The Spanish Jon Rahmnumber 1 in the world, qualified this Friday for the round of 16 of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, which is played until Sunday in Austin (Texas, USA), despite fitting against the American patrick reed his first loss in the tournament.
After successively winning the Colombian Sebastian Munoz and the American Cameron Young, Jon Rahm yielded in the third to Reedwhich he came to dominate by 2 up after winning holes 3 and 4. But then came the reaction of the North American, who prevailed on holes 7, 11, 12, 14 and 16 to end up winning by 3 and two by be played (3 and 2).
Despite the defeat, Jon Rahm the pass to the second round is assured, since Munoz he subsequently beat Young by one up, who, had he won, would have forced a sudden-death playoff with the Spanish player. The one from Barrika finishes Group 1 with 2 points. Behind the, Reed and Munoz with 1.5, and Young with 1.
The Irishman has also secured a place in the round of 16 Seamus Powerr, americans Scottie Scheffler, Kevin Kisner, Dustin Johnson, Billy Horschel and Brooks Koepka, Englishmen Richard Bland and Tyrrell Hatton and the australian adam scott.
This Saturday the round of 16 and the quarterfinals are played. On Sunday, the semifinals, third place and the final.