Leona Maguire surges into early clubhouse lead at Irish Open with bogey-free 63

Leona Maguire on the 18th at the K Club. Tom Maher/INPHO From The 42Golf It’s been a good day for the home challengers. The 42 LEONA MAGUIRE HAS charged up the Irish Open leaderboard with a flawless 63 at a rain-soaked K Club to set the early clubhouse target. The Cavan native reckoned she could’ve shot 62 on Friday, rather than 71, such was the volume of chances she created. And she came within a lipped-out putt on the 18th of hitting that exact mark, having also come close to birdie on 16. Leona Maguire said she felt she could have hit 62 on Friday - she was a lipped out putt on the 18th away from doing exactly that on SaturdayMaguire is in the clubhouse on -11 after a nine-under 63 as the rain comes bucketing down in Straffan Watch live on @rte2 and @rteplayer pic.twitter.com/9tyRTIgs76