Nelly Korda’s defence of her T-Cell Match Play title got here to an finish as she was eradicated earlier than the knockout levels.
The world’s top-ranked participant wanted to defeat Ariya Jutanugarn in her last round-robin recreation however misplaced 1-up on Friday and didn’t qualify for the spherical of 16.
Korda regarded on track to progress when she took benefit of Jutanugarn bogeying the par-3 thirteenth to maneuver 1 up, however she would bogey the fifteenth, permitting her opponent to attract degree, and couldn’t get well when she fell behind to Jutanugarn birdieing the sixteenth.
Korda’s struggles typified the week for the world’s prime 10 gamers. Eight performed on this match however solely second-ranked Jeeno Thitikul superior to the knockout stage.
England’s Charley Hull additionally bowed out of the competitors after shedding her must-win last round-robin match in opposition to Esther Henseleit 5&4.
T-Cell Match Play: Final-16 draw
- Ariya Jutanugarn vs Narin An
- Brooke Henderson vs Maja Stark
- Sei Younger Kim vs Lauren Coughlin
- Stephanie Kyriacou vs A Lim Kim
- Jeeno Thitikul vs Nataliya Guseva
- Mao Saigo vs Angel Yin
- Carlota Ciganda vs Madelene Sagstrom
- Ashleigh Buhai vs Celine Boutier
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