Rory McIlroy: I didn’t do enough over last four holes to close out Cameron Young

Rory McIlroy made no try to disguise his disappointment after lacking out on a spot within the ultimate of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

McIlroy was two up with three to play in his semi-final towards Cameron Young earlier than shedding on the primary additional gap, whereas Sam Burns beat defending champion and world primary Scottie Scheffler on the twenty first gap at Austin Country Club.

“Feeling obviously pretty bad, two up with three to play, but Cam played great,” McIlroy stated.

“He birdied 16 and 18 and then made a hell of a birdie there (on the play-off hole) after getting an unlucky break with the tee shot.

“I just didn’t do enough over those last four holes to close him out and when you don’t do that and you’re up against a player of Cam’s calibre that’s what’s going to happen.”

McIlroy fell behind after making a bogey on the third, however bounced again to birdie the fifth, sixth and ninth for a two-hole lead on the flip.

Both gamers birdied the eleventh earlier than McIlroy hooked his second shot on the par-five twelfth from a fairway bunker into the water to see his lead halved.

However, an aggressive tee shot on the quick thirteenth set McIlroy up for a birdie and he remained two up till Young birdied the par-five sixteenth.

Young additionally birdied the 18th to drive additional holes and the 25-year-old then birdied the primary additional gap, the par-five twelfth, regardless of having to pitch out of a fairway bunker together with his second shot to depart him 170 yards from the opening.

McIlroy was unable to convert his personal birdie putt from 9 ft and was little doubt not relishing having to contest the third/fourth-place play-off with Scheffler.

In the primary semi-final, Burns made a flying begin with a hat-trick of birdies to open up a three-hole lead, however bogeyed the fifth following an errant drive and Scheffler then birdied the sixth and eighth to get again on degree phrases.

Further birdies on the ninth and tenth, as Burns bogeyed each holes, gave Scheffler a two-hole lead earlier than Burns birdied the thirteenth and fifteenth to get again to all sq..

Burns nearly holed his tee shot on the seventeenth to edge in entrance however Scheffler birdied the 18th to hold the match alive and each gamers birdied the primary additional gap.

Scheffler missed from three ft on the thirteenth to win and Burns took full benefit, holing from 15 ft on the 14th to seal a dramatic victory.

“I played pretty solid most of the day,” Scheffler stated. “I had a lot of good putts. I hit a bunch of lips today. Especially towards the end of the round I hit a lot of putts that I thought were going in that didn’t.

“And then I hit some good shots in the play-off, then I missed a shorty there on 13. Teddy (his caddie Ted Scott) had it a little higher than I did and I went with my instincts and it turns out it wasn’t enough break.

“It’s a bit frustrating, but I put up a good fight today. I almost went four down through four and put up a good fight and Sam played really well.”