2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23–27, 2022
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$12,000,000
Winner's shareUS$2,100,000
Champion
United States Scottie Scheffler
def. Kevin Kisner 4 & 3
Location map
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Austin CC is located in Texas
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The 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 23rd WGC Match Play, played March 23–27 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas.

The tournament was won by 2021 runner-up Scottie Scheffler, who defeated Kevin Kisner 4 and 3 in the final. With the win, Scheffler's third in his last five starts, he rose to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.[1][2] Corey Conners beat Dustin Johnson 3 and 1 in the consolation match to claim third place.[1]

Format

The 64 players were placed into four seeded pools, the 16 highest ranked players as of March 21 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.[3]

Each group was 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 advanced to the knockout stage. If two or more players are tied on points at the end of the group stage, there was a sudden death stroke play playoff between the tied players to determine the winner of the group.[3]

In the knockout stage, the round of 16 was played on Saturday morning, with the quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon. The semifinals were played on Sunday morning, and the final and third place playoff were played on Sunday afternoon. In total, barring withdrawals, those reaching the last four played seven rounds of golf.[3]

Field

The following players qualified for the field, consisting of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 15.[3] They are listed with their world ranking as of March 21, which determined the seedings, and their world ranking as of March 15, which determined qualification, in parentheses.[4]

Pools

Results

Pool play

Players were divided into 16 groups of four players and play round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday.[8]

  • Round 1 – March 23
  • Round 2 – March 24
  • Round 3 – March 25

Group 1

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Spain Jon Rahm (1) 2 1 0 2 Beat Muñoz 4 & 2 Beat Young 5 & 4 Lost to Reed 3 & 2
T2 United States Patrick Reed (23) 1 1 1 1.5 Lost to Young 1 down Tied Muñoz Beat Rahm 3 & 2
T2 Colombia Sebastián Muñoz (58) 1 1 1 1.5 Lost to Rahm 4 & 2 Tied Reed Beat Young 1 up
4 United States Cameron Young (40) 1 2 0 1 Beat Reed 1 up Lost to Rahm 5 & 4 Lost to Muñoz 1 down

Group 2

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 United States Collin Morikawa (2) 2 0 1 2.5 Beat MacIntyre 2 & 1 Tied García Beat Kokrak 1 up
2 Spain Sergio García (43) 1 1 1 1.5 Beat Kokrak 4 & 3 Tied Morikawa Lost to MacIntyre 4 & 2
T3 United States Jason Kokrak (22) 1 2 0 1 Lost to García 4 & 3 Beat MacIntyre 3 & 2 Lost to Morikawa 1 down
T3 Scotland Robert MacIntyre (61) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Morikawa 2 & 1 Lost to Kokrak 3 & 2 Beat García 4 & 2

Group 3

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 United States Will Zalatoris (24) 2 1 0 2 Beat Tringale 5 & 4 Lost to Straka 4 & 2 Beat Hovland 1 up
2 Norway Viktor Hovland (3) 2 1 0 2 Beat Straka 1 up Beat Tringale 2 & 1 Lost to Zalatoris 1 down
T3 United States Cameron Tringale (45) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Zalatoris 5 & 4 Lost to Hovland 2 & 1 Beat Straka 5 & 3
T3 Austria Sepp Straka (63) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Hovland 1 down Beat Zalatoris 4 & 2 Lost to Tringale 5 & 3

Zalatoris defeated Hovland on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 4

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Republic of Ireland Séamus Power (42) 2 1 0 2 Beat Im 5 & 4 Beat Cantlay 5 & 4 Lost to Mitchell 2 & 1
T2 United States Patrick Cantlay (4) 1 1 1 1.5 Tied Mitchell Lost to Power 5 & 4 Beat Im 2 & 1
T2 United States Keith Mitchell (62) 1 1 1 1.5 Tied Cantlay Lost to Im 5 & 3 Beat Power 2 & 1
4 South Korea Im Sung-jae (21) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Power 5 & 4 Beat Mitchell 5 & 3 Lost to Cantlay 2 & 1

Group 5

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 United States Scottie Scheffler (5) 2 1 0 2 Beat Poulter 2 & 1 Lost to Fleetwood 2 & 1 Beat Fitzpatrick 5 & 4
2 England Matt Fitzpatrick (20) 2 1 0 2 Beat Fleetwood 1 up Beat Poulter 4 & 2 Lost to Scheffler 5 & 4
T3 England Tommy Fleetwood (41) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Fitzpatrick 1 down Beat Scheffler 2 & 1 Lost to Poulter 4 & 3
T3 England Ian Poulter (59) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Scheffler 2 & 1 Lost to Fitzpatrick 4 & 2 Beat Fleetwood 4 & 3

