Leona Maguire made a solid start in the Blue Bay LPGA to lie just three shots behind China’s Mary Liu and Weiwei Zhang and South Korea’s Youmin Hwang in China.

Leona Maguire opened with an over-par round for the fourth event in a row in the Blue Bay LPGA in China.

Stephanie Meadow birdied four of her last six holes to keep alive her hopes of a maiden LPGA Tour win in the $2.2 million Blue Bay LPGA in China.