2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
# 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.

## Field

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

Henrik Stenson (ranked 5 on March 12, personal reasons), Adam Scott (8, personal reasons), Justin Rose (13, personal reasons), and Adam Hadwin (51, personal reasons) 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).

## 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.

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.

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.

Pool A – Top 16 seeds :

| Seed | Rank | Player |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Dustin Johnson |
| 2 | 2 | Rory McIlroy |
| 3 | 3 | Jason Day |
| 4 | 4 | Hideki Matsuyama |
| 5 | 6 | Jordan Spieth |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Thomas |
| 7 | 10 | Sergio García |
| 8 | 11 | Alex Norén |
| 9 | 12 | Patrick Reed |
| 10 | 14 | Tyrrell Hatton |
| 11 | 15 | Danny Willett |
| 12 | 16 | Paul Casey |
| 13 | 17 | Bubba Watson |
| 14 | 18 | Phil Mickelson |
| 15 | 19 | Branden Grace |
| 16 | 20 | Matt Kuchar |

Pool B :

| Seed | Rank | Player |
| - | - | - |
| 17 | 21 | Russell Knox |
| 18 | 22 | Jimmy Walker |
| 19 | 23 | Brandt Snedeker |
| 20 | 24 | Brooks Koepka |
| 21 | 25 | Jon Rahm |
| 22 | 26 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello |
| 23 | 27 | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 24 | 28 | Charl Schwartzel |
| 25 | 29 | Francesco Molinari |
| 26 | 30 | Emiliano Grillo |
| 27 | 31 | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 28 | 32 | Marc Leishman |
| 29 | 33 | Tommy Fleetwood |
| 30 | 34 | Thomas Pieters |
| 31 | 35 | J. B. Holmes |
| 32 | 36 | Ryan Moore |

Pool C :

| Seed | Rank | Player |
| - | - | - |
| 33 | 37 | Gary Woodland |
| 34 | 38 | Kevin Kisner |
| 35 | 39 | Daniel Berger |
| 36 | 40 | Bernd Wiesberger |
| 37 | 41 | Yuta Ikeda |
| 38 | 42 | Kevin Chappell |
| 39 | 43 | Scott Piercy |
| 40 | 45 | Wang Jeung-hun |
| 41 | 46 | Martin Kaymer |
| 42 | 47 | Bill Haas |
| 43 | 49 | Lee Westwood |
| 44 | 50 | Zach Johnson |
| 45 | 51 | An Byeong-hun |
| 46 | 52 | Kevin Na |
| 47 | 53 | Ross Fisher |
| 48 | 54 | William McGirt |

Pool D :

| Seed | Rank | Player |
| - | - | - |
| 49 | 55 | Chris Wood |
| 50 | 56 | Brendan Steele |
| 51 | 57 | Jim Furyk |
| 52 | 58 | Andy Sullivan |
| 53 | 59 | Shane Lowry |
| 54 | 60 | Hideto Tanihara |
| 55 | 61 | Jhonattan Vegas |
| 56 | 62 | Pat Perez |
| 57 | 63 | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 58 | 64 | Webb Simpson |
| 59 | 65 | Jason Dufner |
| 60 | 66 | Joost Luiten |
| 61 | 67 | Charles Howell III |
| 62 | 68 | Søren Kjeldsen |
| 63 | 69 | Kim Si-woo |
| 64 | 70 | Kim Kyung-tae |

Rank – Official 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.

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.

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.

Group 1 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | D Johnson | 5 & 3 | Simpson |
| 1 | Kaymer | 3 & 2 | Walker |
| 2 | D Johnson | 3 & 2 | Kaymer |
| 2 | Walker | 3 & 2 | Simpson |
| 3 | D Johnson | 5 & 3 | Walker |
| 3 | Kaymer | 3 & 2 | Simpson |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Martin Kaymer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Jimmy Walker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 58 | Webb Simpson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Group 2 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kjeldsen | 2 & 1 | McIlroy |
| 1 | Woodland | 3 & 2 | Grillo |
| 2 | McIlroy | Conceded | Woodland |
| 2 | Kjeldsen | 4 & 3 | Grillo |
| 3 | McIlroy vs Grillo – halved | McIlroy vs Grillo – halved | McIlroy vs Grillo – halved |
| 3 | Kjeldsen | Conceded | Woodland |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 62 | Søren Kjeldsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 33 | Gary Woodland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Emiliano Grillo | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 |

