Defending champion Ji-Hee Lee (pictured) suffered a blow on the second day of the Bank of Hope Match Play as she was beaten by unranked Maddie Jericho (CAN)먹튀검증.
Ji-Hee Lee lost by three holes to Maddie Jurick in the second round of the second day of the tournament at Shadow Creek Golf Club (par-72) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 26 June. To reach the round of 16, Jihee will need to defeat her third round opponent, Lynn Grant (SWE), who is also 1-1. She will then have to wait to see how the other players fare. In the event of a tie for first place, a sudden-death play-off will determine the round of 16.
Lee Jung-six got her first win with a two-hole victory over Hong Ye-eun. Lee, who drew with Sophia Schubert (USA) the previous day, is tied for first place on 1.5 points with Schubert, who defeated Brooke Henderson (CAN) by one hole today. Lee Jung-six, who will face the strong Henderson in her final group match, said: “I think I need to win tomorrow to make it to the round of 16. She is not an easy player tomorrow, so I will have to focus as much as possible.”
Kim Se-young (KOR) improved to 1-1 with a two-hole victory over Sarah Kemp (AUS). Annarin and Hae-ran Hae also won on the day to move to 1-1. Kim is tied for second, one point behind Shane Knight. Hae-ran is also in second place, 0.5 points behind. Both players need to win their third group match to have a chance at the Round of 16.