Reed knocks out Spieth with 2-and-1 win in Dell Match Play

Patrick Reed is moving on. Jordan Spieth is going home, and searching for clues to his game.

Reed never trailed in a 2-and-1 victory over Spieth, a regular partner in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. Spieth hit out-of-bounds and into two hazards on the opening three holes. He squared the match at No. 10, only to lose two of the next three holes.

The match ended when Reed hit a 40-foot putt from behind the 17th green that looked as though it would go 8 feet by until it ran into the cup and disappeared for a birdie.

Spieth has made it out of his group just one time in four years of this format. He now has gone seven straight tournaments without a top 10.