2016 WGC-Dell Match Play

The 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play was the 18th WGC-Dell Match Play Championship, played March 23–27 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. It was the second of four World Golf Championships in 2016. The Championship was won by Jason Day, it was his second WGC-Match Play win in three years.[1][2]

2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23–27, 2016
LocationAustin, Texas, U.S.
Course(s)Austin Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length7,073 yards (6,468 m)
Field64 players
Prize fund$9,500,000
8,374,981
Winner's share$1,620,000
€1,428,155
Champion
Jason Day
def. Louis Oosthuizen 5 & 4
Austin
Location in the United States
Austin 
Location in Texas

Field

The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 13.[3] However, the seedings are based on the World Ranking on March 20.[4]

Henrik Stenson (ranked 7 on March 13, personal reasons)[5] and Jim Furyk (ranked 15, wrist surgery)[5] did not compete, allowing entry for Patton Kizzire (ranked 65) and Thorbjørn Olesen (ranked 66).

Nationalities in the field

North America (26)South America (2)Europe (21)Oceania (6)Asia (5)Africa (4)
 United States (26) Argentina (2) England (7) Australia (5) India (1) South Africa (4)
 Northern Ireland (2) New Zealand (1) Japan (1)
 Scotland (1) South Korea (1)
 Wales (1) Thailand (2)
 Ireland (1)
 Austria (1)
 Belgium (1)
 Denmark (2)
 France (1)
 Germany (1)
 Spain (2)
 Sweden (1)

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear wonRecordAdvanced toFinish
Jason Day Australia20147–0–0Championship1
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland20154−2−1Third-place match4
Matt Kuchar United States20132−1−1Round of 16T9

Format

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 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). One player is randomly selected from each pool to complete each group.[6]

In 2015, there were no halved matches in group play with extra holes played to determine the winner for each match if necessary. In 2016, all group play matches were 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 were broken by a sudden-death stroke play playoff, beginning on hole 1.[6]

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

Pool A – Top 16 seeds
SeedRankPlayer
11 Jordan Spieth
22 Jason Day
33 Rory McIlroy
44 Bubba Watson
55 Rickie Fowler
66 Adam Scott
78 Justin Rose
89 Dustin Johnson
910 Patrick Reed
1011 Danny Willett
1112 Branden Grace
1213 Hideki Matsuyama
1314 Sergio García
1415 Zach Johnson
1517 Brandt Snedeker
1618 Louis Oosthuizen
Pool B
SeedRankPlayer
1719 Phil Mickelson
1820 Brooks Koepka
1921 Charl Schwartzel
2022 Kevin Kisner
2123 J. B. Holmes
2224 Jimmy Walker
2325 Paul Casey
2426 Shane Lowry
2527 Marc Leishman
2628 Kevin Na
2729 An Byeong-hun
2830 Matt Kuchar
2931 Andy Sullivan
3032 Bill Haas
3133 Justin Thomas
3234 Russell Knox
Pool C
SeedRankPlayer
3335 Emiliano Grillo
3436 Danny Lee
3537 Bernd Wiesberger
3638 Thongchai Jaidee
3739 Kiradech Aphibarnrat
3840 David Lingmerth
3941 Victor Dubuisson
4042 Billy Horschel
4143 Chris Wood
4244 Matthew Fitzpatrick
4345 Søren Kjeldsen
4446 Martin Kaymer
4547 Ryan Moore
4648 Smylie Kaufman
4749 Scott Piercy
4850 Anirban Lahiri
Pool D
SeedRankPlayer
4951 Robert Streb
5052 Jaco van Zyl
5153 Jamie Donaldson
5254 Rafa Cabrera-Bello
5355 Daniel Berger
5456 Chris Kirk
5557 Thomas Pieters
5658 Charley Hoffman
5759 Fabián Gómez
5860 Jason Dufner
5961 Lee Westwood
6062 Marcus Fraser
6163 Matt Jones
6264 Graeme McDowell
6365 Patton Kizzire
6466 Thorbjørn Olesen

