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2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

The 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 24th and final WGC Match Play, played March 22–26 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas.

2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Tournament information
DatesMarch 22–26, 2023
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 fundUS$20,000,000
Winner's share$3,500,000
Champion
United States Sam Burns
Location map
Austin CC is located in the United States
Austin CC
Austin CC
Location in the United States
Austin CC is located in Texas
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Austin CC
Location in Texas
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The field consisted of the top 64 available eligible players from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 13. A number of other players were in the top 64 but, having joined LIV Golf, were suspended by the PGA Tour and ineligible to compete.[1]

On March 6, 2023, tournament organizers and the PGA Tour announced that the 2023 event would be the last edition of WGC Match Play.[2][3]

Sam Burns won the event, beating Cameron Young, 6 and 5, in the final. In the morning semi-finals Burns beat world number 1 Scottie Scheffler while Young beat world number 3 Rory McIlroy, both matches going to extra holes.[4]

Format edit

The 64 players were placed into four seeded pools, the 16 highest ranked players as of March 20 in Pool A, the next 16 in Pool B, etc. The top seeds (Pool A) are placed into 16 groups in order, with the groups completed by means of a random draw of one player from each of the remaining pools. Each group is played as a round-robin of match play matches, held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with one point awarded for a win and half a point for a tie. The 16 group winners advance to the knockout stage. If two or more players are tied on points at the end of the group stage, there is a sudden death stroke play playoff between the tied players to determine the winner of the group. In the knockout stage, the round of 16 is played on Saturday morning, with the quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon. The semi-finals are played on Sunday morning, and the final and third place playoff are played on Sunday afternoon. In total, barring withdrawals, those reaching the last four play seven rounds of golf.

Field edit

The field consisted of the top 64 available eligible players from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 13. They are listed with their ranking as of March 20, which determined the seeding, followed in parentheses by their ranking as of March 13.[5]

Ineligible players edit

The following players were ineligible to compete, having been suspended by the PGA Tour after joining LIV Golf. Their world rankings as of March 13 are given.

Results edit

Pool play edit

Players were divided into 16 groups of four players,[6] and played round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday.

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

Group 1 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Scottie Scheffler (1) 3 0 0 3 Beat Riley 1 up Beat Norén 5 & 4 Beat Kim 3 & 2
2   Davis Riley (54) 1 1 1 1.5 Lost to Scheffler 1 down Beat Kim 1 up Tied Norén
3   Tom Kim (17) 1 2 0 1 Beat Norén 2 & 1 Lost to Riley 1 down Lost to Scheffler 3 & 2
4   Alex Norén (38) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Kim 2 & 1 Lost to Scheffler 5 & 4 Tied Riley

Group 2 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Billy Horschel (22) 2 0 1 2.5 Tied Mitchell Beat Fowler 3 & 2 Beat Rahm 5 & 4
2   Rickie Fowler (49) 2 1 0 2 Beat Rahm 2 & 1 Lost to Horschel 3 & 2 Beat Mitchell 1 up
3   Jon Rahm (2) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Fowler 2 & 1 Beat Mitchell 4 & 3 Lost to Horschel 5 & 4
4   Keith Mitchell (39) 0 2 1 0.5 Tied Horschel Lost to Rahm 4 & 3 Lost to Fowler 1 down

Group 3 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Rory McIlroy (3) 3 0 0 3 Beat Stallings 3 & 1 Beat McCarthy 2 up Beat Bradley 3 & 2
2   Keegan Bradley (20) 1 1 1 1.5 Tied McCarthy Beat Stallings 6 & 5 Lost to McIlroy 3 & 2
3   Scott Stallings (52) 1 2 0 1 Lost to McIlroy 3 & 1 Lost to Bradley 6 & 5 Beat McCarthy 1 up
4   Denny McCarthy (48) 0 2 1 0.5 Tied Bradley Lost to McIlroy 2 down Lost to Stallings 1 down

Group 4 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Patrick Cantlay (4) 3 0 0 3 Beat Taylor 1 up Beat Lee 4 & 2 Beat Harman 2 & 1
2   Brian Harman (25) 2 1 0 2 Beat Lee 3 & 1 Beat Taylor 3 & 2 Lost to Cantlay 2 & 1
3   Nick Taylor (55) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Cantlay 1 down Lost to Harman 3 & 2 Beat Lee 3 & 2
4   Lee Kyoung-hoon (35) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Harman 3 & 1 Lost to Cantley 4 & 2 Lost to Taylor 3 & 2

Group 5 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Max Homa (5) 3 0 0 3 Beat Suh 3 & 2 Beat Kisner 3 & 2 Beat Matsuyama (conceded)[a]
T2   Hideki Matsuyama (18) 1 2 0 1 Beat Kisner 1 up Lost to Suh 3 & 1 Lost to Homa (conceded)[a]
  Kevin Kisner (42) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Matsuyama 1 down Lost to Homa 3 & 2 Beat Suh 2 up
  Justin Suh (63) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Homa 3 & 2 Beat Matsuyama 3 & 1 Lost to Kisner 2 down

