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Scheffler, Kisner advance to championship at Match Play

He missed the eagle attempt.
Johnson, who was in a bun-
ker, blasted out to 4 feet. But
his short putt spun out of the
cup, and he never recovered.

Behind them, Kisner stayed
1 up by making a 25-foot par
on the eighth hole, and Con-
ners seized the momentum
to start the back nine.
He was left of the 10th green,
left of the cart path and on
packed dirt when he bounced
a pitch so perfectly that it
rolled out to 5 feet for par to
avoid going 2 down. Then, he
holed a 40-foot birdie putt on
the par-3 11th. Kisner went
(AP) — Scottie Scheffler putt on the 16th hole to fall winning rate second only to He nearly holed out from the from bunker to water on the
reached the champion- 2 down, and then closed him Ogilvy. fairway on the 10th, Johnson par-5 12th, and Conners had
ship round at the Dell out when Johnson’s 15-foot missed another putt on the the lead for the first time.
Technologies Match Play birdie putt caught the lip. ADVERTISEMENT 11th and Scheffler was 5 up
for the second straight and on his way. And then it Kisner squared the match
year, this time with a lot The path doesn’t get much GOLF changed. with a par on the 14th, and
more at stake. easier for Scheffler. Next up Scotland's Ferguson wins the decisive moment came
Sunday afternoon was Kevin Qatar Masters after strong Johnson won the 12th with a on the par-3 17th. Both were
A year ago, he was trying for Kisner, who outlasted Co- finish birdie. Scheffler, despite lead- just off the green. Kisner
his first PGA Tour victory. rey Conners of Canada in a Nanna Koerstz Madsen ing 4 up, curiously went with lagged to a foot. Conners
On Sunday, holding on to match so tight no one led by hangs onto JTBC Classic driver on the reachable par-4 faced a downhill putt and hit
beat Dustin Johnson put him more than one hole. lead 13th over a portion of Lake it 8 feet by, missing the come-
one win away from going to Kisner, Scheffler making Austin and came up short in backer to fall 1 down.
No. 1 in the world. Kisner joined Tiger Woods Sunday a habit in Match Play the water. Johnson hit it tight
and Geoff Ogilvy as the only Ben Martin maintains 2-shot on the next two holes, mak- On the 18th, Kisner from
Scheffler took advantage of players to reach the champi- lead in Dominican Republic ing from 10 feet and 4 feet for short of the green expertly
Johnson’s mishaps and balky onship match at least three Scheffler was solid as usual, birdies. used the ridge behind the
putter to go 5 up through times since this World Golf and Johnson was the worst he hole, running it up 25 feet
11 holes, then had to hold Championship began in had been all week, especially He was 1 down and had all and watching it roll back to 4
off a ferocious rally at Aus- 1999. He lost in the final in on the green where Scheffler the momentum when Schef- feet. Conners, just left of the
tin Country Club. He re- 2018 and won the follow- twice missed putts inside 10 fler hit his second on the green with his drive, missed
gained control when John- ing year. His record is 22-6- feet and still had a 3-up lead par-5 16th, uphill and into the eagle chip and the 10-foot
son missed a 4-foot birdie 1 on this Pete Dye design, a through seven holes. the wind, to about 12 feet. birdie, conceding the match.

Villanova’s Justin Moore has torn Achilles tendon

the Wildcats’ postgame cel- cause of what he means to us
ebration. He was dribbling as teammates and coaches,”
against a defender and ap- Villanova coach Jay Wright
peared to slip and fall. Moore said in a statement Sunday.
then went back down after “As one of our captains, Jus-
trying to get up. tin has been an integral part
of our success. He helps our
The Wildcats are playing for team in so many ways. Every
their third national champi- game, he guards the oppo-
onship since 2016. nent’s best scorer and is one
of the toughest rebounding
“This is a tough blow for all guards we have had in our
of us, not just because of the time at Villanova.”
great player Justin is, but be-

(AP) — Villanova guard Four game with Kansas. outing in 36 games.
and second-leading scorer
Justin Moore will under- Moore was a second-team Moore was injured in the fi-
go surgery this week for All-Big East selection this nal minute of Villanova’s re-
a torn Achilles tendon, a season. The 6-foot-4 guard gional final victory win over
brutal blow for the Wild- averaged 34.4 minutes, 14.8 Houston on Saturday night
cats ahead of their Final points and 4.8 rebounds per and was on crutches during