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"This course works out pretty nicely for match play because it's got so many risk and reward tee shots," he said.

Syme, 23, has recent match play experience under his belt, having competed in the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth this year.

But he will draw on his match play experience from the 2017 Walker Cup as well as this year's Handa World Super 6 in Australia.

Next up is as many as six more rounds walking the hills, valleys and wind-swept riverfront holes at Austin Country Club, if Woods -- with his four back surgeries and four knee surgeries behind him -- hopes to win his first Match Play title since 2008.

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods could go head-tohead at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

With 11 players on six under par and just 10 spots remaining for the final day's match play, a play-off was needed to decide who would miss out and England's Tom Murray was the unlucky loser.

The senior match play final was between the Union's most successful player, Andy Whitworth of Bradley Hall, and Halifax member Phil Higson.

Boys' champion Luis Miguel Castro (second from right) and Special Division winner Vince Tiamsic hold the huge Philippine Junior Amateur Match Play Golf Championship trophy as they pose with fellow winners Reese Ng (left) and Harmie Constantino during awards rites at the Riviera Golf and Country Club in Silang, Cavite.

"Like Rory McIlroy, his early exit from the Match Play gave them more time to work on their games."

Foust, a former Oregon Duck who won the stroke-play competition Tuesday, opened match play with a 2-and-1 win over Richie Mikesell of Bend.

RORY McILROY missed out on ringside seats for the big Las Vegas fight but the World No1 gave himself the perfect birthday present with victory in the WGC-Cadillac Match Play last night.

The Southport player grabbed a place in the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship at the last opportunity when he finished third at the Shenzhen International in China.

The winners of the Captains' Match Play competitions were also honoured at the awards ceremony.

FORMER Open champion Paul Lawrie is to host a new match play tournament which will feature on the European Tour for the next three years.