{"id":1245881,"date":"2023-07-08T05:20:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T05:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/leona-maguire-in-touch-as-bailey-tardy-leads-us-womens-open\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:46:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:46:05","slug":"us-womens-open-2023-r2-leona-maguire-in-touch-as-bailey-tardy-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/us-womens-open-2023-r2-leona-maguire-in-touch-as-bailey-tardy-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"Leona Maguire in touch as Bailey Tardy leads US Women\u2019s Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ireland\u2019s Leona Maguire remained in the hunt for her first major title as Pebble Beach bared its teeth on the second day of the US Women\u2019s Open.<\/p>\n

Maguire is tied for fifth on one-under-par, one of just six players under par at the halfway stage as American Bailey Tardy opened a two-stroke lead.<\/p>\n

Out early, Tardy took advantage of the conditions before the wind got up as she included four birdies and an eagle in her 68 that leaves here on seven-under par \u2013 two clear of fellow American Allisen Corpuz and Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea.<\/p>\n

Tardy said: \u201cIt was not as windy on my front nine as the back nine. Definitely took advantage of that.<\/p>\n

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Leona Maguire, of Ireland, chips to the 14th green during the second round of the US Women\u2019s Open golf tournament at the Pebble Beach Golf Links (Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez, AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cThen just was able to hold on, I guess, through the wind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maguire had a slow start with four dropped shots in her opening five holes, but finished strongly with two birdies to keep herself in the mix going into day three.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cI had a lot of really good up-and-downs to sort of keep me in it, but didn\u2019t really play my best golf today.<\/a> Didn\u2019t hit enough greens, and that kind of made things a little bit difficult.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

England\u2019s Charley Hull birdied her last three holes to move into the top 12 on one-over-par to lie alongside Irish amateur Aine Donegan and rookie sensation Rose Zhang, who won on her professional debut after a stellar college career.<\/p>\n

Among those missing the cut were world number one Jin Young Ko and major champions Jennifer Kupcho, England\u2019s Georgia Hall, Lexi Thompson and Lilia Vu.<\/p>\n