WGC-Dell Match Play 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: March 25, 2016

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Two weeks away from the Masters, the WGC-Dell Match Play features 64 of the best golfers in the world split into 16 groups. The golfer who posts the best record after playing each participant in his respective group advances to the round of 16, where a traditional tournament bracket takes over. 

Here are the results from Thursday's second day of play. Note that the golfers' overall records in the tournament are listed in parentheses:



This is what the group stage looks like heading into the final day of pool play:



Don't let the sun and short-sleeved polo shirts fool you; there were some blustery conditions Thursday at Austin Country Club in Texas.

On average, players were dealing with seven to 15 mph winds, which urged players to keep their shots low to prevent them from getting caught up in the conditions.

Jordan Spieth, ranked first in the world, needed just 14 holes to dispose of Victor Dubuisson on Thursday. Dubuisson didn't have a bad day, as he parred 11 of the 14 holes, but Spieth was more aggressive and managed to string together some lower scores.

Spieth dealt with the wind well, too. The PGA Tour showed his approach on No. 10:



He felt confident once he was ahead, per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com): "When you're 3 up and you're striking the ball well on a windy day with a difficult golf course, it's difficult to come from behind."

Spieth wasn't alone in grabbing the lead early and staying there.

World No. 2 Jason Day put to bed any doubts about his lower back—which he injured during his win against Graeme McDowell on Wednesday, per Steve DiMeglio of USA Today—with this monster 372-yard drive that was helped out by the wind, via the PGA Tour:



Against Thongchai Jaidee, Day controlled play for most of the round, defeating his opponent 5 and 3 in 15 holes.<...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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