Jon Rahm won their second meeting in the group stage of WGC Dell Technologies Match Play (World Match Play) in Austin (Texas) beat the american Keith Mitchell by 4 and 3. In addition, the group of golfers from Barrika became red hot, because billy horschel won 3 and 2 Rickie Fowler (the executioner of the Spaniard on Wednesday) in a way that Jon once again relies on himself to access the qualifying rounds for the weekend: round of 16 Saturday morning, quarterfinals in the afternoon, semis on Sunday morning and last Sunday in the morning in the afternoon. Horschel leads the pack with 1.5 points, to 1 each for Rahm and Fowler and Mitchell add 0.5.
Rahm has to beat Horschel no matter what, and the worst thing that could happen to him is going out and playing Fowler in the playoffs if he beats Mitchell. Jon is only worth winning, and if there is a victory for the Basque and Fowler is out, the Biscayan will go to the round of 16.
It is surprising that no group of 16 makes up this stage where four of its players have options to qualify for the round of 16. In all of them there is at least one player discarded.
Rahm will come out to play this Friday at 7:30 pm
Among the golfers who won their first two matches was the world number 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa or Xander Schauffele, interesting five of the first six seeds. Only Jon Rahm will be missing, having won one game and lost another. McIlroy had to overcome a three-hole deficit and won ‘two up’ in the most 18 against the American McCarthy.
The first seed that was removed was the seventh, Will Zalatoriswho just didn’t find his moment after the injury and subsequent surgery at the end of 2022.
This Friday, with the 16 groups decided, these duels stand out (Movistar Golf): Scheffler-Tom Kim, McIlroy-Keegan Bradley, Rahm-Horschel, Cantlay-Brian Harman, Homa-Hideki Matsuyama and Schauffele-Tom Hoge.
Remember that the start of the third day this Friday was brought forward by one hour and twenty minutes due to the threat of a storm at the Austin Country Club. The game starts at two in the afternoon, Spanish peninsular time, while Jon Rahm will play from 7:30 pm.
Source: La Verdad
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