Power guaranteed Augusta trip after topping matchplay group

Waterford man loses first match of week but is qualifies for last 16 knock-out

Seamus Power plays a shot from the rough on the first hole during his third match of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas, against Kevin Mitchell. Picture: Michael Reaves/Getty Images

A year after being ranked outside the world's top 450, Waterford's Seamus Power solidified his place inside the top 50 to earn a maiden Masters appearance.

Power lost his final group game in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play against Keith Mitchell on Friday, but Patrick Cantlay's victory over Sungjae Im ensured Power still topped group four after previous wins over Cantlay and Im.