Sam Burns

The two highest-ranked players remaining in the field at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play will face off in Sunday's consolation match while Sam Burns and ...

McIlroy had been dominant playing the par-4 18th this week, having won the hole three times to close out matches, including a walk-off eagle on Thursday after hitting his drive to 4 feet. Burns mounted his own comeback after being 2 down through 12 holes and birdied the third extra hole to defeat the defending champion and world No. Young rallied from 2 down with three to play against McIlroy and birdied the 19th hole to advance.

Sam Burns defeated Cam Young 6 and 5 in the finals of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Sunday afternoon.

He then made four more in a row to start the second nine to put it away, the defining moments coming when Young hit his approaches on the Par-5 12th and drivable par-4 13th in the water. In the consolation match, McIlroy defeated Scheffler 2 and 1. He all-but clinched the match when his 3-wood on 13 settled just left of the green while Young’s came up short in the water. 15 player in the world and 13th seed this week who emerged after a grind of a seven-round tournament victorious in the final edition of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Rory McIlroy was looking for his first win on the PGA Tour in 2023 and to quell questions about his game heading into the Masters next month. 1 Scottie Scheffler was looking to further his dominance of the sport, defending his title from a year ago and winning his third Designated event of the season already.

Burns secured the win on just the 13th hole for his fifth PGA Tour victory.

Burns beats top-ranked Scottie Scheffler in a 20-hole semifinal, then blows out Cameron Young, 6 and 5.

McIlroy was 2 up with three holes to play, but Young won the 16th with a birdie and then hit a nifty pitch-and-run up the slope on 18, followed by his purest putt of the week. It was a flat ending to what has been 23 dynamic events of Match Play since the World Golf Championships began in 1999. Scheffler was trying to join Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back winners, and he had a 2-up lead over Burns through 10 holes. That gave the thin crowd something to watch when Burns ended the title match early. Burns made it to the championship match Sunday afternoon only when defending champion Scottie Scheffler missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the 20th hole of their semifinal match. Young got $2.2 million for finishing second, though a trophy after so many close calls would seem to be invaluable. Burns went on a tear Sunday afternoon in the championship match with eight birdies on his final 10 holes and got some help from Cameron Young for a 6-and-5 victory. And the silky putting stroke of Burns was never better. 13, except he missed his short birdie putt, and Burns escaped. Burns won for the fifth time on the PGA Tour. It was his first bogey since the seventh hole on Thursday. “There’s one guy standing between you and winning the tournament.

Sam Burns dominates Cameron Young in the championship match of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Tournament.

Another par on nine must have made him mad, because he closed the match with four birdies in a row. Cam Young needed a miracle and tried to hit a perfect tee shot on the driveable par-4 13th hole. Then, he had tap-in birdie putts on five and six. He made a 6-foot birdie on the fourth hole. It seemed, based on that, that Young would have some momentum headed into the championship match. There are great rounds of golf and then there is what Sam Burns did Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The final hours of the last WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play turned into a dud for everyone but Sam Burns. Burns went on a tear Sunday ...

Scheffler was trying to join Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back winners, and he had a 2-up lead over Burns through 10 holes. Burns squared the match on the fifth hole and took the lead with a chip-and-putt birdie on the par-5 sixth. He had it won on the second extra hole at No. The highlight was his semifinal win over McIlroy, who was in full flight for so much of the week. Scheffler played four years for the Longhorns. Burns made it to the championship match Sunday afternoon only when defending champion Scottie Scheffler missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the 20th hole of their semifinal match. And the silky putting stroke of Burns was never better. Burns went on a tear Sunday afternoon in the championship match with eight birdies on his final 10 holes and enough help from Cameron Young for a 6-and-5 victory. Young hammered pitching wedge to 9 feet and made birdie. Burns won for the fifth time on the PGA Tour. “There’s one guy standing between you and winning the tournament. He made a 12-footer on No.

Sam Burns lit up when he realized he won on the same day as fellow Louisianian David Toms.

Meanwhile, Burns was handling business on his end, using a barrage of birdies to defeat Cameron Young, 6 and 5, in the final event at Austin Country Club. A final-round 7-under 65, tied for the lowest round of the week which he established in the first round, pushed Toms to a wire-to-wire victory at 16-under 200. Burns, too, went on to win at Colonial last year in the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Burns with the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play trophy. Photo credit to Eric Gay, Associated Press.

Burns reached the semifinals with a 3 & 2 win over Mackenzie Hughes in the quarterfinals. Burns and Scheffler’s match had to go three extra holes with Burns winning the match with a birdie on the third playoff hole. Burns advanced to the championship match after beating the World’s No.

AUSTIN, Texas – Sam Burns came into the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play without much fanfare. That's kind of his thing.

Amazingly, this was Burns’ tournament debut, and while the Match Play has historically taken some time for players to figure out – Geoff Ogilvy in 2006 was last to win it in his first try – Burns took to it quickly. Burns fought back and took a 1-up lead to the 18th hole, but Scheffler birdied it to force a playoff. “I think after 10 holes this morning, my caddie, Travis, kind of gave me a good kick in the butt and said, ‘Come on man, let's go, you got this.’ And I really needed it at the time. But Burns found another gear, making eight birdies in a stretch of 10 holes to close out the victory. He was not featured in the Netflix docuseries “Full Swing” and won’t be in the second season, either. He cited a driver change – his old one was deemed non-conforming – and his work with coach Pullin for his turnaround.

Sam Burns emerged victorious in his first and last career start at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club.

Team will be Captain’s Selections and will be announced by Johnson following the 2023 Tour Championship. - 1.5 points per $1,000 earned for all others that make the cut at the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. - 2 points per $1,000 earned for winner of the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. But despite Scheffler's consolation loss, it was the 26-year-old’s fourth top-5 finish in his past five starts, and he still sits atop the U.S. Team Captain Zach Johnson first announced the 2023 qualifying structure last year. Burns’ and Young’s semifinal triumphs set up a star-studded consolation match between McIlroy and Scheffler, which the Northern Irishman won, 2 and 1. The 26-year-old Burns, who hasn’t played a Ryder Cup but competed in the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup with Young, now sits inside the automatic qualifying threshold on the U.S. The 25-year-old, though, failed to seal the deal once again, settling for his sixth runner-up finish in the last two seasons. However, Young, a first-time Team USA Presidents Cup member in '22 with Burns, also moved inside the Ryder Cup standings' top-6, jumping four spots to No. Meanwhile, Young, like Burns, dramatically beat one of the world’s best players in the semifinals. “I think after 10 holes this morning, my caddie, Travis, kind of gave me a good kick in the butt and said, ‘Come on man, let's go, you got this.’ And I really needed it at the time.” After 24 years, the tournament won't be on the PGA Tour schedule moving forward.