Golf has a way of frustrating our deepest wishes for a classic mano-a-mano duel, but if there was ever a time when perhaps the great clash of the titans seemed inevitable, it’s this week at the final Match Play in Austin.
To guide you through the chaos, here’s a brief, group-by-group glimpse at where everyone stands, and what they must do to survive and advance to the round of 16 at Austin Country Club.
Min Woo Lee’s Masters hopes have been given an early boost thanks to a stunning fightback on day one of the WGC–Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Texas.
By the time Sunday afternoon rolled around in Texas, Horschel and Scheffler weren’t at their best, and though neither would admit it outright, it looked like a classic case of mental and physical fatigue as the sun set on a long week.
An equipment free agent, Horschel plays the Blueprint irons from Ping, the company Horschel signed with at the start of his PGA Tour career before later moving on to PXG.
It was a tense exchange, with both caddies listening intently as Johnson insisted that the putt was so short, it never crossed his mind that it wouldn’t be conceded.