• Day beats McIlroy one up in Austin tournament
• Australian plays Louis Oosthuizen in finalIt will be runt consolation to the defeated Rory McIlroy,of course, but a semi-final WGC Match Play assembly with Jason Day if a compelling alternative to anticlimax. Day’s encounter with Louis Oosthuizen on Sunday afternoon was for the trophy; the earlier clash took on an even more significant status to plenty of Austin onlookers. It lived up to star billing.
From a stunning match, or which was played in a better ball score of nine under par,Day emerged victorious by a single hole. The Australian showed the 18th-green poise and composure that befits his return to world No1 by holing from 13ft.
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Source: theguardian.com