2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

The 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 23rd WGC Match Play, played March 23–27 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas.

2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23–27, 2022
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 fundUS$12,000,000
Winner's shareUS$2,100,000
Champion
Scottie Scheffler
def. Kevin Kisner 4 & 3
Location Map
Austin CC
Location in the United States
Austin CC
Location in Texas

The tournament was won by 2021 runner-up Scottie Scheffler, who defeated Kevin Kisner 4 and 3 in the final. With the win, Scheffler's third in his last five starts, he rose to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.[1][2] Corey Conners beat Dustin Johnson 3 and 1 in the consolation match to claim third place.[1]

Format

The 64 players were placed into four seeded pools, the 16 highest ranked players as of March 21 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.[3]

Each group was 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 advanced to the knockout stage. If two or more players are 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.[3]

In the knockout stage, the round of 16 was 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, barring withdrawals, those reaching the last four played seven rounds of golf.[3]

Field

The following players qualified for the field, consisting of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 15.[3] They are listed with their world ranking as of March 21, which determined the seedings, and their world ranking as of March 15, which determined qualification, in parentheses.[4]

Pools

Results

Pool play

Players were divided into 16 groups of four players and play round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday.[8]

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

Group 1

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Jon Rahm (1)2102Beat Muñoz 4 & 2Beat Young 5 & 4Lost to Reed 3 & 2
T2 Patrick Reed (23)1111.5Lost to Young 1 downTied MuñozBeat Rahm 3 & 2
T2 Sebastián Muñoz (58)1111.5Lost to Rahm 4 & 2Tied ReedBeat Young 1 up
4 Cameron Young (40)1201Beat Reed 1 upLost to Rahm 5 & 4Lost to Muñoz 1 down

Group 2

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Collin Morikawa (2)2012.5Beat MacIntyre 2 & 1Tied GarcíaBeat Kokrak 1 up
2 Sergio García (43)1111.5Beat Kokrak 4 & 3Tied MorikawaLost to MacIntyre 4 & 2
T3 Jason Kokrak (22)1201Lost to García 4 & 3Beat MacIntyre 3 & 2Lost to Morikawa 1 down
T3 Robert MacIntyre (61)1201Lost to Morikawa 2 & 1Lost to Kokrak 3 & 2Beat García 4 & 2

Group 3

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Will Zalatoris (24)2102Beat Tringale 5 & 4Lost to Straka 4 & 2Beat Hovland 1 up
2 Viktor Hovland (3)2102Beat Straka 1 upBeat Tringale 2 & 1Lost to Zalatoris 1 down
T3 Cameron Tringale (45)1201Lost to Zalatoris 5 & 4Lost to Hovland 2 & 1Beat Straka 5 & 3
T3 Sepp Straka (63)1201Lost to Hovland 1 downBeat Zalatoris 4 & 2Lost to Tringale 5 & 3

Zalatoris defeated Hovland on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 4

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Séamus Power (42)2102Beat Im 5 & 4Beat Cantlay 5 & 4Lost to Mitchell 2 & 1
T2 Patrick Cantlay (4)1111.5Tied MitchellLost to Power 5 & 4Beat Im 2 & 1
T2 Keith Mitchell (62)1111.5Tied CantlayLost to Im 5 & 3Beat Power 2 & 1
4 Im Sung-jae (21)1201Lost to Power 5 & 4Beat Mitchell 5 & 3Lost to Cantlay 2 & 1

Group 5

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Scottie Scheffler (5)2102Beat Poulter 2 & 1Lost to Fleetwood 2 & 1Beat Fitzpatrick 5 & 4
2 Matt Fitzpatrick (20)2102Beat Fleetwood 1 upBeat Poulter 4 & 2Lost to Scheffler 5 & 4
T3 Tommy Fleetwood (41)1201Lost to Fitzpatrick 1 downBeat Scheffler 2 & 1Lost to Poulter 4 & 3
T3 Ian Poulter (59)1201Lost to Scheffler 2 & 1Lost to Fitzpatrick 4 & 2Beat Fleetwood 4 & 3

Scheffler defeated Fitzpatrick on the sixth hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 6

