LEONA, HOLLY IN TOP TEN AT HARDER HALL HALFWAY

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Curtis Cup team-mates Leona Maguire from Ireland and England's Holly Clyburn are in the top 10 at the halfway stage of the Harder Hall Women's Invitational golf tournament - the first event in the Orange Blossom Tour for amateurs in Florida.
Leona, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, the 16-year-old twin from the Slieve Russell club, had a sparkling three-under-par 69 for 141 to be tied for sixth place behind leader Cheyenne Woods, a 20-year-old Kentucky University student who is related to Tiger Woods and has shot 67-69 for eight-under-par 136.
Holly, from the Woodhall Spa club and joint runner-up in the Dixie Amateur at the weekend is sharing eighth place after scores of 70 and 72 for 142.
And there was a great performance from 14-year-old Kettering player Charley Hull. She shot a 69, an improvement of six shots, for 144 which gives her a share of 11th place.
Leona Maguire's twin and Curtis Cup team-mate Lisa is joint 27th after a 74 for 149 - one ahead of Scottish champion and Stirling student Kelsey MacDonald who had a 73, a four-stroke improvement.
That put the Stirling University student and Nairn Dunbar GC member in joint 29th position at the halfway stage.
Tennessee University student Rebecca Watson (Elie and Earlsferry), older sister of Curtis Cup player Sally Watson,  had a 74 - an eight-shot improvement - for 156 and a share of 47th place.
Stirling students Jordana Graham (Southerness) and Rebecca Wilson (Grange, Monifieth) are bracketed in 51st place on 158. Jordana improved from 82 to 76, Rebecca from 84 to 74.
Elderslie's Alyson McKechin, a Scotland girl international who will enrol at Stirling in the autumn, had a 78 (six shots better than in the first round) for 162 and a share of 66th place while Eilidh Mackay (Stirling Univ and Nairn Dunbar) returned an 84 for 170 which made her joint 84th.

Second round leading scores
Par 144 (2x72)
Players from US unless stated
136 Cheyenne Woods 67 69.
137 Ashleigh Albrecht 63 74.
139 Cydney Clanton 67 70.
140 Erica Popson 67 73, Kyle Roig (Puerto Rico) 67 73.
141 Leona Maguire (Ire) 72 69, Victoria Tanco (Arg) 74 67.
Selected scores
142 Holly Clyburn (Eng) 70 72 (jt 8th).
144 Charley Hull 75 69 (jt 11th).
149 Lisa Maguire (Ire) 74 75 (jt 27th).
150 Kelsey MacDonald (Sco) 77 73 (jt 29th).
156 Rebecca Watson (Sco) 82 74 (jt 47th).
158 Jordana Graham (Sco) 82 76, Rebecca Wilson (Sco) 84 74 (jt 51st).
162 Alyson McKechin (Sco) 84 78 (jt 66th).
170 Eilidh Mackay (Sco) 86 84 (jt 84th).


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