Group 3 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Perez | Conceded | Day |
| 1 | Leishman | 3 & 2 | Westwood |
| 2 | Westwood | Conceded | Day |
| 2 | Perez | 2 & 1 | Leishman |
| 3 | Leishman | Conceded | Day |
| 3 | Westwood | 2 & 1 | Perez |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 28 | Marc Leishman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Lee Westwood | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 |
| 56 | Pat Perez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 |
| 3 | Jason Day | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Group 4 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Matsuyama vs Furyk – halved | Matsuyama vs Furyk – halved | Matsuyama vs Furyk – halved |
| 1 | Oosthuizen | 4 & 3 | Fisher |
| 2 | Fisher | 2 & 1 | Matsuyama |
| 2 | Furyk | 3 & 2 | Oosthuizen |
| 3 | Oosthuizen | 6 & 4 | Matsuyama |
| 3 | Fisher | 4 & 2 | Furyk |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 47 | Ross Fisher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Louis Oosthuizen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 51 | Jim Furyk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Hideki Matsuyama | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 |

Group 5 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tanihara | 4 & 2 | Spieth |
| Moore vs Ikeda – halved |||
| 2 | Spieth | 4 & 2 | Ikeda |
| Moore vs Tanihara – halved |||
| 3 | Spieth vs Moore – halved | Spieth vs Moore – halved | Spieth vs Moore – halved |
| 3 | Tanihara | 3 & 1 | Ikeda |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 54 | Hideto Tanihara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 5 | Jordan Spieth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | T2 |
| 32 | Ryan Moore | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | T2 |
| 41 | Yuta Ikeda | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 |

Group 6 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thomas | 2 & 1 | Wood |
| 1 | Na | 5 & 4 | Fitzpatrick |
| 2 | Na | 4 & 2 | Thomas |
| 2 | Fitzpatrick | 4 & 2 | Wood |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick | 2 & 1 | Thomas |
| 3 | Wood | 2 & 1 | Na |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 46 | Kevin Na | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Justin Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | T3 |
| 49 | Chris Wood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | T3 |

Group 7 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | García vs Lowry – halved | García vs Lowry – halved | García vs Lowry – halved |
| 1 | Rahm | 3 & 2 | Chappell |
| 2 | García | 4 & 3 | Chappell |
| 2 | Rahm | 2 & 1 | Lowry |
| 3 | Rahm | 6 & 4 | García |
| 3 | Chappell | 1 up | Lowry |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 21 | Jon Rahm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Sergio García | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 38 | Kevin Chappell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 53 | Shane Lowry | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 |

Group 8 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Norén | 3 & 2 | Jaidee |
| 1 | Wiesberger | 2 up | Molinari |
| 2 | Norén | 3 & 2 | Wiesberger |
| 2 | Jaidee | 5 & 3 | Molinari |
| 3 | Norén | Conceded | Molinari |
| 3 | Wiesberger | 1 up | Jaidee |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 8 | Alex Norén | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Bernd Wiesberger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Thongchai Jaidee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Francesco Molinari | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Group 9 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Reed vs Dufner – halved | Reed vs Dufner – halved | Reed vs Dufner – halved |
| 1 | Koepka | 6 & 5 | Kisner |
| 2 | Kisner | 1 up | Reed |
| 2 | Koepka | 6 & 5 | Dufner |
| 3 | Koepka | 1 up | Reed |
| 3 | Kisner | 2 & 1 | Dufner |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 20 | Brooks Koepka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Kevin Kisner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Patrick Reed | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | T3 |
| 59 | Jason Dufner | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | T3 |

