Two-time LPGA Tour winner Leona Maguire has continued to excel through three rounds of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club’s Lower Course and currently sits one ahead of the pack at 7-under after recording a 2-under 69 on Saturday. It’s her eighth consecutive round in the 60s, which ties the longest streak on the LPGA Tour this season, and the 28-year-old holds the first 54-hole lead or co-lead at a major championship of her career. Take a look at some of Maguire’s most notable statistics following the third round, courtesy of KPMG Performance Insights.
Maguire has made 5.5 birdies or better per round across her last eight rounds in the 60s:
| Leona Maguire | |
|---|---|
| Last 8 LPGA Rounds Played | |
| Rounds in the 60s | 8-for-8 |
| Strokes gained total | +4.63 |
| Birdies or better per round | 5.5 |
| Scoring average | 67.5 |
| Greens in regulation | 87.6% |
Maguire is hitting 82.6% of her greens in regulation in her last eight LPGA Tour rounds. In the first 29 stroke play rounds this season, she hit 69.0% GIR:
| Leona Maguire | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Play This Season on LPGA Tour | ||
| First 29 Rounds | Last 8 Rounds | |
| Greens in regulation | 69% | 82.6% |
| SG: Total | +0.71 | P+4.63 |
Maguire’s eight consecutive rounds in the 60s ties the longest streak on the LPGA Tour so far this season. Hyo Joo Kim and Nelly Korda have also had streaks of eight in 2023:
| Most Consecutive Rounds in the 60s | |
|---|---|
| LPGA Tour This Season | |
| Leona Maguire | 8* |
| Nelly Korda | 8 |
| Hyo Joo Kim | 8 |
*active streak
Maguire has never hit 80% or more of her greens in regulation in a major championship as a pro. She’s hit 89% through three rounds this week:
| Leona Maguire | |
|---|---|
| Highest GIR Percentage in a Major as Professional | |
| 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Champ | 88.9%* |
| 2022 AIG Women’s Open | 77.8% |
| 2021 Amundi Evian Champ. | 73.6% |
*through three rounds
This season, Maguire has been a better putter in the final round of tournaments than in round three:
| Leona Maguire | ||
|---|---|---|
| Putting This Season - Round 3 vs. Round 4 | ||
| Round 3 | Round 4 | |
| Strokes gained putting | +0.08 | +0.58 |
| Putts per GIR rank | 87th | 10th |
Maguire won last week at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. Just two years ago, Nelly Korda won the Meijer LPGA Classic and then picked up her first major win at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. Since 2010, in addition to Korda, only four other players have won a major championship after winning the previous week:
| Won Major Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| After Winning Previous LPGA Event - Since 2010 | ||
| Prior Win | Major Win | |
| 2011 Yani Tseng | State Farm Classic | KPMG Women’s PGA Champ |
| 2012 Jiyai Shin | Kingsmill Championship | AIG Women’s Open |
| 2013 Inbee Park | Won previous 2 | U.S. Women’s Open |
| 2016 Lydia Ko | Kia Classic | Chevron Championship |
| 2021 Nelly Korda | Meijer LPGA Classic | KPMG Women’s PGA Champ. |
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