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Kevin Kisner (29)3003Beat Leishman 4 & 3Beat List 1 upBeat Thomas 4 & 3
T2 Justin Thomas (6)1201Lost to List 3 & 2Beat Leishman 5 & 4Lost to Kisner 4 & 3
T2 Marc Leishman (37)1201Lost to Kisner 4 & 3Lost to Thomas 5 & 4Beat List 3 & 2
T2 Luke List (53)1201Beat Thomas 3 & 2Lost to Kisner 1 downLost to Leishman 3 & 2

Group 7

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Takumi Kanaya (56)2102Lost to Schauffele 3 & 2Beat Finau 1 upBeat Herbert 5 & 4
2 Lucas Herbert (39)2102Beat Finau 4 & 3Beat Schauffele 1 upLost to Kanaya 5 & 4
T3 Xander Schauffele (7)1201Beat Kanaya 3 & 2Lost to Herbert 1 downLost to Finau 4 & 2
T3 Tony Finau (18)1201Lost to Herbert 4 & 3Lost to Kanaya 1 downBeat Schauffele 4 & 2

Kanaya defeated Herbert on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with a par.

Group 8

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Dustin Johnson (8)3003Beat Hughes 3 & 2Beat Wolff 4 & 2Beat Homa 1 up
2 Mackenzie Hughes (51)2102Lost to Johnson 3 & 2Beat Homa 2 upBeat Wolff 1 up
3 Max Homa (30)1201Beat Wolff 3 & 1Lost to Hughes 2 downLost to Johnson 1 down
4 Matthew Wolff (38)0300Lost to Homa 3 & 1Lost to Johnson 4 & 2Lost to Hughes 1 down

Group 9

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Richard Bland (54)2012.5Tied DeChambeauBeat Gooch 1 upBeat Westwood 2 & 1
2 Talor Gooch (27)2102Beat Westwood 3 & 2Lost to Bland 1 downBeat DeChambeau 1 up
3 Lee Westwood (47)1201Lost to Gooch 3 & 2Beat DeChambeau 1 upLost to Bland 2 & 1
4 Bryson DeChambeau (9)0210.5Tied BlandLost to Westwood 1 downLost to Gooch 1 down

Group 10

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Corey Conners (36)3003Beat Casey (conceded)[lower-alpha 1]Beat Oosthuizen 2 & 1Beat Norén 3 & 2
2 Alex Norén (50)2102Beat Oosthuizen 1 upBeat Casey (conceded)[lower-alpha 2]Lost to Conners 3 & 2
3 Louis Oosthuizen (10)1201Lost to Norén 1 downLost to Conners 2 & 1Beat Casey (conceded)[lower-alpha 2]
4 Paul Casey (19)0300Lost to Conners (conceded)[lower-alpha 1]Lost to Norén (conceded)[lower-alpha 2]Lost to Oosthuizen (conceded)[lower-alpha 2]

Group 11

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Adam Scott (32)2012.5Beat Rose 2 upTied BradleyBeat Spieth 3 & 2
2 Justin Rose (46)1111.5Lost to Scott 2 downBeat Spieth 3 & 2Tied Bradley
T3 Jordan Spieth (11)1201Beat Bradley 2 upLost to Rose 3 & 2Lost to Scott 3 & 2
T3 Keegan Bradley (60)0121Lost to Spieth 2 downTied ScottTied Rose

Group 12

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Billy Horschel (12)2012.5Beat Lee 3 & 2Beat Hoge 3 & 2Tied Pieters
T2 Thomas Pieters (26)1111.5Beat Hoge 2 & 1Lost to Lee 1 downTied Horschel
T2 Min Woo Lee (49)1111.5Lost to Horschel 3 & 2Beat Pieters 1 upTied Hoge
4 Tom Hoge (33)0210.5Lost to Pieters 2 & 1Lost to Horschel 3 & 2Tied Lee

