Leona Maguire climbing the leaderboard at Maybank Championship

Maguire hit back-to-back birdies as she opened the third round picking up three more before dropping her only shot of the round on the 16.
Leona Maguire climbing the leaderboard at Maybank Championship

MAYBANK CHAMPIONSHIP: Leona Maguire is chasing a top twenty finish after a second round 68 at the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpar. Picture: Tom Russo/Sportsfile

Leona Maguire is chasing a top twenty finish after a second round 68 at the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpar.

The Cavan native is shooting up the leaderboard after a first round 73 and has found form in the second and third rounds to leave her seven-under tied for 25.

She is nine shots of leaders Jeeno Thitikul (Thailand), Ruoning Yin (China) and Haeran Ryu (Korea) who are all tied for 16-under par.

Maguire hit back-to-back birdies as she opened the third round picking up three more before dropping her only shot of the round on the 16.

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