SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rickie Fowler made three big putts in a row and won his second straight match Thursday to secure his spot in the round of 16 this weekend at the Match Play Championship.
Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth also won two matches and they still could be going home Friday.
Fowler still has one more round-robin match to play Friday, which effectively is a practice round in the middle of a tournament. By outlasting Shane Lowry on the 18th hole, he is 2-0 and already assured of having the best record to advance from his four-man group.
McIlroy went the distance to beat Brandt Snedeker, while Billy Horschel had no trouble dispatching Jason Dufner. McIlroy and Horschel are both 2-0 and play Friday to determine who advances to the weekend.
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