AUSTIN, Texas – The clarity of pure match play arrived early Saturday at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play like a cold front sweeping across Texas, which also showed up as scheduled just as most matches were reaching critical mass.
The Round of 16 featured a number of technical upsets, including Lucas Bjerregaard’s 3-and-2 victory over Henrik Stenson, who won this event in 2015 and cruised undefeated through the pool play rounds, and Kevin Na’s 2-up triumph over world No. 2 Justin Rose. It also featured the week’s most anticipated match between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, who hadn’t trailed in a match all week.