2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

The 2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 19th WGC Match Play, played March 22–26 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. It was the second of four World Golf Championships in 2017. Dustin Johnson won the final 1 up over Jon Rahm.[1][2][3]

2017 WGC-Dell Technologies
Match Play
Tournament information
DatesMarch 22–26, 2017
LocationAustin, Texas, U.S.
30°20′35″N 97°47′49″W / 30.343°N 97.797°W / 30.343; -97.797
Course(s)Austin Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length7,108 yards (6,500 m)
Field64 players
Prize fund$9,750,000
9,042,850
Winner's share$1,660,000
€1,539,603
Champion
United States Dustin Johnson
def. Jon Rahm 1 up
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Field

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The field consists of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 12.[4] However, the seedings are based on the World Rankings on March 19.

Henrik Stenson (ranked 5 on March 12, personal reasons),[5] Adam Scott (8, personal reasons),[5] Justin Rose (13, personal reasons),[5] and Adam Hadwin (51, personal reasons)[5] did not compete, allowing entry for Jason Dufner (ranked 65), Kim Kyung-tae (66), Joost Luiten (67) and Pat Perez (68). On March 17, world number nine Rickie Fowler dropped out, replaced by Kim Si-woo (69).

Format

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In 2014 and earlier editions, the championship was a single elimination match play event. A new format was introduced in 2015, and the championship now starts with pool play, with 16 groups of four players playing round-robin matches, on Wednesday through Friday. The top 16 seeded players are allocated to the 16 groups, one in each group. The remaining 48 players are placed into three pools (seeds 17–32, seeds 33–48, seeds 49–64). Each group has one player randomly selected from each pool to complete the group.[6]

All group play matches are limited to 18 holes with one point awarded for a win and one-half point for a halved match. Ties for first place in a group are broken by a sudden-death stroke play playoff, beginning on hole 1.[6]

The winners of each group advance to a single-elimination bracket on the weekend, with the round of 16 and quarterfinals on Saturday, and the semi-finals, finals, and consolation match on Sunday.[6]

Pool A – Top 16 seeds
Seed Rank Player
1 1   Dustin Johnson
2 2   Rory McIlroy
3 3   Jason Day
4 4   Hideki Matsuyama
5 6   Jordan Spieth
6 7   Justin Thomas
7 10   Sergio García
8 11   Alex Norén
9 12   Patrick Reed
10 14   Tyrrell Hatton
11 15   Danny Willett
12 16   Paul Casey
13 17   Bubba Watson
14 18   Phil Mickelson
15 19   Branden Grace
16 20   Matt Kuchar
Pool B
Seed Rank Player
17 21   Russell Knox
18 22   Jimmy Walker
19 23   Brandt Snedeker
20 24   Brooks Koepka
21 25   Jon Rahm
22 26   Rafa Cabrera-Bello
23 27   Louis Oosthuizen
24 28   Charl Schwartzel
25 29   Francesco Molinari
26 30   Emiliano Grillo
27 31   Matt Fitzpatrick
28 32   Marc Leishman
29 33   Tommy Fleetwood
30 34   Thomas Pieters
31 35   J. B. Holmes
32 36   Ryan Moore
Pool C
Seed Rank Player
33 37   Gary Woodland
34 38   Kevin Kisner
35 39   Daniel Berger
36 40   Bernd Wiesberger
37 41   Yuta Ikeda
38 42   Kevin Chappell
39 43   Scott Piercy
40 45   Wang Jeung-hun
41 46   Martin Kaymer
42 47   Bill Haas
43 49   Lee Westwood
44 50   Zach Johnson
45 51   An Byeong-hun
46 52   Kevin Na
47 53   Ross Fisher
48 54   William McGirt
Pool D
Seed Rank Player
49 55   Chris Wood
50 56   Brendan Steele
51 57   Jim Furyk
52 58   Andy Sullivan
53 59   Shane Lowry
54 60   Hideto Tanihara
55 61   Jhonattan Vegas
56 62   Pat Perez
57 63   Thongchai Jaidee
58 64   Webb Simpson
59 65   Jason Dufner
60 66   Joost Luiten
61 67   Charles Howell III
62 68   Søren Kjeldsen
63 69   Kim Si-woo
64 70   Kim Kyung-tae

RankOfficial World Golf Ranking on March 19, 2017.

