Rory McIlroy at WGC-Cadillac Match Play 2015: Score and Reaction from Thursday

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Published: April 30, 2015

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On the heels of his opening-round win over Jason Dufner on Wednesday, world No. 1 Rory McIlroy was once again victorious Thursday at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play event as he defeated No. 36 Brandt Snedeker two up through 18 holes.   

The Northern Irishman had firm control over TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, and he inched one step closer to advancing to the round of 16. With Billy Horschel beating Dufner, Friday's clash between McIlroy and Horschel will determine who moves out of the group stage, according to Golf Central:



Here is a look at the hole-by-hole results for Rory's triumph over Snedeker, courtesy of WorldGolfChampionships.com:



McIlroy had little issue beating Dufner in the first round due largely to his consistency, and that was on full display Thursday. He immediately jumped out to a lead by birdying the par-five first hole, which allowed him to settle in and gain some separation from his American opponent.

Both golfers proceeded to par the next six holes, which was developing into something of a trend for the four-time major champion.

According to Carl Steward of the San Jose Mercury News, he wasn't exactly firing low scores through roughly one-and-a-half rounds of play at the event:



With that said, Brian Wacker of PGATour.com pointed out that McIlroy was accomplishing plenty simply by playing even-par golf on the vast majority of holes:



It was a fairly simplistic style, but it certainly fit with his simplistic approach to the tournament, as evidenced by his comments after beating Dufner, per ESPN.com: "Match play, you just need to beat the person that's in front of you, and I did that today," McIlroy said. "Now move on tomorrow."

Occasional flashes of brilliance were enough to give Rory an advantage, and he was able to extend his lead Thursday with a birdie on the par-four eighth hole ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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