WGC-Cadillac Match Play 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Saturday

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Published: May 3, 2015

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The WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship did its very best to ensure the marquee players would advance in the 2015 edition. Most of those top-notch players just didn't get the memo.   

The tournament tweaked its format to include round-robin group play in the first three days instead of single-elimination matches, but eight of the top 10 players in the world and 11 of the top 16 didn't make it to Saturday's round of 16, including Masters Tournament champion Jordan Spieth.

The result was a list of potential upset candidates who took the course Saturday during the round of 16 and quarterfinals, although Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and Jim Furyk were still alive at the start of the day.

Saturday kicked off with eight single-elimination matches in the round of 16 and then finished with the four quarterfinals matchups. Here is a look at the full results.



 

Round of 16



Furyk was one of the notable names still in the tournament, but he fell behind early to J.B. Holmes and needed three birdies in four holes down the stretch to seize control. The highlight of his round-of-16 win over Holmes came on the 13th hole when he drilled a 26-foot putt to take a commanding four-hole lead and essentially put the match away.

Elsewhere in the round of 16, McIlroy looked like his typical dominant self against Hideki Matsuyama and won with five holes remaining. McIlroy birdied the second hole to take the initial lead and never looked back.

He also showed off a bit with a bunker chip-in on No. 10 that ended any realistic chance at a Matsuyama comeback. The PGA Tour shared a highlight of the moment:



McIlroy commented on his dominant performance, per PGATour.com (via WorldGolfChampionships.com): "I was able to take advantage of some of the good shots I hit today. I putted a lot better. Really happy with how this morning wen...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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