LPGA Match-Play 2021 2
May 26-30
Shadow Creek, Las Vegas, Nevada
$1,500,000
Day 1, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

Friends Danielle Kang and Lizette Salas will face off on Friday for a berth in the Round of 16 at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play Hosted by Shadow Creek.

LPGA Match-Play 2021 2

Kang never trailed en route to a 2-and-1 victory over Madelene Sagstrom, a hard-fought win that saw Kang lose a 3-up lead through 13 holes. Sagstrom birdied the 14th and 16th to pull within one, but Kang finished with par on the difficult par-3 17th to win the match.

“I think we were trying to minimize as much mistakes as possible. We were making a lot of mistakes out there from beginning to end,” said Kang. “She made some good birdies coming in and all I kind of tried to do was keep it steady as much as I can, but there was just so many bogeys out there for us and so many mistakes.”

LPGA Match-Play 2021 2

Salas only dropped one hole in her 3-and-2 win over Albane Valenzuela, turning on the jets on the back nine. Sitting tied through 12 holes, Salas reeled off three consecutive wins at 13, 14 and 15 to go 3 up, including a near ace at the 14th.

“I didn’t capitalize on some of the opportunities to go up in the match. I knew the backside is a little tougher, so I had to rely on my accuracy and know that – and my experience as well – that I could pull off some wins and win the match overall,” said Salas. “Capitalized on a couple of her mistakes, but she played solid all day and kept me on my toes.”

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Kang and Salas are well-acquainted with each other’s games, both as Solheim Cup teammates and partners at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. While they will be foes on Friday, the best-friend duo plans to spend Thursday night together catching up on some must-watch TV – the new Friends reunion special – at Kang’s Las Vegas home.

Jin Young Ko survived an 18-hole showdown with Caroline Masson, losing a 3-up lead through 15 holes and ultimately winning a 1-up match with a birdie at the 18th. Bronte Law followed in the match-play footsteps of Sergio Garcia, making an ace at the 17th to take a 2-and-1 win over Austin Ernst.

Three Friday matches are winner-take-all – Kang vs. Salas, Moriya Jutanugarn vs. Minjee Lee; and Stacy Lewis vs. Patty Tavatanakit.

LPGA Match-Play 2021 2

Match	Group	Seed	Players		Results		Seed	Players
	No	No					No
Match 33	12	12	Austin Ernst		2&1	>	44	Bronte Law
Match 34	12	21	Amy Olson	<	3&2		53	Annie Park
Match 35	5	3	Danielle Kang	<	2&1		37	Madelene Sagstrom
Match 36	5	28	Lizette Salas	<	3&2		60	Albane Valenzuela
Match 37	13	13	Jennifer Kupcho		TIED		45	Leona Maguire
Match 38	13	20	Ally Ewing	<	2&1		52	Christina Kim
Match 39	4	4	Brooke M. Henderson		1UP	>	36	Ashleigh Buhai
Match 40	4	29	Angela Stanford		1UP	>	61	Jenny Coleman
Match 41	10	10	Nasa Hataoka	<	6&4		42	Jasmine Suwannapura
Match 42	10	23	Mi Jung Hur		TIED		55	Jing Yan
Match 43	7	7	Patty Tavatanakit	<	2&1		39	Mi Hyang Lee
Match 44	7	26	Stacy Lewis		TIED		58	Sarah Kemp
Match 45	15	15	Sophia Popov	<	5&4		47	Su Oh
Match 46	15	18	Sung Hyun Park		1UP	>	50	Hee Young Park
Match 47	2	2	Inbee Park	<	5&3		34	Celine Boutier
Match 48	2	31	Gaby Lopez	<	4&2		63	Jennifer Chang
Match 49	11	11	So Yeon Ryu	<	4&3		42	Eun-Hee Ji
Match 50	11	22	Mirim Lee		TIED		54	Ryann O’Toole
Match 51	6	6	Hyo Joo Kim		2&1	>	38	Jenny Shin
Match 52	6	27	Megan Khang		1UP	>	59	Alison Lee
Match 53	14	14	Jeongeun Lee6	<	5&3		46	Brittany Lincicome
Match 54	14	19	Shanshan Feng	<	1UP		51	Pajaree Anannarukarn
Match 55	3	3	Sei Young Kim		TIED		35	Yu Liu
Match 56	3	30	Brittany Altomare	<	1UP		62	Ayako Uehara
Match 57	9	9	Hannah Green	<	1UP		41	Azahara Munoz
Match 58	9	24	Mel Reid	<	3&2		56	Gerina Piller
Match 59	8	8	Minjee Lee	<	4&3		40	Cheyenne Knight
Match 60	8	25	Moriya Jutanugarn	<	6&5		57	Jaye Marie Green
Match 61	16	16	Ariya Jutanugarn	<	4&3		48	Sarah Schmelzel
Match 62	16	17	Carlota Ciganda		3&2	>	49	Lauren Stephenson
Match 63	1	1	Jin Young Ko	<	1UP		33	Caroline Masson
Match 64	1	32	Anna Nordqvist	<	5&4		64	Natalie Gulbis