Results

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Pool play

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Players were divided into 16 groups of four players and played round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday.

  • Round 1 – March 22
  • Round 2 – March 23
  • Round 3 – March 24

Notes: Round 1

Of the 32 matches played, 10 were "upsets" with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player and 5 matches were halved. These included top seeds #2 Rory McIlroy, #5 Jordan Spieth, and #11 Danny Willett losing matches, #3 Jason Day conceding his match and withdrawing from the tournament and #4 Hideki Matsuyama, #7 Sergio García, #9 Patrick Reed, and #16 Matt Kuchar halving matches.[7]

Notes: Round 2

Of the 32 matches played, 15 were upsets with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player and 2 matches were halved. These included top seeds #4 Hideki Matsuyama, #6 Justin Thomas, #9 Patrick Reed, #15 Branden Grace and #16 Matt Kuchar losing matches and #3 Jason Day conceding his match. Gary Woodland withdrew from the tournament for personal reasons, conceding his second- and third-round matches and Francesco Molinari withdrew after the second round with a wrist injury, conceding his third-round match. There were 14 players that had perfect 2–0–0 records, including the top seed, Dustin Johnson.[8]

Notes: Round 3

Of the 32 matches played, 14 were upsets with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player and 3 matches were halved. These included top seeds #3 Jason Day (concession), #4 Hideki Matsuyama, #6 Justin Thomas, #7 Sergio García, #9 Patrick Reed, #10 Tyrrell Hatton, and #15 Danny Willett losing matches and #2 Rory McIlroy, #5 Jordan Spieth, and #13 Bubba Watson halving matches. Five groups went to sudden-death playoffs, three involving two players and two involving three players. The playoffs went from one to six holes. Eight golfers advanced with perfect 3–0–0 records: #1 Dustin Johnson, #8 Alex Norén, #12 Paul Casey, #14 Phil Mickelson, #20 Brooks Koepka, #21 Jon Rahm, #48 William McGirt, and #62 Søren Kjeldsen. Five of the top 16 seeds advanced while three of the bottom 16 seeds advanced. Nine Americans advance to the round of 16.[9]

