The first day of direct elimination of the WGC-Dell Technologies Championship continued with surprises as in the previous days in the field of Austin Country Club, among them the sudden victory of who at the time eliminated Carlos Ortiz, the American Brian Harman, who despite going down by four holes against Bubba Watson took the victory by 2 & 1 after winning seven in a row.
Also, one of the favorites, Jordan Spieth, who had a very good playing streak, was eliminated by last year’s finalist Matt Kuchar for an advantage.
For their part, Sergio García and Tommy Fleetwood overcame their respective matches to advance to the next round. While the surprise of the day gave her Scottie Scheffler, by beating the only player who was undefeated, the English Ian Poulter, known for his success in the match play format.
In the quarterfinal matches, Matt Kuchar, surpassed Brian Harman by 2 & 1, While in the European match by Víctor Pérez and Sergio García, it was the French Pérez who emerged victorious at the 15th hole by a wide advantage of four with three holes to play. Scottie Scheffler took over from Spaniard Jon Rahm, while Billy Horschel edged Tommy Fleetwood on the first playoff hole.
In the PGA Latin America, the third round of the Mexican Open was played in Mazatlán, with the tapatío Álvaro Ortiz losing the top of the championship, with a cumulative -14 after a day of two under par, five strokes from Argentine José Fernández, who yesterday had a run of eight below par.
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