It was a busy day in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the best women golfers in the world. Many are going home early, but 16 will advance to the knock-out round of the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play.
One of the ladies to advance was Jenny Shin, who lives in Las Vegas and is hoping to thrive off that home cooking this weekend.
During her Wednesday match against 2020 AIG Women’s Open winner Sophia Popov, she was able to win 2 and 1. And the next day, she took care of 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship winner Hannah Green handily, 5 and 3. On Friday, she didn’t win. But she also didn’t lose.
Shin halved her match with Haeji Kang, but her 2-0-1 record was good enough to win group six.
So far, four ladies have completed the group stage with a perfect record: Tiffany Chan (group two), Paula Reto (group seven), Lilia Vu (group 14), and Jodi Ewart Shadoff (group 15). While some of the biggest names in the sport failed to advance including Danielle Kang, Megan Khang, Charley Hull, Georgia Hall, and Jeongeun Lee6.
“I’m just doing everything I can off the golf course to get me through the days and to get back to where I was, and it’s going to take some time,” Kang said on Thursday regarding her health. “It’s going to take some patience and time for everybody. I just need to thank my team for getting me here. It’s a little win that I have to take right now.”
As of now, Kang is in the field for next week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. Another star teeing it up in North Carolina is Nelly Korda, who’s making her first start since February due to surgery on her left arm to address a blood clot.
Click here to see all the results from day three.
