Maguire left trailing Fleming, Foster and Donegan as putts fail to drop at Carton House

Leona Maguire was impressed by playing partner Aine Donegan, who made three of her five birdies in her first four holes.

PATIENT: Leona Maguire insisted she must remain patient and wait for the birdies to come after a one-under 72 left her five shots off the early pace in the KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House.  Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Leona Maguire insisted she must remain patient and wait for the birdies to come after a one-under 72 left her five shots off the early pace in the KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House.

The 30-year-old Solheim Cup star made two birdies and two bogeys on her opening nine on the O’Meara Course but could only make one more birdie coming home as a strong west wind made scoring difficult.