Scottie Scheffler grabs first-round win at World Golf Championships
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[March 23, 2023]
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler finished 1 up on Davis Riley on
Wednesday to claim a first-round win at the World Golf
Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas.
Scheffler was 3 up after carding an eagle on the par-4 fifth hole,
but Riley clawed back, pulling to within 1 up thanks to a birdie on
the par-5 12th. However, Scheffler responded immediately, adding
another eagle on No. 13 before holding on down the stretch to begin
his championship defense.
"I got off to a really good start. Outside of that I didn't really
play great and Davis didn't have his best stuff today, either,"
Scheffler said. "Fortunately I saw a putt go in on 18 to finish out
the match, and I did my best to try and stay patient."
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South Korean Tom Kim was the victor in the other Group 1 pairing,
finishing 2 up on Alex Noren of Sweden with one hole to play. Kim
found himself 1 down after the first hole but followed with three
straight pars to take the lead. Noren had things tied after a birdie
on No. 12, but Kim carded birdies on three of his final five holes
to prevent the loss.
"Alex definitely is a fighter and I knew that and I knew it wasn't
going to be easy," Kim said. "I just kind of kept my head down, but
very fortunate to walk off with a win today."
Rickie Fowler pulled off the upset of the day, closing the first
round 2 up on World No. 2 Jon Rahm of Spain. The pairing played 17
holes, with Fowler holding a lead for the final six.
"In golf, just about anyone can beat anyone, especially this week
with the guys that are out here," Fowler said. "I know Jon will be
tough for the boys next couple matches. I've got to take care of
business on my end."
Other notable Wednesday winners included Rory McIlroy of Northern
Ireland, who finished 3 up on Scott Stallings with one hole left,
Max Homa, who was 3 up on Justin Suh with two holes remaining and
Xander Schauffelle, who closed 4 up against Australia's Cam Davis
through 15 holes.
Groups with individual standings through one round:
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Group 1
Scottie Scheffler, 1-0-0
Tom Kim, 1-0-0
Davis Riley, 0-1-0
Alex Noren, 0-1-0
Group 2
Rickie Fowler, 1-0-0
Billy Horschel, 0-0-1
Keith Mitchell, 0-0-1
Jon Rahm, 0-1-0
Group 3
Rory McIlroy, 1-0-0
Keegan Bradley, 0-0-1
Denny McCarthy, 0-0-1
Scott Stallings, 0-1-0
Group 4
Patrick Cantlay, 1-0-0
Brian Harman, 1-0-0
Nick Taylor, 0-1-0
K.H. Lee, 0-1-0
Group 5
Max Homa, 1-0-0
Hideki Matsuyama, 1-0-0
Justin Suh, 0-1-0
Kevin Kisner, 0-1-0
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Group 6
Xander Schauffele, 1-0-0
Aaron Wise, 1-0-0
Cam Davis, 0-1-0
Tom Hoge, 0-1-0
Group 7
Andrew Putnam, 1-0-0
Ryan Fox, 1-0-0
Will Zalatoris, 0-1-0
Harris English, 0-1-0
Group 8
Matt Kuchar, 1-0-0
Si Woo Kim, 1-0-0
Viktor Hovland, 0-1-0
Chris Kirk, 0-1-0
Group 9
Collin Morikawa, 1-0-0
Jason Day, 1-0-0
Victor Perez, 0-1-0
Adam Svensson, 0-1-0
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Group 10
Tony Finau, 1-0-0
Adrian Meronk, 1-0-0
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, 0-1-0
Kurt Kitiyama, 0-1-0
Group 11
J.J. Spaun, 1-0-0
Min Woo Lee, 1-0-0
Matt Fitzpatrick, 0-1-0
Sahith Theegala, 0-1-0
Group 12
Jordan Spieth, 1-0-0
Taylor Montgomery, 1-0-0
Mackenzie Hughes, 0-1-0
Shane Lowry, 0-1-0
Group 13
Sam Burns, 1-0-0
Adam Scott, 1-0-0
Adam Hadwin, 0-1-0
Seamus Power, 0-1-0
Group 14
Ben Griffin, 1-0-0
Lucas Herbert, 1-0-0
Tyrrell Hatton, 0-1-0
Russell Henley, 0-1-0
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Group 15
Cameron Young, 1-0-0
Corey Connors, 1-0-0
Davis Thompson, 0-1-0
Sepp Straka, 0-1-0
Group 16
Sungjae Im, 1-0-0
J.T. Poston, 1-0-0
Maverick McNealy, 0-1-0
Tommy Fleetwood, 0-1-0
--Field Level Media
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