Ireland’s Leona Maguire Keeps Rolling With a 68, Takes Halfway Lead at the KMPG Women’s PGA

Leona Maguire, of Ireland, tees off on the 13th hole during the second round of the Women's PGA Championship golf tournament, in Springfield, N.J., on June 23, 2023. Matt Rourke/AP Photo

SPRINGFIELD, N.J.—Leona Maguire of Ireland birdied four of her final six holes for a 3–under 68 and a one-shot lead over three players Friday at the halfway point of the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol.

The winner Sunday in Michigan for her second LPGA Tour title, the 28-year Maguire had five birdies and two bogeys in shooting her seventh straight round in the 60s, dating to the final round at the Mizuho Americas Open.