2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

The 2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 19th WGC Match Play, played March 22–26 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. It was the second of four World Golf Championships in 2017. Dustin Johnson won the final 1 up over Jon Rahm.[1][2][3]

2017 WGC-Dell Technologies
Match Play
Tournament information
DatesMarch 22–26, 2017
LocationAustin, Texas, U.S.
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 fund$9,750,000
9,042,850
Winner's share$1,660,000
€1,539,603
Champion
Dustin Johnson
def. Jon Rahm 1 up
Location Map
Austin
Location in Texas
Austin
Location in the United States

Field

The field consists of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 12.[4] However, the seedings are based on the World Rankings on March 19.

Henrik Stenson (ranked 5 on March 12, personal reasons),[5] Adam Scott (8, personal reasons),[5] Justin Rose (13, personal reasons),[5] and Adam Hadwin (51, personal reasons)[5] did not compete, allowing entry for Jason Dufner (ranked 65), Kim Kyung-tae (66), Joost Luiten (67) and Pat Perez (68). On March 17, world number nine Rickie Fowler dropped out, replaced by Kim Si-woo (69).

Nationalities in the field

North America (27)South America (2)Europe (22)Oceania (2)Asia (8)Africa (3)
 United States (27) Argentina (1) England (9) Australia (2) Japan (3) South Africa (3)
 Venezuela (1) Northern Ireland (1) South Korea (4)
 Scotland (1) Thailand (1)
 Ireland (1)
 Austria (1)
 Belgium (1)
 Denmark (1)
 Germany (1)
 Italy (1)
 Netherlands (1)
 Spain (3)
 Sweden (1)

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonRecordAdvanced toFinish
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland20151−1−1Group playT30
Matt Kuchar United States20131−1−1Group playT30
Jason Day Australia2014, 20160−3−0Group playT58

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 pool play, 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). Each group has one player randomly selected from each pool to complete the group.[6]

All group play matches are 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 are broken by a sudden-death stroke play playoff, beginning on hole 1.[6]

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

Pool A – Top 16 seeds
SeedRankPlayer
11 Dustin Johnson
22 Rory McIlroy
33 Jason Day
44 Hideki Matsuyama
56 Jordan Spieth
67 Justin Thomas
710 Sergio García
811 Alex Norén
912 Patrick Reed
1014 Tyrrell Hatton
1115 Danny Willett
1216 Paul Casey
1317 Bubba Watson
1418 Phil Mickelson
1519 Branden Grace
1620 Matt Kuchar
Pool B
SeedRankPlayer
1721 Russell Knox
1822 Jimmy Walker
1923 Brandt Snedeker
2024 Brooks Koepka
2125 Jon Rahm
2226 Rafa Cabrera-Bello
2327 Louis Oosthuizen
2428 Charl Schwartzel
2529 Francesco Molinari
2630 Emiliano Grillo
2731 Matthew Fitzpatrick
2832 Marc Leishman
2933 Tommy Fleetwood
3034 Thomas Pieters
3135 J. B. Holmes
3236 Ryan Moore
Pool C
SeedRankPlayer
3337 Gary Woodland
3438 Kevin Kisner
3539 Daniel Berger
3640 Bernd Wiesberger
3741 Yuta Ikeda
3842 Kevin Chappell
3943 Scott Piercy
4045 Wang Jeung-hun
4146 Martin Kaymer
4247 Bill Haas
4349 Lee Westwood
4450 Zach Johnson
4551 An Byeong-hun
4652 Kevin Na
4753 Ross Fisher
4854 William McGirt
Pool D
SeedRankPlayer
4955 Chris Wood
5056 Brendan Steele
5157 Jim Furyk
5258 Andy Sullivan
5359 Shane Lowry
5460 Hideto Tanihara
5561 Jhonattan Vegas
5662 Pat Perez
5763 Thongchai Jaidee
5864 Webb Simpson
5965 Jason Dufner
6066 Joost Luiten
6167 Charles Howell III
6268 Søren Kjeldsen
6369 Kim Si-woo
6470 Kim Kyung-tae

RankOfficial World Golf Ranking on March 19, 2017.

Results

Pool play

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

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

Notes: Round 1

Of the 32 matches played, 10 were "upsets" with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player and 5 matches were halved. These included top seeds #2 Rory McIlroy, #5 Jordan Spieth, and #11 Danny Willett losing matches, #3 Jason Day conceding his match and withdrawing from the tournament and #4 Hideki Matsuyama, #7 Sergio García, #9 Patrick Reed, and #16 Matt Kuchar halving matches.[7]

Notes: Round 2

Of the 32 matches played, 15 were upsets with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player and 2 matches were halved. These included top seeds #4 Hideki Matsuyama, #6 Justin Thomas, #9 Patrick Reed, #15 Branden Grace and #16 Matt Kuchar losing matches and #3 Jason Day conceding his match. Gary Woodland withdrew from the tournament for personal reasons, conceding his second- and third-round matches and Francesco Molinari withdrew after the second round with a wrist injury, conceding his third-round match. There were 14 players that had perfect 2–0–0 records, including the top seed, Dustin Johnson.[8]

