World matchplay golf

Burns beats Cameron Young in match play final in Austin as Rory McIlroy beat world No 1 Scottie Scheffler 2&1 for third.

“And then I hit some good shots in the play-off, then I missed a shorty there on 13. Especially towards the end of the round I hit a lot of putts that I thought were going in that didn’t. However, an aggressive tee shot on the short 13th set McIlroy up for a birdie and he remained two up until Young birdied the par-five 16th. “It’s a bit frustrating, but I put up a good fight today. McIlroy fell behind against Young after making a bogey on the third, but bounced back to birdie the fifth, sixth and ninth for a two-hole lead at the turn. The one-sided contest was in stark contrast to the morning’s semi-finals, which both went to extra holes and produced shock results.

Rory McIlroy will face Cameron Young in the semi-finals of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play after a nail-biting win over Xander Schauffele.

"Maybe there's a higher sense of satisfaction when you get through on Sunday night and you're able to win. Fortunately for me, he wasn't able to do that." Watch the semi-finals and final of the WGC Match Play live on Sky Sports Golf from 3pm on Sunday. "Yeah I feel great," McIlroy, who beat Australian Lucas Herbert 2up earlier in the day, told Sky Sports. The American was worse off and could not find the putting surface with his second shot. There's not much you can do.

American Sam Burns wins the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship after Rory McIlroy suffers dramatic semi-final defeat.

"Scottie and I are both disappointed we lost our matches this morning. "He didn't play best stuff but it was a great match. "I am so tired.

The Northern-Irishman reveaked his desire to win the Matchplay title after beating the American.

Fortunately for me, he wasn’t able to do that.” “Maybe there’s a higher sense of satisfaction when you get through on Sunday night and you’re able to win. The only time McIlroy lead during the round was when it mattered, the final hole when he sunk a 12-foot birdie. McIlroy beat the American with a narrow 1-up win as he continued his good form ahead of next months Masters at Augusta. Defending champion and world number 1 Scottie Scheffler came back from three down in his tie against Jason Day. With is he booked his semi-final place where he'll face Cameron Young.

Burns earned 37.7 Official World Golf Ranking points with the win in the 72-hole stroke-play championship, which helps his place in the world ranking.

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They head to the par-3 17th tied. A birdie from Burns on 17 is offset by one from Scheffler on 18. 12 to determine who moves on [@DellMatchPlay]. [@McIlroyRory]will head to No. After those drives, you would be hard pressed to see Cameron Young walking away victorious, but he has done just that. Former Rookie of the Year. [pic.twitter.com/XSfuRF3R3J] [March 26, 2023] There's a chance these two draw more of a crowd than the championship match but it will be without the intensity of Cameron Young vs. Both players aim to stay sharp in what will be their final 18 holes before the 2023 Masters in two weeks. Should Young go on to win, it will mark his first career victory on the PGA Tour. The reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year has been splendid in his debut appearance as well. He's already taken two drops and has a lengthy par putt that Sam Burns could make irrelevant with a birdie putt of his own.

Rory McIlroy's hopes of a second WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play title were ended at the semi-final stage before he defeated world No 1 and defending ...

We produced some good golf on the back nine and traded some birdies. The players birdied the 19th and parred the 20th before Burns birdied the 21st from 15 feet to set up a final few would have predicted at the start of the week - and one he ultimately won at canter. The 33-year-old's success comes two weeks after his struggles at The Players - a tournament Scheffler went on to win - and two weeks before he aims to clinch the career Grand Slam at The Masters.

Rory McIlroy beat world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in a consolation match for the ages.

Rory McIlroy topped Scottie Scheffler in the consolation match of the last WGC-Dell Match Play, but the next time each hits a competitive golf shot will be ...

Scheffler is the defending champion, and McIlroy is desperately searching for the last piece to a career Grand Slam. The two also were paired together two weeks ago at the Players Championship, where Scheffler went on to win convincingly and McIlroy missed the cut by three shots. But at the end of the day, you got to show up and hit the shots.” Overall, Scheffler made five birdies and a bogey, while McIlroy made an eagle, five birdies and two bogeys. Scheffler made birdie on the next hole to cut into the deficit but McIlroy made another birdie on 14 from 20 feet. Although Scheffler was 3 down after three holes [against eventual champion Sam Burns](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/sam-burns-captures-final-match-play-denies-cameron-young-first-pga-tour-victory), he rebounded to take a 2-up lead after 12 holes and squandered that, losing on the 21st hole.