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McIlroy, Casey duel in the dark

Yahoo Sports | May 3, 2015

Related Topics: Hideki Matsuyama, San Francisco, Hunter Mahan, Jordan Spieth, Billy Horschel

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits his second shot on the sixth hole during round four of the World Golf Championships Cadillac Match Play on May 2, 2015 in San Francisco, California (AFP Photo/Christian Petersen)

San Francisco (AFP) - Rory McIlroy fully lived up to his top seeding at the WGC World Match Play championship in San Francisco on Saturday, crushing Asia's best Hideki Matsuyama 6&5 to reach the last eight.

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The 25-year-old world number one only scraped into the last 16 at the death by coming back from two down with two to play to defeat Billy Horschel at the second extra hole of the closing round-robin games on Friday.

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