The LPGA Tour’s best will descend upon Shadow Creek this week in Las Vegas, Nev., for the fourth playing of the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards. This year’s event features a new format and will see five of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings compete, the most notable of which is current world No. 1 Nelly Korda, who just picked up her third straight LPGA Tour victory on Sunday at the Ford Championship presented by KCC. It will be the 11-time LPGA Tour winner’s first time teeing it up in competition at Shadow Creek, and she is joined in the field by all three past champions of the event – Pajaree Anannarukarn, Eun-Hee Ji and Ally Ewing.
Take a look at who else is in the field this week at the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards:
Past Champions (3):
Pajaree Anannarukarn (2023), Eun-Hee Ji (2022), Ally Ewing (2021)
2024 LPGA Tour Winners (2 of 5):
Lydia Ko (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Nelly Korda (LPGA Drive on Championship, FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Ford Championship presented by KCC)
2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (5 of 26):
Isabella Fierro, Mone Inami, Minji Kang, Auston Kim, Gabriela Ruffels
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (5 of 10):
Nelly Korda (No. 1), Celine Boutier (No. 3), Minjee Lee (No. 5), Lydia Ko (No. 8), Hyo Joo Kim (No. 9)
Area Connections:
Nevada Residents: McKenzi Hall (a),Alison Lee, Danielle Kang, Jenny Shin, Rose Zhang
Sponsor Exemptions:
McKenzi Hall (a), Brittany Lincicome