Rickie Fowler outlasted Shane Lowry on Thursday to become the first player to secure a spot in the round of 16 at the Match Play Championship in San Francisco. Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth also won two matches. McIlroy defeated Brandt Snedeker, and Billy Horschel defeated Jason Dufner.
u25a0 Lydia Ko had a triple bogey after losing a ball in a tree, jeopardizing her career-long L.P.G.A. Tour streak of 50 made cuts, at the North Texas Shootout in Irving.