Nelly Korda is off to a slow start in the T-Mobile Match Play. She lost a 2-up lead and settled for a halve against Brittany Altomare who is No. 828 in the world ranking and returning from maternity leave.

Nelly Korda's LPGA Match Play title defense got off to a sluggish start Wednesday as Brittany Altomare rallied from 2-down to tie the world number one on the opening day at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas,

Korda, the world No. 1, saw her two-hole lead vanish and had to settle for a draw with Brittany Altomare, who is coming back from an 18-month maternity break.