Leona Maguire saw her slim hopes of winning the Louise Suggs LPGA Rookie of the Year award evaporate with a third-round 73 in the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea.

Ireland’s trio of hopefuls faces an uphill task heading into the final round at the Second Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School in the US.

Conor Purcell carded a three-under 69 in the second round to move to within a shot of the qualifying places a the Second Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School in Alabama.

The Island’s Paul McBride was the best of the Irish but like Conor Purcell and Tom McKibbin, he has work to do to advance to the Final Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School.

Derry’s Ruaidhri McGee has work to do to make the Final Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School after opening with a two-over 74 at the Second Stage in Brooksville, Florida.

The Island’s Paul McBride, Portmarnock’s Conor Purcell and Derry’s Ruaidhri McGee are through to the Second Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School.

The Island’s Paul McBride and Derry’s Ruaidhri McGee are inside the qualifying places heading into the final rounds of their First Stage qualifiers at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School.

The Island’s Paul McBride opened with an eight-under 63 to lead after the first stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Q-School at Kannapolis in North Carolina.

Holywood’s Tom McKibbin is clearly going places and he gave another example of his talent when he made an eagle and nine birdies in a 10-under 62 to lead after the opening round of his Korn Ferry Tour Q School Stage One qualifier at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Arizona.

Seamus Power will head for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans this week with good feelings about his game despite fading to tied ninth following a closing 74 in the Korn Ferry Tour’s MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute in Las Vegas.

Shane Lowry was on cruise control before going on school patrol after opening with a three-under 67 in the Honda Classic at his West Palm Beach base.