RankOfficial World Golf Ranking on March 20, 2016.[4]

Results

Pool play

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

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

Notes: Round 1

Of the 32 matches played, 9 were "upsets" with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player and 6 matches were halved. These included top seeds #5 Rickie Fowler, #8 Dustin Johnson, #11 Branden Grace, and #12 Hideki Matsuyama losing matches and #4 Bubba Watson, #6 Adam Scott, and #10 Danny Willett halving matches.[7]

Notes: Round 2

Of the 32 matches played, 5 were upsets with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player and 7 matches were halved. These included top seeds #10 Danny Willett and #13 Sergio García losing matches and #5 Rickie Fowler, #7 Justin Rose, and #15 Brandt Snedeker halving matches. There were 13 players that had perfect 2–0–0 records, including the top three seeds: Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, and Rory McIlroy.[8]

Notes: Round 3

Of the 32 matches played, 10 were upsets with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player and 4 matches were halved. These included top seeds #4 Bubba Watson, #6 Adam Scott, and #7 Justin Rose losing matches and #3 Rory McIlroy and #5 Rickie Fowler halving matches. Four groups went to sudden-death playoffs, each involving two players, with three ending after one hole and the fourth ending on the second hole. Six golfers advanced with perfect 3–0–0 records: #1 Jordan Spieth, #2 Jason Day, #9 Patrick Reed, #14 Zach Johnson, #16 Louis Oosthuizen, and #30 Bill Haas. Two golfers conceded their matches early, Paul Casey conceded to Jason Day after six holes due to illness and Daniel Berger conceded Matthew Fitzpatrick at the start of the match due to a wrist injury suffered on the 18th hole on Thursday, when he clipped the rock wall and missed the ball while trying to hit his second shot. Eight of the top 16 seeds advanced while three of the bottom 16 seeds advanced including #63 Patton Kizzire. Eleven Americans advance to the round of 16.[9][10]