Notes: Round 3

Of the 32 matches played, 14 were upsets with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player and 3 matches were halved. These included top seeds #3 Jason Day (concession), #4 Hideki Matsuyama, #6 Justin Thomas, #7 Sergio García, #9 Patrick Reed, #10 Tyrrell Hatton, and #15 Danny Willett losing matches and #2 Rory McIlroy, #5 Jordan Spieth, and #13 Bubba Watson halving matches. Five groups went to sudden-death playoffs, three involving two players and two involving three players. The playoffs went from one to six holes. Eight golfers advanced with perfect 3–0–0 records: #1 Dustin Johnson, #8 Alex Norén, #12 Paul Casey, #14 Phil Mickelson, #20 Brooks Koepka, #21 Jon Rahm, #48 William McGirt, and #62 Søren Kjeldsen. Five of the top 16 seeds advanced while three of the bottom 16 seeds advanced. Nine Americans advance to the round of 16.[9]

Group 1
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1D Johnson5 & 3Simpson
Kaymer3 & 2Walker
2D Johnson3 & 2Kaymer
Walker3 & 2Simpson
3D Johnson5 & 3Walker
Kaymer3 & 2Simpson
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
1 Dustin Johnson30031
46 Martin Kaymer21022
22 Jimmy Walker12013
58 Webb Simpson03004
Group 2
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Kjeldsen2 & 1McIlroy
Woodland3 & 2Grillo
2McIlroyConcededWoodland
Kjeldsen4 & 3Grillo
3McIlroy vs Grillo – halved
KjeldsenConcededWoodland
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
62 Søren Kjeldsen30031
2 Rory McIlroy1111.52
33 Gary Woodland12013
26 Emiliano Grillo0210.54
  • Woodland withdrew from the tournament prior to the second round,
    conceding matches to McIlroy and Kjeldsen.[10]
Group 3
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1PerezConcededDay
Leishman3 & 2Westwood
1WestwoodConcededDay
Perez2 & 1Leishman
3LeishmanConcededDay
Westwood2 & 1Perez
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
28 Marc Leishman21021
43 Lee Westwood2102T2
56 Pat Perez2102T2
3 Jason Day03004
  • Day conceded his match with Perez after 6 holes
    (Perez 3 up) and withdrew from the tournament.[11]
  • Leishman advanced in sudden-death playoff
    over Perez and Westwood – 2 holes.
Group 4
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Matsuyama vs Furyk – halved
Oosthuizen4 & 3Fisher
2Fisher2 & 1Matsuyama
Furyk3 & 2Oosthuizen
3Oosthuizen6 & 4Matsuyama
Fisher4 & 2Furyk
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
47 Ross Fisher21021
23 Louis Oosthuizen21022
51 Jim Furyk1111.53
4 Hideki Matsuyama0210.54
  • Fisher advanced in sudden-death playoff over Oosthuizen – 2 holes
Group 5
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Tanihara4 & 2Spieth
Moore vs Ikeda – halved
2Spieth4 & 2Ikeda
Moore vs Tanihara – halved
3Spieth vs Moore – halved
Tanihara3 & 1Ikeda
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
54 Hideto Tanihara2012.51
5 Jordan Spieth1111.5T2
32 Ryan Moore0031.5T2
41 Yuta Ikeda0210.54
Group 6
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Thomas2 & 1Wood
Na5 & 4Fitzpatrick
2Na4 & 2Thomas
Fitzpatrick4 & 2Wood
3Fitzpatrick2 & 1Thomas
Wood2 & 1Na
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
46 Kevin Na21021
27 Matthew Fitzpatrick21022
6 Justin Thomas1201T3
49 Chris Wood1201T3
  • Na advanced in sudden-death playoff over Fitzpatrick – 1 hole.
Group 7
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1García vs Lowry – halved
Rahm3 & 2Chappell
2García4 & 3Chappell
Rahm2 & 1Lowry
3Rahm6 & 4García
Chappell1 upLowry
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
21 Jon Rahm30031
7 Sergio García1111.52
38 Kevin Chappell12013
53 Shane Lowry0210.54
Group 8
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Norén3 & 2Jaidee
Wiesberger2 upMolinari
2Norén3 & 2Wiesberger
Jaidee5 & 3Molinari
3NorénConcededMolinari
Wiesberger1 upJaidee
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
8 Alex Norén30031
36 Bernd Wiesberger21022
57 Thongchai Jaidee12013
25 Francesco Molinari03004
  • Molinari withdrew from the tournament after the second round
    with a wrist injury, conceding his third-round match to Norén.[8]
Group 9
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Reed vs Dufner – halved
Koepka6 & 5Kisner
2Kisner1 upReed
Koepka6 & 5Dufner
3Koepka1 upReed
Kisner2 & 1Dufner
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
20 Brooks Koepka30031
34 Kevin Kisner21022
9 Patrick Reed0210.5T3
59 Jason Dufner0210.5T3
Group 10
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Hatton2 & 1Howell
Cabrera-Bello4 & 3Wang
2Hatton2 upWang
Howell1 upCabrera-Bello
3Cabrera-Bello2 & 1Hatton
Howell2 & 1Wang
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
61 Charles Howell III21021
10 Tyrrell Hatton2102T2
22 Rafa Cabrera-Bello2102T2
40 Wang Jeung-hun03004
  • Howell advanced in sudden-death playoff
    over Hatton and Cabrera-Bello– 6 holes.
Group 11
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1KT Kim4 & 2Willett
Knox3 & 2Haas
2Haas6 & 5Willett
KT Kim3 & 1Knox
3Willett4 & 2Knox
Haas4 & 2KT Kim
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
42 Bill Haas21021
64 Kim Kyung-tae21022
11 Danny Willett1201T3
17 Russell Knox1201T3
  • Haas advanced in sudden-death playoff over Kim – 6 holes.
Group 12
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Casey2 & 1Luiten
Schwartzel6 & 5An
2Casey1 upAn
Schwartzel4 & 3Luiten
3Casey4 & 3Schwartzel
Luiten1 upAn
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
12 Paul Casey30031
24 Charl Schwartzel21022
60 Joost Luiten12013
45 An Byeong-hun03004
Group 13
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Watson1 upVegas
Pieters3 & 2Piercy
2Watson4 & 3Piercy
Vegas3 & 1Pieters
3Watson vs Pieters – halved
Vegas3 & 1Piercy
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
13 Bubba Watson2012.51
55 Jhonattan Vegas21022
30 Thomas Pieters1111.53
39 Scott Piercy03004
Group 14
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Mickelson5 & 3SW Kim
Berger7 & 5Holmes
2Mickelson5 & 4Berger
Holmes vs SW Kim – halved
3Mickelson6 & 5Holmes
SW Kim1 upBerger
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
14 Phil Mickelson30031
63 Kim Si-woo1111.52
35 Daniel Berger12013
31 J. B. Holmes0210.54
Group 15
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Grace4 & 2Sullivan
McGirt2 upSnedeker
2McGirt2 & 1Grace
Snedeker2 & 1Sullivan
3Snedeker5 & 4Grace
McGirt1 upSullivan
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
48 William McGirt30031
19 Brandt Snedeker21022
15 Branden Grace12013
52 Andy Sullivan03004
Group 16
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Kuchar vs Steele – halved
Fleetwood1 upZ Johnson
2Z Johnson2 upKuchar
Steele1 upFleetwood
3Kuchar4 & 2Fleetwood
Z Johnson1 upSteele
SeedPlayerWLHPointsFinish
44 Zach Johnson21021
16 Matt Kuchar1111.5T2
50 Brendan Steele1111.5T2
29 Tommy Fleetwood12014

