Maguire fires excellent 63 as Alexander leads by three

Women’s Irish Open – third spherical

-18 C Alexander (SA); -15 S Kouskova (Cze); -13 Okay Arwefjaell (Swe); -12 C Viden (Swe), L Rydqvist (Swe); -11 N Komulainen (Fin), L Maguire (Ire); -10 B Navarossa (USA), L Pettersson (Swe), A Foersterling (Ger), A Fanali (Ita), D Forbrigd (Nor)

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Selected others: -8 A Dawson (IoM); -7 A Foster (Ire); -5 A Donegan (Ire), L M Humphreys (Eng), H Screen (Eng), L Walsh (Ire); Level A Wilson (NI)

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Ireland’s Leona Maguire delighted the home crowd by capturing a excellent nine-under-par 63 on day three of the Women’s Irish Open at the Okay Club to sit seven photographs behind chief Casandra Alexander.

Maguire birdied 9 of the first 15 holes in a bogey-free spherical to lie in a tie for sixth place on 11 under.

Her birdie putt on the 18th for a 62 lipped out but the Cavan native will be blissful to have returned to her best type after two opening rounds of 71.

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Maguire picked up photographs on successive holes between the second and the fourth, with further back-to-back birdies coming on the seventh and eighth as she posted 31 photographs for her outward 9.

Further birdies adopted for the Europe Solheim Cup participant on the tenth, twelfth, 14th and fifteenth holes.

Heavy rain led to a suspension of play during the afternoon as puddles shaped around the County Kildare course but – in phrases of occupying prime spot in the leaderboard – it was business as standard for South African Alexander, who has led the event from day one.

Alexander fired a 69 to maintain a three-shot lead over Czech participant Sara Kouskova, whose 67 cut her deficit to the pacesetter by two photographs to three – in comparability to her arrears at the finish of day two.

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Kajsa Arwefjaell matched Maguire’s spherical of the day by carding a 63 to transfer to third place on 13 under with two fellow Swedes, Corinne Viden and Louise Rydqvist, one shot further back after posting third rounds of 69.

Finn Noora Komulainen shot a 66 to be a part of Maguire on 11 under.

Anna Foster is next best of the Irish gamers on seven under, following an spectacular 66, while Lily May Humphreys and Hannah Screen lead the English problem on 5 under.