AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For the second year in a row, Scottie Scheffler had to go extra holes to win his group in the Dell Technologies Match Play. Six holes, to be exactly.
Scheffler had to beat Matt Fitzpatrick to have a chance, and that was no problem. He won, 5 and 4, and they tied group play with a 2-1-0 record. After waiting a few hours for all the matches to go off, they returned to the first tee for the playoff. On they went until the par-5 sixth. Fitzpatrick missed a 15-foot birdie putt, and Scheffler won with a 6-foot birdie.
Others advancing to the Round of 16 include Takumi Kanaya, Richard Bland, Dustin Johnson and Billy Horschel, along with Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Abraham Ancer and Seamus Power. Brooks Koepka, Corey Conners, Adam Scott and Kevin Kisner also moved into Saturday’s play, as did Will Zalatoris, Kevin Na and Tyrell Hatton.