Final 16 bracket

Players by pool: A=5, B=3, C=5, D=3

  First round
March 25 – morning
Quarter-finals
March 25 – afternoon
Semi-finals
March 26 – morning
Final
March 26 – afternoon
                                     
1 Dustin Johnson 5&4  
44 Zach Johnson  
  1 Dustin Johnson 3&2  
 
  8 Alex Norén  
8 Alex Norén 3&1
20 Brooks Koepka  
  1 Dustin Johnson 1up  
  54 Hideto Tanihara  
47 Ross Fisher 4&3  
13 Bubba Watson  
  47 Ross Fisher
 
  54 Hideto Tanihara 4&2  
54 Hideto Tanihara 2&1
12 Paul Casey  
  1 Dustin Johnson 1up
  21 Jon Rahm
62 Søren Kjeldsen 5&4  
48 William McGirt  
  62 Søren Kjeldsen
 
  21 Jon Rahm 7&5  
21 Jon Rahm 6&4
61 Charles Howell III  
  21 Jon Rahm 3&2
  42 Bill Haas  
28 Marc Leishman  
14 Phil Mickelson 4&3   Third place
  14 Phil Mickelson
 
  42 Bill Haas 2&1  
46 Kevin Na 54 Hideto Tanihara
42 Bill Haas 1up     42 Bill Haas 2&1

Breakdown by country

Country64R16QFSFFCh
 United States2793211
 Spain31111
 Japan3111
 England921
 Denmark111
 Sweden111
 Australia21
 South Korea4
 South Africa3
 Argentina1
 Austria1
 Belgium1
 Germany1
 Ireland1
 Italy1
 Netherlands1
 Northern Ireland1
 Scotland1
 Thailand1
 Venezuela1

Prize money and FedEx Cup/OWGR points breakdown

PlaceDescriptionUS ($)Euro (€)PointsOWGR
1Champion1,660,0001,539,60355074
2Runner-up1,045,000969,20831544.4
3Third place678,000628,82620029.6
4Fourth place545,000505,47214022.2
T5Losing quarterfinalists x 4298,000276,38710114.43
T9Losing round of 16 x 8158,000146,54168.258.65
T17Those with 2 points in pool play x 1393,30886,54044.344.55
T30Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 974,00068,63325.563.04
T39Those with 1 point in pool play x 1263,50058,89413.742.26
T51Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 754,07150,1507.511.55
T58Those with 0 points in pool play x 749,50045,9105.441.21
Total9,750,0009,042,850

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