2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

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2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

Tournament information
Dates	March 24–28, 2021
Location	Austin, Texas, U.S. 30°20′35″N 97°47′49″W / 30.343°N 97.797°W / 30.343; -97.797Coordinates: 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
Format	Match play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	7,108 yards (6,500 m)
Field	64 players
Prize fund	$10,500,000
Winner's share	$1,820,000
Champion
Billy Horschel
def. Scottie Scheffler 2 & 1
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The 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 22nd WGC Match Play, and was played on March 24–28 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. It was the second of the World Golf Championships in 2021.

Billy Horschel defeated Scottie Scheffler in the final, 2 and 1, for his first WGC win.^[1]

Course layout[]

Austin Country Club

Field[]

The following players made up the field, which consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 15.^[2] They are listed with their world ranking as of March 15 in parentheses; seedings were determined by their world ranking as of March 22.^[3]

• Brooks Koepka (12), Justin Rose (38), Adam Scott (25), Gary Woodland (51) and Tiger Woods (56) did not play^[4]

Format[]

The 64 players were placed into four seeded pools, the 16 highest ranked players as of March 22 in Pool A, the next 16 in Pool B, etc. The top seeds (Pool A) were 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.^[2]

Each group was decided by a round-robin match play matches played on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with one point awarded for a win and half a point for a tie. The sixteen group winners advanced to the knockout stage. If two or more players were 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.^[2]

The round of sixteen were 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, the winner played seven rounds of golf.^[2]

Pools[]

Seed Player OWGR Pool A 1 Dustin Johnson 1 2 Justin Thomas 2 3 Jon Rahm 3 4 Collin Morikawa 4 5 Bryson DeChambeau 5 6 Xander Schauffele 6 7 Patrick Reed 7 8 Tyrrell Hatton 8 9 Webb Simpson 9 10 Patrick Cantlay 10 11 Rory McIlroy 11 12 Tony Finau 13 13 Viktor Hovland 14 14 Daniel Berger 15 15 Matthew Fitzpatrick 16 16 Im Sung-jae 17

Seed Player OWGR Pool B 17 Paul Casey 18 18 Lee Westwood 19 19 Harris English 20 20 Matthew Wolff 21 21 Tommy Fleetwood 22 22 Louis Oosthuizen 23 23 Hideki Matsuyama 24 24 Ryan Palmer 26 25 Cameron Smith 27 26 Joaquín Niemann 28 27 Abraham Ancer 29 28 Kevin Na 30 29 Jason Kokrak 31 30 Scottie Scheffler 32 31 Victor Perez 33 32 Billy Horschel 34

Seed Player OWGR Pool C 33 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 35 34 Kevin Kisner 36 35 Max Homa 37 36 Marc Leishman 39 37 Corey Conners 40 38 Shane Lowry 41 39 Sergio García 42 40 Will Zalatoris 43 41 Robert MacIntyre 44 42 Carlos Ortiz 45 43 Bernd Wiesberger 46 44 Jason Day 47 45 Kim Si-woo 48 46 Lanto Griffin 50 47 Brendon Todd 51 48 Mackenzie Hughes 53

Seed Player OWGR Pool D 49 Jordan Spieth 54 50 Russell Henley 55 51 Matt Wallace 56 52 Matt Kuchar 57 53 Kevin Streelman 58 54 Brian Harman 59 55 Bubba Watson 60 56 Sebastián Muñoz 62 57 Andy Sullivan 63 58 Antoine Rozner 64 59 Talor Gooch 65 60 Ian Poulter 66 61 Adam Long 67 62 Erik van Rooyen 68 63 J. T. Poston 70 64 Dylan Frittelli 71

Results[]

Group stage[]

Group stage matches were played from March 24 to March 26. Only one player qualified from pool A, with 4 qualifiying from pool B, 3 from pool C and 8 from pool D.^{[citation needed]}

Group 1 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Johnson 2 up Long MacIntyre 2 & 1 Na 2 Johnson vs MacIntyre – halved Long 2 & 1 Na 3 Na 1 up Johnson MacIntyre vs Long – halved Seed Player W L H Points Finish 41 Robert MacIntyre 1 0 2 2 1 1 Dustin Johnson 1 1 1 1.5 T2 61 Adam Long 1 1 1 1.5 T2 28 Kevin Na 1 2 0 1 4

