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USTIN, Texas -- Billy Horschel had just enough left It ended a great run for Scheffler, a Texas graduate
Ain the tank to win the World Golf Championships- who had to beat three former Match Play champions
Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday with help and two players from the top 10 in the world to reach
from Scottie Scheffler in a tough end to the longest the championship match.
week in golf. He had the support of the Austin crowd that
Horschel made only one birdie in the championship occasionally shouted out, "Hook 'em."
match, chipping in from 40 feet on the fifth hole, Scheffler made par and halved the hole after the
and left the mistakes to the 24-year-old Scheffler in penalty drop on No. 5. Even after hitting into the
winning 2 and 1. water on the 12th, he had a 10-foot par putt to win
Horschel, who had never reached the weekend the hole after Horschel hit a wedge into the bunker.
in four previous appearances at this World Golf Scheffler missed to stay 2 down.
Championships event, won six out of the seven Horschel hit another wedge into a back bunker on
matches over 122 holes he played at Austin Country par-5 16th. This time, Horschel got up-and-down to
Club. He won for the sixth time on the PGA TOUR, save par and halve the hole, and he won the match
and his fifth individual title. when Scheffler missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the
"It was one of those days where I didn't play very 17th.
good," Horschel said, still able to smile because of the Matt Kuchar won the consolation match over Victor
outcome. "I was just grinding it out." Perez of France. Kuchar, trying to tie Tiger Woods'

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