Mahan Outduels McIlroy to Win Match Play Championship
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Sam Greenwood/Getty Images(MARANA, AZ) — It was supposed to be Rory McIlroys day. A win and he would secure the world number one ranking. Instead Hunter Mahan stormed to a quick lead on the front nine and never looked back, beating McIlroy 2-and-1, to win the Accenture Match Play Championship.
“Deep down, you wanted to postpone that crowning of the No. 1 player in the world for Rory,” Mahan said. “He’ll get there. I mean, he’s phenomenal. He’s really talented. He’ll be No. 1 eventually. But yeah, when you’re a player, and I listen to Johnny Miller and Nick Faldo and all those guys, they had him picked to win. And that’s what everybody was talking about.”
The win is Mahans second match play championship of his career.
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