Group 13

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Tyrrell Hatton (13)3003Beat Bezuidenhout 3 & 2Beat Kim 1 upBeat Berger 2 up
2 Kim Si-woo (48)2102Beat Berger 2 upLost to Hatton 1 downBeat Bezuidenhout 6 & 4
3 Daniel Berger (17)1201Lost to Kim 2 downBeat Bezuidenhout 2 & 1Lost to Hatton 2 up
4 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (52)0300Lost to Hatton 3 & 2Lost to Berger 2 & 1Lost to Kim 6 & 4

Group 14

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Kevin Na (25)2012.5Beat Henley 1 upTied McNealyBeat Niemann 1 up
2 Maverick McNealy (64)2012.5Beat Niemann 8 & 6Tied NaBeat Henley 2 & 1
3 Joaquín Niemann (14)1201Lost to McNealy 8 & 6Beat Henley 2 & 1Lost to Na 1 down
4 Russell Henley (34)0300Lost to Na 1 downLost to Niemann 2 & 1Lost to McNealy 2 & 1

Na defeated McNealy on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 15

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Abraham Ancer (15)2012.5Beat Watson 3 & 1Tied HarmanBeat Simpson 2 up
2 Bubba Watson (57)1111.5Lost to Ancer 3 & 1Beat Simpson 1 upTied Harman
T3 Webb Simpson (31)1201Beat Harman 1 upLost to Watson 1 downLost to Ancer 2 down
T3 Brian Harman (44)0121Lost to Simpson 1 downTied AncerTied Watson

Group 16

Rank Player (seed) W L T Pts Match results
1 Brooks Koepka (16)3003Beat van Rooyen 3 & 2Beat Varner 2 & 1Beat Lowry 1 up
2 Harold Varner III (35)2102Beat Lowry 2 & 1Lost to Koepka 2 & 1Beat van Rooyen 5 & 4
3 Shane Lowry (28)1201Lost to Varner 2 & 1Beat van Rooyen 2 upLost to Koepka 1 down
4 Erik van Rooyen (55)0300Lost to Koepka 3 & 2Lost to Lowry 2 downLost to Varner 5 & 4

Final 16 bracket

First round
March 26 – morning
Quarterfinals
March 26 – afternoon
Semifinals
March 27 – morning
Final
March 27 – afternoon
            
2 Collin Morikawa
15 Abraham Ancer 7 & 6
15 Abraham Ancer
36 Corey Conners 2 up
56 Takumi Kanaya
36 Corey Conners 5 & 3
36 Corey Conners
29 Kevin Kisner 2 up
24 Will Zalatoris 22 h
25 Kevin Na
24 Will Zalatoris
29 Kevin Kisner 4 & 3
32 Adam Scott
29 Kevin Kisner 1 up
29 Kevin Kisner
5 Scottie Scheffler 4 & 3
1 Jon Rahm
16 Brooks Koepka 19 h
16 Brooks Koepka
8 Dustin Johnson 2 up
54 Richard Bland
8 Dustin Johnson 3 & 2
8 Dustin Johnson
5 Scottie Scheffler 3 & 1
5 Scottie Scheffler 1 up Third place
12 Billy Horschel
5 Scottie Scheffler 3 & 2 36 Corey Conners 3 & 1
42 Séamus Power 8 Dustin Johnson
13 Tyrrell Hatton
42 Séamus Power 4 & 3

Prize money breakdown

PlaceDescription(US$)
1Champion2,100,000
2Runner-up1,320,000
3Third place852,000
4Fourth place685,000
T5Losing quarter-finalists x 4386,000
T9Losing round of 16 x 8220,000
17Those with 2.5 points in pool play x 1164,000
T18Those with 2 points in pool play x 8133,875
T26Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 997,111
T35Those with 1 point in pool play x 2358,239
T58Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 242,750
T60Those with 0 points in pool play x 541,000
Total12,000,000

Prize money for players who did not qualify for the knockout stage was from $164,000 to $40,000. Positions for these players were based on points scored in pool play.

Source:[11]

Notes

  1. Casey conceded the match against Conners after two holes due to back spasms.[9]
  2. Casey conceded his matches against Norén and Oosthuizen.[10]

References

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  9. Hoggard, Rex (March 23, 2022). "Paul Casey gets back spasms, concedes first-round match after two holes". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
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