France's Celine Boutier produced a jaw-dropping show of stamina to keep her LPGA Match Play hopes alive on Saturday, grinding through a staggering 45 holes before darkness halted her quarter-final duel with Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom.
The 31-year-old 11th seed's exhausting day began in the last 16, when her match against South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai finished all-square after 18 holes at the Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas.
That sent both players into a marathon session of dramatic sudden death, which Boutier won on the 28th hole -- the longest match in tournament history.
"It was definitely tough, definitely a grind," Boutier said.