Group 1
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Spieth3 & 2Donaldson
Dubuisson3 & 2Thomas
2Spieth5 & 4Dubuisson
Donaldson2 upThomas
3Spieth3 & 2Thomas
Donaldson1 upDubuisson
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
1 Jordan Spieth30031
51 Jamie Donaldson21022
39 Victor Dubuisson12013
31 Justin Thomas03004
Group 2
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Day3 & 2McDowell
Jaidee2 & 1Casey
2Day5 & 3Jaidee
Casey vs McDowell – halved
3DayConcededCasey
Jaidee vs McDowell – halved
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
2 Jason Day30031
36 Thongchai Jaidee1111.52
62 Graeme McDowell01213
23 Paul Casey0210.54
  • Casey conceded his match with Day after six holes
    (the match was all-square) due to illness.
Group 3
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1McIlroy1 upOlesen
Na2 & 1Kaufman
2McIlroy3 & 1Kaufman
Na3 & 2Olesen
3McIlroy vs Na – halved
Olesen2 & 1Kaufman
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
3 Rory McIlroy2012.51
26 Kevin Na2012.52
64 Thorbjørn Olesen12013
46 Smylie Kaufman03004
  • McIlroy advanced in sudden-death playoff over Na – 2 holes
Group 4
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Watson vs Kizzire – halved
Grillo3 & 2Holmes
2Watson2 upGrillo
Holmes vs Kizzire – halved
3Holmes1 upWatson
Kizzire2 upGrillo
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
63 Patton Kizzire10221
4 Bubba Watson1111.5T2
21 J. B. Holmes1111.5
33 Emiliano Grillo12014
Group 5
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Dufner2 & 1Fowler
An vs Piercy – halved
2Fowler vs Piercy – halved
An2 upDufner
3Fowler vs An – halved
Piercy1 upDufner
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
27 An Byeong-hun10221
47 Scott Piercy10222
58 Jason Dufner1201T3
5 Rickie Fowler0121
  • An advanced in sudden-death playoff over Piercy – 1 hole
Group 6
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Scott vs Pieters – halved
Haas2 & 1Wood
2Scott3 & 2Wood
Haas4 & 2Pieters
3Haas1 upScott
Pieters3 & 2Wood
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
30 Bill Haas30031
6 Adam Scott1111.5T2
55 Thomas Pieters1111.5
41 Chris Wood03004
Group 7
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Rose2 upGómez
Kuchar6 & 5Lahiri
2Rose vs Lahiri – halved
Kuchar vs Gomez – halved
3Kuchar3 & 2Rose
Lahiri4 & 2Gómez
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
28 Matt Kuchar2012.51
7 Justin Rose1111.5T2
48 Anirban Lahiri1111.5
57 Fabián Gómez0210.54
Group 8
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Streb3 & 2D Johnson
Aphibarnrat2 & 1Walker
2D Johnson5 & 4Aphibarnrat
Walker4 & 3Streb
3D Johnson2 & 1Walker
Aphibarnrat1 upStreb
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
8 Dustin Johnson21021
37 Kiradech Aphibarnrat21022
22 Jimmy Walker1201T3
49 Robert Streb1201
  • D Johnson advanced in sudden-death playoff
    over Aphibarnrat – 1 hole
Group 9
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Reed1 upBerger
Mickelson5 & 4Fitzpatrick
2Reed4 & 3Fitzpatrick
Mickelson1 upBerger
3Reed5 & 4Mickelson
FitzpatrickConcededBerger
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
9 Patrick Reed30031
17 Phil Mickelson21022
42 Matthew Fitzpatrick12013
53 Daniel Berger03004
  • Berger conceded his match to Fitzpatrick due to a wrist injury.
Group 10
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Willett vs Van Zyl – halved
Koepka3 & 2Horschel
2Horschel3 & 2Willett
Koepka5 & 4Van Zyl
3Willett4 & 3Koepka
Van Zyl3 & 1Horschel
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
18 Brooks Koepka21021
10 Danny Willett1111.5T2
50 Jaco van Zyl1111.5
40 Billy Horschel12014
Group 11
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Kirk3 & 1Grace
Knox vs Lingmerth – halved
2Grace4 & 3Lingmerth
Knox2 & 1Kirk
3Grace5 & 4Knox
Kirk3 & 2Lingmerth
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
54 Chris Kirk21021
11 Branden Grace21022
32 Russell Knox1111.53
38 David Lingmerth0210.54
  • Kirk advanced in sudden-death playoff over Grace – 1 hole
Group 12
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Cabrera-Bello1 upMatsuyama
Kisner2 & 1Kjeldsen
2Matsuyama4 & 2Kjeldsen
Cabrera-Bello4 & 3Kisner
3Matsuyama3 & 2Kisner
Kjeldsen vs Cabrera-Bello – halved
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
52 Rafa Cabrera-Bello2012.51
12 Hideki Matsuyama21022
20 Kevin Kisner12013
43 Søren Kjeldsen0210.54
Group 13
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1García1 upWestwood
Leishman vs Moore – halved
2Moore1 upGarcía
Westwood1 upLeishman
3García5 & 4Leishman
Moore3 & 1Westwood
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
45 Ryan Moore2012.51
13 Sergio García21022
59 Lee Westwood12013
25 Marc Leishman0210.54
Group 14
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Z Johnson4 & 3Fraser
Kaymer1 upLowry
2Z Johnson8 & 6Kaymer
Lowry vs Fraser – halved
3Z Johnson4 & 3Lowry
Kaymer4 & 3Fraser
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
14 Zach Johnson30031
44 Martin Kaymer21022
24 Shane Lowry0210.5T3
60 Marcus Fraser0210.5
Group 15
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Snedeker2 & 1Hoffman
Schwartzel1 upLee
2Snedeker vs Lee – halved
Schwartzel3 & 2Hoffman
3Snedeker5 & 3Schwartzel
Hoffman4 & 2Lee
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
15 Brandt Snedeker2012.51
19 Charl Schwartzel21022
56 Charley Hoffman12013
34 Danny Lee0210.54
Group 16
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Oosthuizen2 & 1Jones
Sullivan3 & 2Wiesberger
2Oosthuizen2 & 1Wiesberger
Sullivan3 & 1Jones
3Oosthuizen4 & 2Sullivan
Wiesberger vs Jones – halved
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
16 Louis Oosthuizen30031
29 Andy Sullivan21022
35 Bernd Wiesberger0210.5T3
61 Matt Jones0210.5

