2021 WGC-Dell Match Play scores, results: Scottie Scheffler takes down European stars to reach semifinals

Scheffler took out both Ian Poulter and Jon Rahm to advance and set up a shot at his first WGC win

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Scottie Scheffler never gets too far ahead of himself, a remarkable trait for a 24-year-old in only his second year on the PGA Tour and particularly helpful in an emotionally charged format like the Dell Technologies Match Play. Still, he was not oblivious to what he faced Saturday against Ryder Cup stalwart Ian Poulter in the fourth round and then Spanish dynamo and world No. 3 Jon Rahm in the quarterfinals. Scheffler mowed down both of them with some of his best golf, making 15 birdies in 31 holes -- a 5-and-4 victory over Poulter and a 3-and-1 win over Rahm -- to reach the semifinals.