Scheffler defeated Fitzpatrick on the sixth hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 6

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 United States Kevin Kisner (29) 3 0 0 3 Beat Leishman 4 & 3 Beat List 1 up Beat Thomas 4 & 3
T2 United States Justin Thomas (6) 1 2 0 1 Lost to List 3 & 2 Beat Leishman 5 & 4 Lost to Kisner 4 & 3
T2 Australia Marc Leishman (37) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Kisner 4 & 3 Lost to Thomas 5 & 4 Beat List 3 & 2
T2 United States Luke List (53) 1 2 0 1 Beat Thomas 3 & 2 Lost to Kisner 1 down Lost to Leishman 3 & 2

Group 7

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Japan Takumi Kanaya (56) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Schauffele 3 & 2 Beat Finau 1 up Beat Herbert 5 & 4
2 Australia Lucas Herbert (39) 2 1 0 2 Beat Finau 4 & 3 Beat Schauffele 1 up Lost to Kanaya 5 & 4
T3 United States Xander Schauffele (7) 1 2 0 1 Beat Kanaya 3 & 2 Lost to Herbert 1 down Lost to Finau 4 & 2
T3 United States Tony Finau (18) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Herbert 4 & 3 Lost to Kanaya 1 down Beat Schauffele 4 & 2

Kanaya defeated Herbert on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with a par.

Group 8

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 United States Dustin Johnson (8) 3 0 0 3 Beat Hughes 3 & 2 Beat Wolff 4 & 2 Beat Homa 1 up
2 Canada Mackenzie Hughes (51) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Johnson 3 & 2 Beat Homa 2 up Beat Wolff 1 up
3 United States Max Homa (30) 1 2 0 1 Beat Wolff 3 & 1 Lost to Hughes 2 down Lost to Johnson 1 down
4 United States Matthew Wolff (38) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Homa 3 & 1 Lost to Johnson 4 & 2 Lost to Hughes 1 down

Group 9

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 England Richard Bland (54) 2 0 1 2.5 Tied DeChambeau Beat Gooch 1 up Beat Westwood 2 & 1
2 United States Talor Gooch (27) 2 1 0 2 Beat Westwood 3 & 2 Lost to Bland 1 down Beat DeChambeau 1 up
3 England Lee Westwood (47) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Gooch 3 & 2 Beat DeChambeau 1 up Lost to Bland 2 & 1
4 United States Bryson DeChambeau (9) 0 2 1 0.5 Tied Bland Lost to Westwood 1 down Lost to Gooch 1 down

Group 10

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Canada Corey Conners (36) 3 0 0 3 Beat Casey (conceded)[a] Beat Oosthuizen 2 & 1 Beat Norén 3 & 2
2 Sweden Alex Norén (50) 2 1 0 2 Beat Oosthuizen 1 up Beat Casey (conceded)[b] Lost to Conners 3 & 2
3 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (10) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Norén 1 down Lost to Conners 2 & 1 Beat Casey (conceded)[b]
4 England Paul Casey (19) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Conners (conceded)[a] Lost to Norén (conceded)[b] Lost to Oosthuizen (conceded)[b]

Group 11

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Australia Adam Scott (32) 2 0 1 2.5 Beat Rose 2 up Tied Bradley Beat Spieth 3 & 2
2 England Justin Rose (46) 1 1 1 1.5 Lost to Scott 2 down Beat Spieth 3 & 2 Tied Bradley
T3 United States Jordan Spieth (11) 1 2 0 1 Beat Bradley 2 up Lost to Rose 3 & 2 Lost to Scott 3 & 2
T3 United States Keegan Bradley (60) 0 1 2 1 Lost to Spieth 2 down Tied Scott Tied Rose

Group 12

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 United States Billy Horschel (12) 2 0 1 2.5 Beat Lee 3 & 2 Beat Hoge 3 & 2 Tied Pieters
T2 Belgium Thomas Pieters (26) 1 1 1 1.5 Beat Hoge 2 & 1 Lost to Lee 1 down Tied Horschel
T2 Australia Min Woo Lee (49) 1 1 1 1.5 Lost to Horschel 3 & 2 Beat Pieters 1 up Tied Hoge
4 United States Tom Hoge (33) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Pieters 2 & 1 Lost to Horschel 3 & 2 Tied Lee