Group 6 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Xander Schauffele (6) 3 0 0 3 Beat Davis 4 & 3 Beat Wise 2 & 1 Beat Hoge 1 up
2   Cameron Davis (64) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Schauffele 4 & 3 Beat Hoge 3 & 1 Beat Wise 1 up
3   Aaron Wise (40) 1 2 0 1 Beat Hoge 1 up Lost to Schauffele 2 & 1 Lost to Davis 1 down
4   Tom Hoge (23) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Wise 1 down Lost to Davis 3 & 1 Lost to Schauffele 1 down

Group 7 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Andrew Putnam (56) 3 0 0 3 Beat Zalatoris 3 & 2 Beat Fox 2 & 1 Beat English 4 & 3
2   Ryan Fox (29) 2 1 0 2 Beat English 2 & 1 Lost to Putnam 2 & 1 Beat Zalatoris (conceded)[b]
3   Harris English (37) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Fox 2 & 1 Beat Zalatoris 5 & 3 Lost to Putnam 4 & 3
4   Will Zalatoris (7) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Putnam 3 & 2 Lost to English 5 & 3 Lost to Fox (conceded)[b]

Group 8 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Matt Kuchar (59) 2 0 1 2.5 Beat Hovland 3 & 1 Tied Kirk Beat Kim 7 & 6
2   Kim Si-woo (34) 2 1 0 2 Beat Kirk 4 & 3 Beat Hovland 4&3 Lost to Kuchar 7 & 6
3   Viktor Hovland (8) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Kuchar 3 & 1 Lost to Kim 4&3 Beat Kirk 4 & 3
4   Chris Kirk (28) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Kim 4 & 3 Tied Kuchar Lost to Hovland 4 & 3

Group 9 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Jason Day (32) 3 0 0 3 Beat Svensson 4 & 2 Beat Perez 2 & 1 Beat Morikawa 4 & 3
2   Collin Morikawa (9) 1 1 1 1.5 Beat Perez 2 & 1 Tied Svensson Lost to Day 4 & 3
3   Victor Perez (51) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Morikawa 2 & 1 Lost to Day 2 & 1 Beat Svensson 5 & 4
4   Adam Svensson (44) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Day 4 & 2 Tied Morikawa Lost to Perez 5 & 4

Group 10 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Kurt Kitayama (19) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Meronk 2 & 1 Beat Bezuidenhout 2 & 1 Beat Finau 4 & 3
T2   Tony Finau (10) 2 1 0 2 Beat Bezuidenhout 2 & 1 Beat Meronk 4 & 3 Lost to Kitayama 4 & 3
  Adrian Meronk (45) 2 1 0 2 Beat Kitayama 2 & 1 Lost to Finau 4 & 3 Beat Bezuidenhout 5 & 4
4   Christiaan Bezuidenhout (60) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Finau 2 & 1 Lost to Kitayama 2 & 1 Lost to Meronk 5 & 4

Kitayama won the group after a sudden-death playoff; he made a birdie on the second extra hole to defeat Meronk, after Finau had been eliminated on the first extra hole when he made a double bogey as the others made par.[9]

Group 11 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   J. J. Spaun (61) 3 0 0 3 Beat Fitzpatrick 5 & 3 Beat Theegala 5 & 4 Beat Lee 2 & 1
T2   Matt Fitzpatrick (11) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Spaun 5 & 3 Beat Lee 2 up Lost to Theegala 2 & 1
  Sahith Theegala (26) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Lee 1 down Lost to Spaun 5 & 4 Beat Fitzpatrick 2 & 1
  Min Woo Lee (41) 1 2 0 1 Beat Theegala 1 up Lost to Fitzpatrick 2 down Lost to Spaun 2 & 1

Group 12 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Mackenzie Hughes (50) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Spieth 4 & 3 Beat Lowry 4 & 3 Beat Montgomery 6 & 4
2   Taylor Montgomery (47) 2 1 0 2 Beat Lowry 2 & 1 Beat Spieth 2 & 1 Lost to Hughes 6 & 4
T3   Jordan Spieth (12) 1 2 0 1 Beat Hughes 4 & 3 Lost to Montgomery 2 & 1 Lost to Lowry 2 & 1
  Shane Lowry (21) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Montgomery 2 & 1 Lost to Hughes 4 & 3 Beat Spieth 2 & 1

Hughes won the group after a sudden-death playoff; he made a birdie on the first extra hole to defeat Montgomery, who made a bogey.[9]

