AUSTIN, Texas – The fickle nature of match play can give players nightmares.
Consider Billy Horschel’s Day 1 bout against Jordan Spieth at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play as the ultimate example of this. After going 3 up through six holes, by the time Horschel arrived at the 16th tee he was still 2 up and cruising. He then bogeyed the 16th hole and Spieth birdied his final two holes for a tie.
Now fast forward to Thursday’s match when Horschel stepped to the same 16th tee with a 2-up lead against Bubba Watson.