It breaks too much and Esther Henseleit finishes wide of the hole.

She taps in for the bogey.

Shiho Kuwaki is a two-foot putt away from winning the open.

Shiho Kuwaki's putt comes up a couple of feet short, though.

A knee knocker of a putt for Esther Henseleit who must sink it to keep this play-off alive. She's about 10 feet away.

Shiho Kuwaki takes her time to weigh up this birdie putt.

With the sun behind some clouds there's a bit more of a chill in the air at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

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Esther Henseleit plays a few practice swings then picks up a bit of grass to judge the wind.

Her third shot is pretty decent, though, and lands about 10 feet from the hole to give her a chance of making par.

Shiho Kuwaki is 127 yards from the pin.

Her approach shot plops about 30 feet from the flag, but she seems happy enough with it as she bounds purposefully toward the green.

Esther Henseleit's ball is lodged right under a gorse bush to the right of the fairway.

The German has little choice but to chip it out and back on to the fairway.

Felicity Johnson
Two-time winner on the Ladies' European Tour on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

For Esther Henseleit to get line-of-sight relief from the hospitality areas, she has to be able to reach the green from where her ball is.

The referee with this group is the chairman of the rules committee Roger Bathurst.

She can make contact with it and move it forward but it's very unlikely she will be able to reach the hospitality.

I'd be very surprised if she gets free relief.

Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Lytham

That's a big miss from Esther Henseleit.

A much better tee shot from Shiho Kuwaki who whacks one straight down the middle of the fairway.

Cries of 'fore!' with Esther Henseleit's tee shot, though.

The German's drive goes wide and hits a course marshal which redirects it into a gorse bush.

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Esther Henseleit and Shiho Kuwaki clamber aboard a couple of buggies who promptly transport them back to the 18th tee again.

Kuwaki does a couple more stretches on arrival before giving her driver a quick polish. She will tee off first again.

We've been debating how long this play-off could go on for.

In theory, indefinitely.

You'll still be with us whatever, right?!

Esther Henseleit does likewise.

Round we go again.

Shiho Kuwaki taps in from a couple of feet for par.

A brilliant recovery from the Japanese player.

The punters strain their necks for a better view.

Esther Henseleit's birdie putt from about 15 feet, however, slides just an inch or so wide of the hole.

Felicity Johnson
Two-time winner on the Ladies' European Tour on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

What a fantastic recovery from Shiho Kuwaki.

She did what she had to after that poor tee shot.

Suddenly Esther Henseleit's putt looks a little longer. Kuwaki has applied a bit more pressure.

Brilliant from Shiho Kuwaki, who heaps the pressure on Esther Henseleit's birdie putt with a chip on to the green that lands a couple of feet from the flag.

Esther Henseleit, a calm expression etched on her face, is 116 yards form the pin and manages to land her iron shot within 10 or 15 feet of it.

It looks to be the German's for the taking unless Shiho Kuwaki can produce something special.

Shiho Kuwaki is in the longer grass. She has a practise swing into it.

Kuwaki decides to wedge it out on to the fairway.

Felicity Johnson
Two-time winner on the Ladies' European Tour on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Massive advantage to Esther Henseleit there. She's walking down the fairway and has a big smile on her face.

She's really enjoying herself.