Group 13 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Sam Burns (13) 3 0 0 3 Beat Hadwin 3 & 2 Beat Scott 1 up Beat Power 2 up
T2   Séamus Power (30) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Scott 1 down Beat Hadwin 1 up Lost to Burns 2 down
  Adam Scott (33) 1 2 0 1 Beat Power 1 up Lost to Burns 1 down Lost to Hadwin 3 & 2
  Adam Hadwin (53) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Burns 3 & 2 Lost to Power 1 down Beat Scott 3 & 2

Group 14 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Lucas Herbert (46) 3 0 0 3 Beat Henley 1 up Beat Hatton 2 & 1 Beat Griffin 3 & 1
2   Russell Henley (31) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Herbert 1 down Beat Griffin 5 & 4 Beat Hatton 3 & 2
3   Ben Griffin (62) 1 2 0 1 Beat Hatton 3 & 1 Lost to Henley 5 & 4 Lost to Herbert 3 & 1
4   Tyrrell Hatton (14) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Griffin 3 & 1 Lost to Herbert 2 & 1 Lost to Henley 3 & 2

Group 15 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   Cameron Young (15) 3 0 0 3 Beat Thompson 3 & 2 Beat Conners 1 up Beat Straka 5 & 3
2   Corey Conners (36) 2 1 0 2 Beat Straka 6 & 5 Lost to Young 1 down Beat Thompson 2 & 1
3   Davis Thompson (57) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Young 3 & 2 Beat Straka 4 & 3 Lost to Conners 2 & 1
4   Sepp Straka (27) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Conners 6 & 5 Lost to Thompson 4 & 3 Lost to Young 5 & 3

Group 16 edit

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1   J. T. Poston (43) 3 0 0 3 Beat Fleetwood 3 & 2 Beat Im 1 up Beat McNealy 3 & 1
2   Im Sung-jae (16) 2 1 0 2 Beat McNealy 8 & 6 Lost to Poston 1 down Beat Fleetwood 4 & 3
T3   Tommy Fleetwood (24) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Poston 3 & 2 Tied McNealy Lost to Im 4 & 3
  Maverick McNealy (58) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Im 8 & 6 Tied Fleetwood Lost to Poston 3 & 1

Final 16 bracket edit

First round
March 25 – morning 		Quarter-finals
March 25 – afternoon 		Semi-finals
March 26 – morning 		Final
March 26 – afternoon
            
1   Scottie Scheffler 1 up
43   J. T. Poston
1   Scottie Scheffler 2&1
32   Jason Day
32   Jason Day 1 up
59   Matt Kuchar
1   Scottie Scheffler
13   Sam Burns 21h
5   Max Homa
50   Mackenzie Hughes 3&2
50   Mackenzie Hughes
13   Sam Burns 3&2
13   Sam Burns 2&1
4   Patrick Cantlay
13   Sam Burns 6&5
15   Cameron Young
22   Billy Horschel
15   Cameron Young 5&4
15   Cameron Young 1 up
19   Kurt Kitayama
19   Kurt Kitayama 6&5
56   Andrew Putnam
15   Cameron Young 19h
3   Rory McIlroy
6   Xander Schauffele 3&2 Third place
61   J. J. Spaun
6   Xander Schauffele 1   Scottie Scheffler
3   Rory McIlroy 1 up 3   Rory McIlroy 2&1
46   Lucas Herbert
3   Rory McIlroy 2 up

Prize money breakdown edit

Place Description US$
1 Champion 3,500,000
2 Runner-up 2,200,000
3 Third place 1,420,000
4 Fourth place 1,145,000
T5 Losing quarter-finalists x 4 645,000
T9 Losing round of 16 x 8 365,000
T17 Those with 2 points in pool play x 11 219,909
T28 Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 3 166,000
T31 Those with 1 point in pool play x 21 113,762
T52 Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 7 74,857
T59 Those with 0 points in pool play x 6 67,500
Total 20,000,000

Positions for players who did not qualify for the knockout stage were based on points scored in pool play.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Matsuyama conceded the match against Homa before tee-off due to a back injury.[7]
  2. ^ a b Zalatoris conceded the match against Fox before tee-off due to illness.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "64 of the world's top-ranked players eligible for the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play". Dell Technologies Match Play. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Hirsh, Jack (March 6, 2023). "WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play to end after this season, tournament exec confirms". Golf.
  3. ^ Romine, Brentley (March 7, 2023). "WGC era over: Match Play out, though Monahan doesn't rule out return". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "'What a week': Sam Burns storms through field, wins Match Play". ESPN. Associated Press. March 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Final field set for the 2023 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play". Dell Technologies Match Play. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Groups announced for the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play". PGA Tour. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ^ Schmitt, Tim (March 24, 2023). "Hideki Matsuyama WDs at WGC-Dell Match Play; Max Homa advances to the knockout round". Golfweek. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Roberts, Andy (March 24, 2023). "Will Zalatoris forced out of WGC Match Play". GolfMagic. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Mackenzie Hughes, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy among 16 advancing at Match Play". Winnipeg Sun. Reuters. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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