AUSTIN, Texas – Rory McIlroy’s resume at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play tells an impressive story, including his victory at the event in 2015 and two other trips to the final four, but he still saw room for improvement.
In his three trips to Austin Country Club to play the event, he’s failed to advance past the group stage twice and that had everything to do with slow starts that featured first-day losses the last two years.
That changed this year when he started his opening match with back-to-back birdies and never trailed against Luke List on his way to a 5-and-4 victory.