Group 2 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Kuchar 3 & 2 Thomas Kisner 2 & 1 Oosthuizen 2 Kisner 2 & 1 Thomas Kuchar 1 up Oosthuizen 3 Thomas 3 & 2 Oosthuizen Kuchar 2 & 1 Kisner Seed Player W L H Points Finish 52 Matt Kuchar 3 0 0 3 1 34 Kevin Kisner 2 1 0 2 2 2 Justin Thomas 1 2 0 1 3 22 Louis Oosthuizen 0 3 0 0 4

Group 3 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Rahm 1 up Muñoz Palmer 4 & 2 Lowry 2 Rahm 2 up Lowry Palmer 2 & 1 Muñoz 3 Rahm vs Palmer – halved Lowry 3 & 2 Muñoz Seed Player W L H Points Finish 3 Jon Rahm 2 0 1 2.5 1 24 Ryan Palmer 2 0 1 2.5 2 38 Shane Lowry 1 2 0 1 3 56 Sebastián Muñoz 0 3 0 0 4 Rahm defeated Palmer on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 4 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Morikawa vs Poston – halved Horschel 1 up Homa 2 Homa 2 & 1 Morikawa Poston 4 & 2 Horschel 3 Horschel 3 & 2 Morikawa Homa 3 & 2 Poston Seed Player W L H Points Finish 32 Billy Horschel 2 1 0 2 1 35 Max Homa 2 1 0 2 2 63 J. T. Poston 1 1 1 1.5 3 4 Collin Morikawa 0 2 1 0.5 4 Horschel defeated Homa on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 5 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Rozner 2 up DeChambeau Fleetwood vs Kim – halved 2 DeChambeau 2 & 1 Kim Fleetwood 4 & 3 Rozner 3 Fleetwood 1 up DeChambeau Rozner 3 & 1 Kim Seed Player W L H Points Finish 21 Tommy Fleetwood 2 0 1 2.5 1 58 Antoine Rozner 2 1 0 2 2 5 Bryson DeChambeau 1 2 0 1 3 45 Kim Si-woo 0 2 1 0.5 4

Group 6 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Schauffele vs Sullivan – halved Scheffler 2 up Day 2 Schauffele 2 & 1 Day Scheffler vs Sullivan – halved 3 Schauffele vs Scheffler – halved Day 2 & 1 Sullivan Seed Player W L H Points Finish 30 Scottie Scheffler 1 0 2 2 1 6 Xander Schauffele 1 0 2 2 2 44 Jason Day 1 2 0 1 T3 57 Andy Sullivan 0 1 2 1 T3 Scheffler defeated Schauffele on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 7 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Reed vs Watson – halved Niemann vs Bezuidenhout – halved 2 Reed 2 & 1 Bezuidenhout Niemann vs Watson – halved 3 Niemann 5 & 4 Reed Watson 5 & 3 Bezuidenhout Seed Player W L H Points Finish 55 Bubba Watson 1 0 2 2 1 26 Joaquín Niemann 1 0 2 2 2 7 Patrick Reed 1 1 1 1.5 3 33 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 0 2 1 0.5 4 Watson defeated Niemann on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with a par.

Group 8 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Hatton vs Wallace – halved García 4 & 3 Westwood 2 García 3 & 2 Hatton Westwood 5 & 3 Wallace 3 Westwood 4 & 3 Hatton Wallace 5 & 3 García Seed Player W L H Points Finish 39 Sergio García 2 1 0 2 1 18 Lee Westwood 2 1 0 2 2 51 Matt Wallace 1 1 1 1.5 3 8 Tyrrell Hatton 0 2 1 0.5 4 García defeated Westwood on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff with a hole-in-one.

Group 9 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Simpson 6 & 5 Gooch Hughes 3 & 2 Casey 2 Hughes 4 & 3 Simpson Casey 3 & 2 Gooch 3 Simpson vs Casey – halved Hughes vs Gooch – halved Seed Player W L H Points Finish 48 Mackenzie Hughes 2 0 1 2.5 1 9 Webb Simpson 1 1 1 1.5 T2 17 Paul Casey 1 1 1 1.5 T2 59 Talor Gooch 0 2 1 0.5 4

Group 10 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Cantlay 1 up Harman Ortiz 4 & 3 Matsuyama 2 Cantlay 1 up Ortiz Harman 1 up Matsuyama 3 Matsuyama 4 & 2 Cantlay Harman 3 & 2 Ortiz Seed Player W L H Points Finish 54 Brian Harman 2 1 0 2 1 10 Patrick Cantlay 2 1 0 2 2 23 Hideki Matsuyama 1 2 0 1 T3 42 Carlos Ortiz 1 2 0 1 T3 Harman defeated Cantlay on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with a par.

