WGC - ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Dustin Johnson beats Brooks Koepka in Match Play quarter-final
Dustin Johnson got the best of Brooks Koepka in a heavyweight matchup to finish 2 up in their WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play quarter-final.
After Johnson got through Richard Bland and Koepka made it past Jon Rahm earlier on Saturday, the two former major champions went all 18 holes before Johnson won the last to turn 1 up into 2 up and avoid a playoff.
It was a great start for Koepka, winning two of the first three holes, but Johnson found his touch going into the seventh and went on to claim four holes and tie the rest from that point.
Advertisement
Scottie Scheffler passed his test against Seamus Power with flying colours, winning three and two with a strong back-nine.
Winning two holes apiece on the front nine, it was all Scheffler down the stretch, including winning the two par fives (holes 12 and 16) by two strokes to wrap things up with a couple holes to spare.
1UP heading to the 18th hole and @DJohnsonPGA drives the green on the 369-yard par 4DJ defeats Brooks Koepka and punches his ticket into the semifinals @DellMatchPlay. pic.twitter.com/4vP9uxccXL— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 26, 2022
Corey Conners got the best of an action-packed finish to his match against Abraham Ancer to win 2 up.
Tied after 11, Conners jumped back out in front with hole wins on 14 and 16, before an Ancer answer on 17 made things interesting heading to the last, where Conners responded in style with a birdie to finish the job.
The most dominant performance from the quarter-finals came from Kevin Kisner, who won three of the first four holes to set the tone before going on to win 4 and 3 against Will Zalatoris.
Kisner claimed three more holes on nine, 11 and 12 to extend the margin, with Zalatoris' wins on five and 13 only delaying the inevitable.
The semi-finals will see Conners take on Kisner, while Scheffler meets Johnson.
Must-Watch Video