AUSTIN, Texas – This week’s so-called “group of death” at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play will come down to a pair of forty-somethings, but the odds were always in their favor.
Stenson’s 4-and-3 victory on Thursday over Jason Day and Jim Furyk’s 1-up triumph over Phil Mickelson sets up a Day 3 showdown between the two, who are both 2-0-0 this week. That’s a 48-year-old (Furyk) and a 42-year-old (Stenson) on the marquee of one of the day’s most meaningful matches.
“Why don't they call him the 48-year-old Phil Mickelson, why is that?” joked Furyk following his Day 2 victory over Lefty.