Golf - McIlroy, Spieth eliminated from Match Play as seeds tumble


  • Golf
  • Saturday, 24 Mar 2018

Mar 22, 2018; Austin, TX, USA; Rory McIlroy of Ireland tees off on number 10 during the second round of the WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament at Austin Country Club. Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth were among the big names eliminated from the WGC-Dell Match Play on Friday, leaving only two of the top 10 seeds to contest the knockout rounds.

Four-time major champion McIlroy, playing in the third match of the day, was beaten 5&3 by Brian Harman at Austin Country Club while Spieth went down 2&1 to Ryder Cup partner Patrick Reed.

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