Maguire carries European hopes at Women’s PGA

Ireland’s Leona Maguire is the form horse heading into this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA at the famed Baltusrol here in New Jersey.

Solheim Cup hero Maguire romped to her second tour triumph last Sunday with a stunning back-nine 30 in a closing 64 to claim the LPGA Classic, having been runner-up in each of the previous two years.

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It means the Irishwoman should be full of confidence as she seeks her first major win on what promises to be among the sternest of golfing tests. She believes her victory in Michigan was ideal preparation for the second women’s major of the year, which starts today.