SAN FRANCISCO — Rory McIlroy kept some star power in the Match Play Championship on Friday by winning the last two holes with birdies to force overtime and then beating old foe Billy Horschel on the second extra hole to make it to the weekend.
Masters champion Jordan Spieth wasn't so fortunate. All square in a match with Lee Westwood that featured chip-ins for halves on consecutive holes, Westwood delivered the clutch shot with a 6-iron to 12 feet for birdie on the 17th, and Spieth failed to birdie the 18th.
With a new format, one element didn't change about this fickle tournament.