He world no.1 Scottie Scheffler, defending champion and finalist in 2021, qualified for the third consecutive year for the quarterfinals of WGC Dell Technologies Match Play by defeating his countrymen with great suffering JT Poston for ‘one up’ on the 18th hole.
Scheffler was on the ropes after the 14th hole as he was two down, but he strung together three birdies and managed to tie the match at 17. At 18 he had a birdie putt to finish but had to wait for Poston’s miss, which adds bogey and ends up losing.
A few minutes later the game ended at half time Rory McIlroythe only European still operating, and the Australian Lucas Herbert. Britain Sunday throughout the match but on the 17th hole Herbert added emotion to the rivalry by making a great birdie putt, to which McIlroy responded by putting his from a distance closer to the hole.
At ‘one up’ for Rory, they hit the 18th and the Northern Irishman went into the hole and the game for ‘two up’. In the quarterfinals, a whole bone awaits him, the Olympic gold in Tokyo xander schauffeleas Scheffler faced the Australian Jason’s day.
Results 1/8 final:
Hugues (Can) to Homa (USA) 3 and 2
Burns (USA) to Cantlay (USA) 2 and 1
Day (Aus) to Kuchar (USA) 1 hole
Scheffler (USA) to Poston (USA) 1 hole
Schauffele (USA) to Spaun (USA) 3 and 2
McIlroy (GBR) to Herbert (Aus) 2 holes
Kitayama (USA) to Putnam (USA) 6 and 5
Young (USA) to Horschel (USA) 5 and 4
1/4 final match:
Hughes-Burns
day-scheffler
Schauffele-McIlroy
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Source: La Verdad
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