Group 1
Round Winner Score Loser
1 D Johnson 5 & 3 Simpson
Kaymer 3 & 2 Walker
2 D Johnson 3 & 2 Kaymer
Walker 3 & 2 Simpson
3 D Johnson 5 & 3 Walker
Kaymer 3 & 2 Simpson
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
1   Dustin Johnson 3 0 0 3 1
46   Martin Kaymer 2 1 0 2 2
22   Jimmy Walker 1 2 0 1 3
58   Webb Simpson 0 3 0 0 4
Group 2
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Kjeldsen 2 & 1 McIlroy
Woodland 3 & 2 Grillo
2 McIlroy Conceded Woodland
Kjeldsen 4 & 3 Grillo
3 McIlroy vs Grillo – halved
Kjeldsen Conceded Woodland
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
62   Søren Kjeldsen 3 0 0 3 1
2   Rory McIlroy 1 1 1 1.5 2
33   Gary Woodland 1 2 0 1 3
26   Emiliano Grillo 0 2 1 0.5 4
  • Woodland withdrew from the tournament prior to the second round,
    conceding matches to McIlroy and Kjeldsen.[10]
Group 3
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Perez Conceded Day
Leishman 3 & 2 Westwood
2 Westwood Conceded Day
Perez 2 & 1 Leishman
3 Leishman Conceded Day
Westwood 2 & 1 Perez
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
28   Marc Leishman 2 1 0 2 1
43   Lee Westwood 2 1 0 2 T2
56   Pat Perez 2 1 0 2 T2
3   Jason Day 0 3 0 0 4
  • Day conceded his match with Perez after 6 holes
    (Perez 3 up) and withdrew from the tournament.[11]
  • Leishman advanced in sudden-death playoff
    over Perez and Westwood – 2 holes.
Group 4
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Matsuyama vs Furyk – halved
Oosthuizen 4 & 3 Fisher
2 Fisher 2 & 1 Matsuyama
Furyk 3 & 2 Oosthuizen
3 Oosthuizen 6 & 4 Matsuyama
Fisher 4 & 2 Furyk
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
47   Ross Fisher 2 1 0 2 1
23   Louis Oosthuizen 2 1 0 2 2
51   Jim Furyk 1 1 1 1.5 3
4   Hideki Matsuyama 0 2 1 0.5 4
  • Fisher advanced in sudden-death playoff over Oosthuizen – 2 holes
Group 5
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Tanihara 4 & 2 Spieth
Moore vs Ikeda – halved
2 Spieth 4 & 2 Ikeda
Moore vs Tanihara – halved
3 Spieth vs Moore – halved
Tanihara 3 & 1 Ikeda
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
54   Hideto Tanihara 2 0 1 2.5 1
5   Jordan Spieth 1 1 1 1.5 T2
32   Ryan Moore 0 0 3 1.5 T2
41   Yuta Ikeda 0 2 1 0.5 4
Group 6
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Thomas 2 & 1 Wood
Na 5 & 4 Fitzpatrick
2 Na 4 & 2 Thomas
Fitzpatrick 4 & 2 Wood
3 Fitzpatrick 2 & 1 Thomas
Wood 2 & 1 Na
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
46   Kevin Na 2 1 0 2 1
27   Matt Fitzpatrick 2 1 0 2 2
6   Justin Thomas 1 2 0 1 T3
49   Chris Wood 1 2 0 1 T3
  • Na advanced in sudden-death playoff over Fitzpatrick – 1 hole.
Group 7
Round Winner Score Loser
1 García vs Lowry – halved
Rahm 3 & 2 Chappell
2 García 4 & 3 Chappell
Rahm 2 & 1 Lowry
3 Rahm 6 & 4 García
Chappell 1 up Lowry
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
21   Jon Rahm 3 0 0 3 1
7   Sergio García 1 1 1 1.5 2
38   Kevin Chappell 1 2 0 1 3
53   Shane Lowry 0 2 1 0.5 4
Group 8
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Norén 3 & 2 Jaidee
Wiesberger 2 up Molinari
2 Norén 3 & 2 Wiesberger
Jaidee 5 & 3 Molinari
3 Norén Conceded Molinari
Wiesberger 1 up Jaidee
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
8   Alex Norén 3 0 0 3 1
36   Bernd Wiesberger 2 1 0 2 2
57   Thongchai Jaidee 1 2 0 1 3
25   Francesco Molinari 0 3 0 0 4
  • Molinari withdrew from the tournament after the second round
    with a wrist injury, conceding his third-round match to Norén.[8]
Group 9
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Reed vs Dufner – halved
Koepka 6 & 5 Kisner
2 Kisner 1 up Reed
Koepka 6 & 5 Dufner
3 Koepka 1 up Reed
Kisner 2 & 1 Dufner
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
20   Brooks Koepka 3 0 0 3 1
34   Kevin Kisner 2 1 0 2 2
9   Patrick Reed 0 2 1 0.5 T3
59   Jason Dufner 0 2 1 0.5 T3
Group 10
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Hatton 2 & 1 Howell
Cabrera-Bello 4 & 3 Wang
2 Hatton 2 up Wang
Howell 1 up Cabrera-Bello
3 Cabrera-Bello 2 & 1 Hatton
Howell 2 & 1 Wang
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
61   Charles Howell III 2 1 0 2 1
10   Tyrrell Hatton 2 1 0 2 T2
22   Rafa Cabrera-Bello 2 1 0 2 T2
40   Wang Jeung-hun 0 3 0 0 4
  • Howell advanced in sudden-death playoff
    over Hatton and Cabrera-Bello– 6 holes.
Group 11
Round Winner Score Loser
1 KT Kim 4 & 2 Willett
Knox 3 & 2 Haas
2 Haas 6 & 5 Willett
KT Kim 3 & 1 Knox
3 Willett 4 & 2 Knox
Haas 4 & 2 KT Kim
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
42   Bill Haas 2 1 0 2 1
64   Kim Kyung-tae 2 1 0 2 2
11   Danny Willett 1 2 0 1 T3
17   Russell Knox 1 2 0 1 T3
  • Haas advanced in sudden-death playoff over Kim – 6 holes.
Group 12
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Casey 2 & 1 Luiten
Schwartzel 6 & 5 An
2 Casey 1 up An
Schwartzel 4 & 3 Luiten
3 Casey 4 & 3 Schwartzel
Luiten 1 up An
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
12   Paul Casey 3 0 0 3 1
24   Charl Schwartzel 2 1 0 2 2
60   Joost Luiten 1 2 0 1 3
45   An Byeong-hun 0 3 0 0 4
Group 13
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Watson 1 up Vegas
Pieters 3 & 2 Piercy
2 Watson 4 & 3 Piercy
Vegas 3 & 1 Pieters
3 Watson vs Pieters – halved
Vegas 3 & 1 Piercy
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
13   Bubba Watson 2 0 1 2.5 1
55   Jhonattan Vegas 2 1 0 2 2
30   Thomas Pieters 1 1 1 1.5 3
39   Scott Piercy 0 3 0 0 4
Group 14
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Mickelson 5 & 3 SW Kim
Berger 7 & 5 Holmes
2 Mickelson 5 & 4 Berger
Holmes vs SW Kim – halved
3 Mickelson 6 & 5 Holmes
SW Kim 1 up Berger
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
14   Phil Mickelson 3 0 0 3 1
63   Kim Si-woo 1 1 1 1.5 2
35   Daniel Berger 1 2 0 1 3
31   J. B. Holmes 0 2 1 0.5 4
Group 15
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Grace 4 & 2 Sullivan
McGirt 2 up Snedeker
2 McGirt 2 & 1 Grace
Snedeker 2 & 1 Sullivan
3 Snedeker 5 & 4 Grace
McGirt 1 up Sullivan
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
48   William McGirt 3 0 0 3 1
19   Brandt Snedeker 2 1 0 2 2
15   Branden Grace 1 2 0 1 3
52   Andy Sullivan 0 3 0 0 4
Group 16
Round Winner Score Loser
1 Kuchar vs Steele – halved
Fleetwood 1 up Z Johnson
2 Z Johnson 2 up Kuchar
Steele 1 up Fleetwood
3 Kuchar 4 & 2 Fleetwood
Z Johnson 1 up Steele
Seed Player W L H Points Finish
44   Zach Johnson 2 1 0 2 1
16   Matt Kuchar 1 1 1 1.5 T2
50   Brendan Steele 1 1 1 1.5 T2
29   Tommy Fleetwood 1 2 0 1 4

