the LPMG Women’s Irish Open leaders stole a march on the local favourite but this remains a tournament on course to provide plenty more drama over the weekend’s final rounds.

With Sweden’s Moa Folke entering the weekend 10 strokes better than the de facto event figurehead yesterday to move the halfway lead to 12 under par following a career-best, 10-under-par 62, Maguire failed to build on her encouraging opening-round 67 with a three-over-par 75 that saw the LPGA Tour star slide down the leaderboard.