Young and Burns win at Match Play

Cameron Young saved his biggest shots for the end Sunday in a stunning turnaround to knock out Rory Mcilroy. Then it was Sam Burns getting a surprise win of his own to eliminate close friend and defending champion Scottie Scheffler in the final edition of the WGC-DELL Technologies Match Play at Austin.

It was the first time in the 24-year history that both semifinal matches went extra holes. Right when Austin Country Club was poise for a dream title bout between two of the top players in the world, Young and Burns had the final say.

Mcilroy and Scheffler both had a clear advantage in overtime. For Mcilroy, he missed a birdie putt from 9 feet on the first extra hole. Scheffler needed a 4foot birdie putt to win on the second extra hole. He missed, and Burns beat him with a birdie on the next hole.

Mcilroy never trailed on the back nine and was 2 up with three holes to play. But he tugged his tee shot into a bunker on the par-5 16th, which kept him from reaching the green, and Young won the hole with a birdie. They halved the par-3 17th.

“I just didn't do enough over those last four holes to close him out and when you don't do that and you're up against a player of Cam's caliber, that's what's going to happen,” Mcilroy said.

Scheffler trailed for the third straight match as Burns won the opening three holes. But the former Texas Longhorn rallied to catch Burns and then built a 2-up lead through 10 holes.

On the closing hole, Scheffler hit a pitch to the back pin to just under 5 feet for birdie that sent the match to extra holes. But after

Burns missed a birdie putt, Scheffler looked on in shock as his winning putt slid by the hole. That was the break Burns needed to win in 21 holes.