Group 10 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hatton | 2 & 1 | Howell |
| 1 | Cabrera-Bello | 4 & 3 | Wang |
| 2 | Hatton | 2 up | Wang |
| 2 | Howell | 1 up | Cabrera-Bello |
| 3 | Cabrera-Bello | 2 & 1 | Hatton |
| 3 | Howell | 2 & 1 | Wang |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 61 | Charles Howell III | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Tyrrell Hatton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 |
| 22 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 |
| 40 | Wang Jeung-hun | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Group 11 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | KT Kim | 4 & 2 | Willett |
| 1 | Knox | 3 & 2 | Haas |
| 2 | Haas | 6 & 5 | Willett |
| 2 | KT Kim | 3 & 1 | Knox |
| 3 | Willett | 4 & 2 | Knox |
| 3 | Haas | 4 & 2 | KT Kim |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 42 | Bill Haas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | Kim Kyung-tae | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Danny Willett | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | T3 |
| 17 | Russell Knox | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | T3 |

Group 12 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Casey | 2 & 1 | Luiten |
| 1 | Schwartzel | 6 & 5 | An |
| 2 | Casey | 1 up | An |
| 2 | Schwartzel | 4 & 3 | Luiten |
| 3 | Casey | 4 & 3 | Schwartzel |
| 3 | Luiten | 1 up | An |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 12 | Paul Casey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Charl Schwartzel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 | Joost Luiten | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | An Byeong-hun | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Group 13 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Watson | 1 up | Vegas |
| 1 | Pieters | 3 & 2 | Piercy |
| 2 | Watson | 4 & 3 | Piercy |
| 2 | Vegas | 3 & 1 | Pieters |
| 3 | Watson vs Pieters – halved | Watson vs Pieters – halved | Watson vs Pieters – halved |
| 3 | Vegas | 3 & 1 | Piercy |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 13 | Bubba Watson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 55 | Jhonattan Vegas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Thomas Pieters | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 39 | Scott Piercy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Group 14 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mickelson | 5 & 3 | SW Kim |
| 1 | Berger | 7 & 5 | Holmes |
| 2 | Mickelson | 5 & 4 | Berger |
| Holmes vs SW Kim – halved |||
| 3 | Mickelson | 6 & 5 | Holmes |
| 3 | SW Kim | 1 up | Berger |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 14 | Phil Mickelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Kim Si-woo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 35 | Daniel Berger | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | J. B. Holmes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 |

Group 15 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Grace | 4 & 2 | Sullivan |
| 1 | McGirt | 2 up | Snedeker |
| 2 | McGirt | 2 & 1 | Grace |
| 2 | Snedeker | 2 & 1 | Sullivan |
| 3 | Snedeker | 5 & 4 | Grace |
| 3 | McGirt | 1 up | Sullivan |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 48 | William McGirt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Brandt Snedeker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Branden Grace | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 52 | Andy Sullivan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Group 16 :

| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kuchar vs Steele – halved | Kuchar vs Steele – halved | Kuchar vs Steele – halved |
| 1 | Fleetwood | 1 up | Z Johnson |
| 2 | Z Johnson | 2 up | Kuchar |
| 2 | Steele | 1 up | Fleetwood |
| 3 | Kuchar | 4 & 2 | Fleetwood |
| 3 | Z Johnson | 1 up | Steele |
| Seed | Player | W | L | H | Points | Finish |
| 44 | Zach Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Matt Kuchar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | T2 |
| 50 | Brendan Steele | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | T2 |
| 29 | Tommy Fleetwood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |

### Final 16 bracket

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

## Prize money breakdown

| Place | Description | US ($) |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Champion | 1,660,000 |
| 2 | Runner-up | 1,045,000 |
| 3 | Third place | 678,000 |
| 4 | Fourth place | 545,000 |
| T5 | Losing quarter-finalists x 4 | 298,000 |
| T9 | Losing round of 16 x 8 | 158,000 |
| T17 | Those with 2 points in pool play x 13 | 93,308 |
| T30 | Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 9 | 74,000 |
| T39 | Those with 1 point in pool play x 12 | 63,500 |
| T51 | Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 7 | 54,071 |
| T58 | Those with 0 points in pool play x 7 | 49,500 |
| | Total | 9,750,000 |

* Source:
