AUSTIN, Texas — Sunday’s championship match concluded the final day the Dell Match Play tournament will take place in Austin. And while many fans are sad to see the tournament leave the city, one young fan was excited to be around the professionals.
“It was really special because this will be the last day ever for the Dell Match Play to be in Austin, so I just felt really honored to come,” Reese Neff said.
The Neff family has come to the event several times and felt it was important to support the golf community.
“Especially with Scottie out here and being kind of, I know he's a Dallas native and went to school at UT. And so we felt the need to be out here and be a part of it and see it all for one last time,” Brad Neff said.
The Steele family, who just moved to Central Texas, also showed up for the final match.
"Baby's first golf tournament, so we're excited about that," Katie Steele said.
Katie Steele, who is an expecting mother, and her husband have been enjoying the competition but said they can’t help but feel a sense of disappointment.
“Hopefully, one day, it'll come back or some version of it will come back,” Jason Steele said.
“Yeah, it makes today extra special,” Katie Steele said.
And even first-time Match Play attendees felt nothing but the excitement of watching the tournament in person on Sunday.
“To see how far they actually strike the ball and see them up close, it's just really just something you can't get on a television set,” Patrick Fawbush said.
It's something young golf fan Reese Neff was also excited to see.
“I really liked how Scottie Scheffler just walked right past us,” he said. “It’s really freaky to me because he’s like, really good.”
No matter if it was their first time or tradition, people on the course hoped Dell Match Play eventually makes its return to Austin.
The Cadence Bank Houston Open will replace this tournament starting next year.