Steady Maguire content with level-par start in Open

LEVEL PAR: Cavan's Leona Maguire was one-over when she dug out that brilliant blind shot from alongside the par-five 16th. Pic: Luke Walker/Getty Images for HSBC

A magical bunker shot that returned a birdie on 16 was the highlight of Leona Maguire's steady level-par 72 start to the AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath on Thursday.

The Cavan woman was one-over when she dug out that brilliant blind shot from alongside the par-five 16th.