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AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorn won at Austin Country Club Sunday afternoon for his third victory of 2022.

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Former UT golfer Scottie Scheffler defeated Kevin Kisner for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship and earned No. 1 status in the Official World Golf Rankings.

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Scheffler is also the first Texas Longhorn to win the tournament in Austin.

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This is Scheffler’s first time at the top of the OWGR. He’s the youngest Match Play champion at 25 years old and nine months.

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Scheffler finished off a dominant weekend of golf, taking down Kisner, the 2019 Match Play champion, 4 & 3 in the final.

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He started the day with a 3 & 1 win over Dustin Johnson in the semifinals.

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Corey Conners defeated Johnson in the consolation match for third.

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On Saturday, Scheffler ended 2021 Match Play champion Billy Horschel’s tournament in the Round of 16.

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He holed a chip at 16 to beat Seamus Power in the quarterfinals Saturday afternoon.

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