2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

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
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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.

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

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

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

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

Pool play

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

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

Group 2

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

Group 3

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

Group 4

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 United States Patrick Cantlay (4) 3 0 0 3 Beat Taylor 1 up Beat Lee 4 & 2 Beat Harman 2 & 1
2 United States Brian Harman (25) 2 1 0 2 Beat Lee 3 & 1 Beat Taylor 3 & 2 Lost to Cantlay 2 & 1
3 Canada Nick Taylor (55) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Cantlay 1 down Lost to Harman 3 & 2 Beat Lee 3 & 2
4 South Korea 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

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

Group 6

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

Group 7

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

Group 8

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

Group 9

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

Group 10

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

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

Group 12

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

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

Group 14

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

Group 15

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

Group 16

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

Final 16 bracket

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

Prize money breakdown

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

  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

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  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.
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  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.