Group 11 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Poulter 6 & 5 McIlroy Smith 1 up Griffin 2 McIlroy 4 & 3 Griffin Poulter 1 up Smith 3 McIlroy vs Smith – halved Poulter 2 & 1 Griffin Seed Player W L H Points Finish 60 Ian Poulter 3 0 0 3 1 25 Cameron Smith 1 1 1 1.5 T2 11 Rory McIlroy 1 1 1 1.5 T2 46 Lanto Griffin 0 3 0 0 4

Group 12 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Frittelli 6 & 5 Finau Kokrak 1 up Zalatoris 2 Finau vs Zalatoris – halved Frittelli 3 & 2 Kokrak 3 Finau 2 up Kokrak Zalatoris 2 up Frittelli Seed Player W L H Points Finish 64 Dylan Frittelli 2 1 0 2 1 12 Tony Finau 1 1 1 1.5 T2 40 Will Zalatoris 1 1 1 1.5 T2 29 Jason Kokrak 1 2 0 1 4

Group 13 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Streelman 4 & 2 Hovland Ancer 3 & 2 Wiesberger 2 Wiesberger 4 & 2 Hovland Ancer 2 & 1 Streelman 3 Hovland 1 up Ancer Streelman 1 up Wiesberger Seed Player W L H Points Finish 53 Kevin Streelman 2 1 0 2 1 27 Abraham Ancer 2 1 0 2 2 13 Viktor Hovland 1 2 0 1 T3 43 Bernd Wiesberger 1 2 0 1 T3 Streelman defeated Ancer on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 14 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Berger 6 & 4 van Rooyen English 1 up Todd 2 Todd 2 & 1 Berger van Rooyen 2 & 1 English 3 Berger 4 & 2 English van Rooyen 2 & 1 Todd Seed Player W L H Points Finish 62 Erik van Rooyen 2 1 0 2 1 14 Daniel Berger 2 1 0 2 2 19 Harris English 1 2 0 1 T3 47 Brendon Todd 1 2 0 1 T3 van Rooyen defeated Berger on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with a par.

Group 15 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Spieth 3 & 1 Fitzpatrick Wolff 3 & 1 Conners 2 Fitzpatrick 5 & 4 Conners Wolff vs Spieth – halved 3 Fitzpatrick 3 & 2 Wolff Spieth 3 & 2 Conners Seed Player W L H Points Finish 49 Jordan Spieth 2 0 1 2.5 1 15 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2 1 0 2 2 20 Matthew Wolff 1 1 1 1.5 3 37 Corey Conners 0 3 0 0 4

Group 16 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Im 1 up Henley Perez 2 & 1 Leishman 2 Leishman 2 & 1 Im Henley 4 & 3 Perez 3 Perez 2 & 1 Im Leishman vs Henley – halved Seed Player W L H Points Finish 31 Victor Perez 2 1 0 2 1 36 Marc Leishman 1 1 1 1.5 T2 50 Russell Henley 1 1 1 1.5 T2 16 Im Sung-jae 1 2 0 1 4

Final 16 bracket[]

First round March 27 – morning

Quarter-finals March 27 – afternoon

Semi-finals March 28 – morning

Final March 28 – afternoon

41

Robert MacIntyre

31

Victor Perez

5&4

31

Victor Perez

4&3

39

Sergio García

39

Sergio García

2&1

48

Mackenzie Hughes

31

Victor Perez

32

Billy Horschel

3&2

32

Billy Horschel

3&1

53

Kevin Streelman

32

Billy Horschel

19h

21

Tommy Fleetwood

21

Tommy Fleetwood

4&3

64

Dylan Frittelli

32

Billy Horschel

2&1

30

Scottie Scheffler

52

Matt Kuchar

1up

49

Jordan Spieth

52

Matt Kuchar

2&1

54

Brian Harman

55

Bubba Watson

54

Brian Harman

2&1

52

Matt Kuchar

30

Scottie Scheffler

2&1

3

Jon Rahm

3&2

Third place

62

Erik van Rooyen

3

Jon Rahm

31

Victor Perez

30

Scottie Scheffler

3&1

52

Matt Kuchar

2&1

30

Scottie Scheffler

5&4

60

Ian Poulter

Prize money breakdown[]

• Source:^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Official 2021 Leaderboard
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site
• OWGR through 03/21/21 http://www.owgr.com/archive/PastRankings/2021/Rankings/owgr12f2021.pdf
• Media Guide