Group 13

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 England Tyrrell Hatton (13) 3 0 0 3 Beat Bezuidenhout 3 & 2 Beat Kim 1 up Beat Berger 2 up
2 South Korea Kim Si-woo (48) 2 1 0 2 Beat Berger 2 up Lost to Hatton 1 down Beat Bezuidenhout 6 & 4
3 United States Daniel Berger (17) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Kim 2 down Beat Bezuidenhout 2 & 1 Lost to Hatton 2 up
4 South Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout (52) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Hatton 3 & 2 Lost to Berger 2 & 1 Lost to Kim 6 & 4

Group 14

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 United States Kevin Na (25) 2 0 1 2.5 Beat Henley 1 up Tied McNealy Beat Niemann 1 up
2 United States Maverick McNealy (64) 2 0 1 2.5 Beat Niemann 8 & 6 Tied Na Beat Henley 2 & 1
3 Chile Joaquín Niemann (14) 1 2 0 1 Lost to McNealy 8 & 6 Beat Henley 2 & 1 Lost to Na 1 down
4 United States Russell Henley (34) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Na 1 down Lost to Niemann 2 & 1 Lost to McNealy 2 & 1

Na defeated McNealy on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 15

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Mexico Abraham Ancer (15) 2 0 1 2.5 Beat Watson 3 & 1 Tied Harman Beat Simpson 2 up
2 United States Bubba Watson (57) 1 1 1 1.5 Lost to Ancer 3 & 1 Beat Simpson 1 up Tied Harman
T3 United States Webb Simpson (31) 1 2 0 1 Beat Harman 1 up Lost to Watson 1 down Lost to Ancer 2 down
T3 United States Brian Harman (44) 0 1 2 1 Lost to Simpson 1 down Tied Ancer Tied Watson

Group 16

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 United States Brooks Koepka (16) 3 0 0 3 Beat van Rooyen 3 & 2 Beat Varner 2 & 1 Beat Lowry 1 up
2 United States Harold Varner III (35) 2 1 0 2 Beat Lowry 2 & 1 Lost to Koepka 2 & 1 Beat van Rooyen 5 & 4
3 Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry (28) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Varner 2 & 1 Beat van Rooyen 2 up Lost to Koepka 1 down
4 South Africa Erik van Rooyen (55) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Koepka 3 & 2 Lost to Lowry 2 down Lost to Varner 5 & 4

Final 16 bracket

First round
March 26 – morning 		Quarterfinals
March 26 – afternoon 		Semifinals
March 27 – morning 		Final
March 27 – afternoon
            
2 United States Collin Morikawa
15 Mexico Abraham Ancer 7&6
15 Mexico Abraham Ancer
36 Canada Corey Conners 2 up
56 Japan Takumi Kanaya
36 Canada Corey Conners 5&3
36 Canada Corey Conners
29 United States Kevin Kisner 2 up
24 United States Will Zalatoris 22h
25 United States Kevin Na
24 United States Will Zalatoris
29 United States Kevin Kisner 4&3
32 Australia Adam Scott
29 United States Kevin Kisner 1 up
29 United States Kevin Kisner
5 United States Scottie Scheffler 4&3
1 Spain Jon Rahm
16 United States Brooks Koepka 19h
16 United States Brooks Koepka
8 United States Dustin Johnson 2 up
54 England Richard Bland
8 United States Dustin Johnson 3&2
8 United States Dustin Johnson
5 United States Scottie Scheffler 3&1
5 United States Scottie Scheffler 1 up Third place
12 United States Billy Horschel
5 United States Scottie Scheffler 3&2 36 Canada Corey Conners 3&1
42 Republic of Ireland Séamus Power 8 United States Dustin Johnson
13 England Tyrrell Hatton
42 Republic of Ireland Séamus Power 4&3

Prize money breakdown

Place Description US$
1 Champion 2,100,000
2 Runner-up 1,320,000
3 Third place 852,000
4 Fourth place 685,000
T5 Losing quarter-finalists x 4 386,000
T9 Losing round of 16 x 8 220,000
17 Those with 2.5 points in pool play x 1 164,000
T18 Those with 2 points in pool play x 8 133,875
T26 Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 9 97,111
T35 Those with 1 point in pool play x 23 58,239
T58 Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 2 42,750
T60 Those with 0 points in pool play x 5 41,000
Total 12,000,000

Prize money for players who did not qualify for the knockout stage was from $164,000 to $40,000. Positions for these players were based on points scored in pool play.

Source:[11]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Casey conceded the match against Conners after two holes due to back spasms.[9]
  2. ^ a b c d Casey conceded his matches against Norén and Oosthuizen.[10]

References

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