McIlroy stays alive at Match Play with win over Vegas
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Rory McIlroy still has hope to advance to the weekend in Match Play.
McIlroy had no trouble beating Jhonattan Vegas on Thursday, and it helped when Brian Harman took out Peter Uihlein. That means McIlroy could advance to the weekend if he beats Harman on Friday and Uihlein loses his match. If Uihlein and McIlroy win, they would play each other in a sudden-death playoff. Ties in group standings are decided by a playoff, not head-to-head results.
McIlroy is trying to avoid elimination on Friday for the second straight year.
Meanwhile, Ian Poulter won his second match and move into second place for most matches won (25) in the Match Play. Tiger Woods holds the record with 33 matches.