Leona Maguire thrives in star pairing for 62 to lead LPGA

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Leona Maguire must have felt she was back in the Solheim Cup. Maguire was at her best in the Pelican Women’s Championship with a bogey-free round of 62. She was in a star grouping with defending champion Sei Young Kim with a 66 and Lexi Thompson with a 65. No one in the group made a bogey. Maguire is still trying to become Ireland’s first winner on the LPGA Tour. She is best known for going unbeaten in five matches to lead Europe to a Solheim Cup victory. Nelly Korda opened with 65, while Jin Young Ko had a 68.