Fleetwood hits hole-in-one to book Q/final spot in Austin
A hole-in-one helped Tommy Fleetwood become the first player to book his spot in the quarter-finals of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.
The Englishman saw off the challenge of Dylan Frittelli after he was four up with three to play in Austin.
Fleetwood’s ace at the fourth hole was the second in consecutive days after Sergio Garcia achieved the feat on Friday to beat Lee Westwood
Birdies at the sixth and 10th ensured the 30-year-old moved four up against his South African opponent and despite a brief rally, it was the Stockport ace who secured his berth in the last eight first.
American Billy Horschel will face Fleetwood in the quarter-finals after he overcame a late scare to beat countryman Kevin Streelman
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Spaniard Garcia backed up his Friday hole-in-one with a 2&1 victory over Mackenzie Hughes and will face Victor Perez next after he cruised past Robert MacIntyre.
MacIntyre’s fairytale debut ended a day after the Scot had helped knock Dustin Johnson out of the £7.6million event.