Maguire in a share of third place with Clare amateur Àine Donegan at US Open

Maguire used the same formula she did at Baltusrol to get off to a good start, leading the field by hitting 13 of 14 fairways and avoiding too much stress on an exacting setup at Pebble Beach.

THIRD PLACE: Leona Maguire is in a share of third place with Àine Donegan. Pic: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Leona Maguire showed no lingering effects from her fading finish two weeks ago at Baltusrol, making five birdies Thursday to shoot a 3-under 69 at Pebble Beach and thrust herself right back in contention at another major championship.

“I think a day. It's golf. These things happen,” Maguire said of the time it took to get over her closing 74 in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship that dropped her to T11 after holding the 36- and 54-hole leads. “I think you have to get on with things pretty quickly, dust yourself off. Still a fantastic week even if Sunday didn't go my way.