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Leona Maguire, in bid for first LPGA title, tied with Marina Alex entering Drive On finale

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Leona Maguire and Marina Alex shared the lead Friday in the LPGA Drive On Championship after another windy round at Crown Colony.

Maguire birdied the par-5 18th for a 7-under 65, and Alex closed with birdies on the par-4 eighth and par-5 ninth for a 66. They were at 13-under 131 with a round left.

Maguire had six birdies in a 10-hole stretch in the middle of her bogey-free round.

<“Just been playing really solid, taking advantage of the shorter holes,” Maguire said. “My wedges have been really dialed in. Just staying really patient.