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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.

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.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

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

Group 12

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

Group 14

Group 15

Group 16

Final 16 bracket

Prize money breakdown

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

  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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