Emma Talley Falls in Round of 16 at LPGA Match-Play

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With a birdie on the par-4 1st hole, Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom immediately had the advantage in her round-of -16 match with Emma Talley Saturday morning in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards in Las Vegas.

Sagstrom, a two-time European Solheim Cup player, never trailed in her 4-and-2 win over Talley, though the Kentuckian did tie the match through four holes.

Sagstrom then birdied the par-3 5th to regain a 1-up lead and never let Talley back into the match, advancing to the quarterfinals with a match-winning birdie at the par-5 16th hole.

“I didn’t make too many mistakes, and I think that’s kind of what you have to do when the golf course is tough and when you’re trying to just slowly but surely build momentum,” said Sagstrom.

“Was kind of trying, letting her make the mistakes first and hopefully not me. Made a couple birdies, got the ball rolling on the first one and stuff like that, but it’s solid. Par is good out here.”

Talley had gone 2-0-1 in the round-robin portion of the event to reach the round of 16 before suffering her first loss of the event to Sagstrom.

(Information from an LPGA news release.)

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