Leona Maguire six strokes off the lead in New Jersey

Maguire cards a second round of 70 as Korean duo share the lead on 11 under par

Leona Maguire carded a second round of 70 in New Jersey to lie six shots off the lead. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty
Leona Maguire carded a second round of 70 in New Jersey to lie six shots off the lead. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty

England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff is clinging onto contention at the ShopRite LPGA Classic after a mixed second round pushed her out of the lead in New Jersey.

Ewart Shadoff carded a six under 65 on Friday to head into the weekend at the top of the leaderboard alongside South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu.

However, she was unable to replicate her bogey-free opening round on Saturday, splitting five bogeys with four birdies and an eagle to finish one under par.

Ewart Shadoff was four shots back from South Korean pair Jin Young Ko and Inbee Park, who share the lead on 11 under.

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Ireland’s Leona Maguire meanwhile is six strokes off the lead after she carded a second round of 70, to follow her opening effort of 67.

Maguire made four birdies and dropped three strokes on Saturday, with two bogeys and two birdies in her final six holes making for a rollercoaster finish to her round.

Collated second round scores & totals in the LPGA ShopRite LPGA Classic, Seaview, Bay Course, New Jersey, United States of America, Galloway, New Jersey (USA unless stated):

131 Jin-Young Ko (Kor) 66 65, Ind-Bee Park (Kor) 66 65

133 Paphangkorn Tavatanakit (Tha) 68 65

134 Brittany Lincicome 67 67, Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Den) 66 68

135 Som-Yeon Ryu (Kor) 65 70, Su-Hyun Oh (Aus) 70 65, Jodi Ewart (Eng) 65 70, Perrine Delacour (Fra) 67 68

136 Brooke Henderson (Can) 66 70, Celine Boutier (Fra) 66 70, Stacy Lewis 70 66, Cheyenne Knight 67 69, Marissa Steen 68 68, Andrea Lee 68 68

137 Sei-Young Kim (Kor) 72 65, Jaye Marie Green 68 69, Yuka Saso (Phi) 67 70, Leona Maguire (Irl) 67 70, Maria Fassi (Mex) 70 67

138 Sung-Hyun Park (Kor) 72 66, Hannah Green (Aus) 69 69, Caroline Masson (Ger) 67 71, Annie Park 71 67, Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 69 69, Madelene Sagstroem (Swe) 71 67, Lauren Stephenson 67 71, Min Lee (Tai) 69 69, Tiffany Chan (Hkg) 69 69, Paula Reto (Rsa) 66 72, Sarah Burnham 73 65

139 Danielle Kang 71 68, Hyo-Joo Kim (Kor) 69 70, Moriya Jutanugarn (Tha) 68 71, Ally Ewing 70 69, Gaby Lopez (Mex) 70 69, Xiyu Lin (Chn) 69 70, Esther Lee 68 71, Jennifer Song 69 70, Nam-Yeon Choi (Kor) 69 70, Muni He (Chn) 67 72, Bianca Pagdanganan (Phi) 69 70, Elizabeth Nagel 67 72, Jackie Barenborg Stoelting 72 67

140 Lexi Thompson 68 72 Brittany Altomare 75 65, Eun-Hee Ji (Kor) 70 70, Marina Alex 69 71, Mi-Rim Lee (Kor) 71 69, Ashleigh Buhai (Rsa) 67 73, Georgia Hall (Eng) 72 68, Katherine Kirk (Aus) 69 71, Amy Olson 66 74, Sakura Yokomine (Jpn) 70 70, Ryann O’Toole 71 69, Matilda Castren (Fin) 66 74, A-Lim Kim (Kor) 72 68, Mina Harigae 72 68, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 71 69, Wichanee Meechai (Tha) 71 69, Jeong-Eun Lee (Kor) 72 68

141 Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha) 69 72, Charley Hull (Eng) 70 71, Mo Martin 70 71, Chella Choi (Kor) 69 72, Pajaree Anannarukarn (Tha) 69 72, Hae-Ji Kang (Kor) 69 72, Ana Belac (Slo) 69 72, Celine Palomar-Herbin (Fra) 68 73, Dana Finkelstein 69 72, Dottie Ardina (Phi) 71 70, Luna Sobron (Spa) 70 71, Alana Uriell 72 69