Reed tops Spieth in match play

One shot into the match, Jordan Spieth already was in a golf cart being driven back to the tee.

It took three holes before Patrick Reed had to putt.

The most anticipated match turned into a sloppy affair Friday when Spieth hit one shot out-of-bounds, two shots into a hazard and three times gave away a chance to win the hole by three-putting.

And right when it looked as though Spieth might still have a chance, Reed buried him with a 40-foot birdie putt from behind the 17th green for a 2-and-1 victory in the Dell Technologies Match Play that sent Reed into the weekend in Austin, Texas.

PGA Tour: Tony Romo bogeyed the first six holes and shot a 10-over 82 to finish last in his Tour debut in the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback had a 15-over 159 total – six shots worse than the next player on the leader board and 28 strokes behind leader Brice Garnett.

Garnett followed his opening 63 with a 68 to get to 13-under 131.

Steve Wheatcroft and Keith Mitchell were a shot back.

Champions Tour: Joe Durant had three straight birdies in a back-nine burst and a shot 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead in the Rapiscan Systems Classic in Biloxi, Miss.

Mark Calcavecchia was a stroke back. Madison’s Steve Stricker was third after a 68.

Jerry Kelly of Madison, the winner of the season-opening event in Hawaii, was at 70.

LPGA Tour: Cristie Kerr shot an 8-under 64 to take a five-stroke lead after the second round of the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif.

Lizette Salas, In-Kyung Kim, Hee Young Park and Caroline Hedwall were tied for second. Salas shot 67, Kim 69, and Park and Hedwall 70.