Jon Rahm, world number one, was eliminated this Saturday from the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play golf course, which is played in Austin (Texas, USA), by losing in the round of 16 to the American Brooks Koepka, who won the duel in an extra hole.
Both players finished equal in the 18 holes, so they had to play a tiebreaker that was resolved at first. Rahm he reached the 15th hole 2 down, but won the 16th and 17th holes to come back and even the fight.
In the playoff hole Koepkatwentieth in the world ranking, scored the match with a birdie. Rahm He finished the hole at par to say goodbye to the contest. In rooms, Koepka will play against his compatriot Dustin Johnson, who got rid of the Englishman Richard Bland by 3 and 2.
The first player to reach the quarterfinals, which will be played as soon as the round of 16 is over, was the Irishman Seamus Powerwhich was imposed by 4 and 3 to the English Tyrell Hatton. Then the Mexican did it Abraham Ancer, executioner of the American Collin Morikawa by an overwhelming 7 and 6.
ancer19 in the world ranking, did not give option to morikawa, which he did not let win a single one of the 12 holes they played. They stopped playing when there were six left.
The Mexican, who already knows what it means to win a WGC series tournament (2021 Fed Ex St. Jude Invitational), won holes 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 to take the win by 7 advantage and six to play. Ancer will face Canadian Corey Conners in the quarterfinals, who beat Japanese Takumi Kanaya 5 and 3.
Furthermore, the American scottie scheffler beat his compatriot by one in 18 holes Billy Horschel. Seamus Power and Scottie Scheffler will meet in the quarters. Johnson will do it against Koepka.
Also in the quarterfinals is another American, Kevin Kisner, who beat Australian Adam Scott by one. His rival will come out of the only round of 16 duel that is still alive: the one played by the Americans Will Zalatoris and Kevin Na, who face a sudden death playoff after drawing in the 18 holes.