Final 16 bracket

Players by pool: A=8, B=4, C=1, D=3

  Round of 16
March 26 – morning
Quarterfinals
March 26 – afternoon
Semifinals
March 27 – morning
Final
March 27 – afternoon
                                     
1 Jordan Spieth  
16 Louis Oosthuizen 4&2  
  16 Louis Oosthuizen 2&1  
 
  8 Dustin Johnson  
8 Dustin Johnson 3&2
9 Patrick Reed  
  16 Louis Oosthuizen 4&3  
  52 Rafa Cabrera-Bello  
27 An Byeong-hun  
52 Rafa Cabrera-Bello Conc  
  52 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 2&1
 
  45 Ryan Moore  
63 Patton Kizzire
45 Ryan Moore 4&3  
  16 Louis Oosthuizen
  2 Jason Day 5&4
30 Bill Haas  
54 Chris Kirk 2&1  
  54 Chris Kirk
 
  3 Rory McIlroy 4&3  
3 Rory McIlroy 1up
14 Zach Johnson  
  3 Rory McIlroy
  2 Jason Day 1up  
28 Matt Kuchar  
18 Brooks Koepka 1up   Third place
  18 Brooks Koepka
 
  2 Jason Day 3&2  
2 Jason Day 3&2 3 Rory McIlroy
15 Brandt Snedeker     52 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 3&2

Notes: Round of 16

There were three upsets: #1 Jordan Spieth lost to #16 Louis Oosthuizen, 4 & 2; #52 Rafa Cabrera-Bello won when #27 An Byeong-hun conceded the match after 12 holes due to a neck injury (Cabrera-Bello was leading 4 up); #54 Chris Kirk defeated #30 Bill Haas, 2 & 1. Three of the top-8 seeds remained.[11] Spieth's loss means that Day regains the world number one position.

Quarterfinals

There were two upsets: #16 Oosthuizen defeated #8 Dustin Johnson, 2 & 1, and #52 Cabrera-Bello defeated #45 Ryan Moore, 2 & 1. None of the 11 Americans in the round of 16 made the semifinals.[11]

Breakdown by country

Country64R16QFSFFCh
 Australia511111
 South Africa41111
 Northern Ireland2111
 Spain2111
 United States26114
 South Korea11
 England7
 Argentina2
 Denmark2
 Thailand2
 Austria1
 Belgium1
 France1
 Germany1
 India1
 Ireland1
 Japan1
 New Zealand1
 Scotland1
 Sweden1
 Wales1

Prize money and FedEx Cup/OWGR points breakdown

PlaceDescriptionUS ($)Euro (€)PointsOWGR
1Champion1,620,0001,428,15555076
2Runner-up1,018,000897,44631545.6
3Third place660,000581,84120030.4
4Fourth place530,000467,23614022.8
T5Losing quarterfinalists x 4290,000255,65710114.82
T9Losing round of 16 x 8152,000133,99968.258.88
17Those with 2.5 points in pool play112,00098,736556.46
T18Those with 2 points in pool play x 1090,90080,13548.54.71
T28Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 1074,50065,67738.53.24
T38Those with 1 point in pool play x 1363,00055,539272.36
T51Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 1052,00045,84215.51.49
T61Those with 0 points in pool play x 447,75042,0958.50
Total9,500,0008,374,9813,620

Source:[12]
($1.134331 = 1 Euro)

References

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