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Hye-Jin Choi leads with Leona Maguire well adrift in Malaysia

Leona Maguire is out of contention in Kuala Lumpur
Leona Maguire is out of contention in Kuala Lumpur

South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi has opened up a four stroke lead at the Maybank Championship, while Leona Maguire is a long way back heading into the final round in Kuala Lumpur.

Maguire, whose last LPGA Tour victory came in June 2023, had carded a decent round of 69 on Friday but regressed with a disappointing two-over par round of 74 on Saturday.

The Solheim Cup star recorded just one birdie, coming on the par-5 10th, with three dropped strokes at the sixth, 12th and 14th holes. She dropped back to two-under overall in tied-52nd, 17 strokes of the leader.

The 26 year old Choi, runner-up at the 2017 US Women's Open as a teenager, holds a four shot lead on 19-under par, with China's Yan Liu posting a 65 to get to 15-under. Australia's Hannah Green is one stroke further back on 14-under.

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