Final 16 bracket

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First round
March 25 – morning
Quarter-finals
March 25 – afternoon
Semi-finals
March 26 – morning
Final
March 26 – afternoon
            
1   Dustin Johnson 5&4
44   Zach Johnson
1   Dustin Johnson 3&2
8   Alex Norén
8   Alex Norén 3&1
20   Brooks Koepka
1   Dustin Johnson 1up
54   Hideto Tanihara
47   Ross Fisher 4&3
13   Bubba Watson
47   Ross Fisher
54   Hideto Tanihara 4&2
54   Hideto Tanihara 2&1
12   Paul Casey
1   Dustin Johnson 1up
21   Jon Rahm
62   Søren Kjeldsen 5&4
48   William McGirt
62   Søren Kjeldsen
21   Jon Rahm 7&5
21   Jon Rahm 6&4
61   Charles Howell III
21   Jon Rahm 3&2
42   Bill Haas
28   Marc Leishman Third place
14   Phil Mickelson 4&3
14   Phil Mickelson 54   Hideto Tanihara
42   Bill Haas 2&1 42   Bill Haas 2&1
46   Kevin Na
42   Bill Haas 1up

Prize money breakdown

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Place Description US ($)
1 Champion 1,660,000
2 Runner-up 1,045,000
3 Third place 678,000
4 Fourth place 545,000
T5 Losing quarter-finalists x 4 298,000
T9 Losing round of 16 x 8 158,000
T17 Those with 2 points in pool play x 13 93,308
T30 Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 9 74,000
T39 Those with 1 point in pool play x 12 63,500
T51 Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 7 54,071
T58 Those with 0 points in pool play x 7 49,500
Total 9,750,000

References

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  12. ^ "Past Results – World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play". Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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