2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

Advertisement for the final day's play featuring winner Kevin Kisner, runner up Matt Kuchar, and losing semi finalists Francesco Molinari and Lucas Bjerregaard.
Tournament information
Dates	March 27–31, 2019
Location	Austin, 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
Format	Match play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	7,108 yards (6,500 m)
Field	64 players
Prize fund	$10,250,00 €9,125,710
Winner's share	$1,745,000 €$1,553,597
Champion
Kevin Kisner
def. Matt Kuchar 3 & 2
Location map
Austin Location in the United States Austin Location in Texas

The 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 21st WGC Match Play, played March 27–31 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. It was the second of four World Golf Championships in 2019.

Kevin Kisner, runner-up in 2018, defeated 2013 champion Matt Kuchar in the final, 3 & 2.

Course layout

Austin Country Club

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	394	470	440	185	370	590	201	498	490	3,638	393	194	578	317	465	440	585	150	368	3,490	7,128
Par	4	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	35	4	3	5	4	4	4	5	3	4	36	71

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Field

The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 17. However, the seedings were based on the World Rankings on March 24.

Rickie Fowler (ranked 8th on March 17, personal reasons) and Adam Scott (29th, personal reasons) did not compete, allowing entry for Satoshi Kodaira (65th) and Luke List (66th).

Format

The first phase of the tournament involves players being split into 16 groups of four players. Each group is decided by a round-robin format played over Wednesday to Friday, with the sixteen group winners advancing to the knock out phase. The group winner is decided by awarding 1 point for a win, and ½ point for a halved match. If two or more players are tied on points at the conclusion of the group phase, sudden death stroke play playoff is played between tied players.

The group winners play the round of sixteen on Saturday morning, and the quarterfinal on Saturday afternoon. The semifinals are played on Sunday morning, and the final and third place playoff are played on Sunday afternoon. In total, the winner will play seven rounds of golf.

Pool A

Seed	Player	OWGR
1	Dustin Johnson	1
2	Justin Rose	2
3	Brooks Koepka	3
4	Rory McIlroy	4
5	Justin Thomas	5
6	Bryson DeChambeau	6
7	Francesco Molinari	7
8	Jon Rahm	8
9	Xander Schauffele	9
10	Paul Casey	11
11	Tommy Fleetwood	12
12	Jason Day	13
13	Tiger Woods	14
14	Tony Finau	15
15	Bubba Watson	16
16	Patrick Reed	17

Pool B

Seed	Player	OWGR
17	Marc Leishman	18
18	Patrick Cantlay	19
19	Louis Oosthuizen	20
20	Phil Mickelson	21
21	Webb Simpson	22
22	Gary Woodland	23
23	Matt Kuchar	24
24	Hideki Matsuyama	25
25	Cameron Smith	26
26	Sergio García	27
27	Alex Norén	28
28	Jordan Spieth	30
29	Rafa Cabrera-Bello	31
30	Ian Poulter	32
31	Keegan Bradley	33
32	Matt Fitzpatrick	34

Pool C

Seed	Player	OWGR
33	Matt Wallace	35
34	Eddie Pepperell	36
35	Tyrrell Hatton	37
36	Li Haotong	38
37	Henrik Stenson	39
38	Billy Horschel	40
39	Kiradech Aphibarnrat	41
40	Branden Grace	42
41	Kyle Stanley	43
42	Charles Howell III	44
43	J. B. Holmes	45
44	Brandt Snedeker	46
45	Thorbjørn Olesen	47
46	Shane Lowry	48
47	Justin Harding	49
48	Kevin Kisner	50

Pool D

Seed	Player	OWGR
49	An Byeong-hun	51
50	Lucas Bjerregaard	52
51	Andrew Putnam	53
52	Jim Furyk	54
53	Emiliano Grillo	55
54	Kim Si-woo	56
55	Chez Reavie	57
56	Keith Mitchell	58
57	Kevin Na	60
58	Abraham Ancer	61
59	Russell Knox	62
60	Tom Lewis	63
61	Aaron Wise	64
62	Lee Westwood	65
63	Satoshi Kodaira	67
64	Luke List	69

Results

Pool play

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

• Round 1 – March 27
• Round 2 – March 28
• Round 3 – March 29

Group 1 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Johnson 4 & 3 Reavie Grace 4 & 3 Matsuyama 2 Grace 1 up Johnson Matsuyama vs Reavie – halved 3 Matsuyama 4 & 2 Johnson Grace 2 & 1 Reavie Seed Player W L H Points Finish 40 Branden Grace 3 0 0 3 1 24 Hideki Matsuyama 1 1 1 1.5 2 1 Dustin Johnson 1 2 0 1 3 55 Chez Reavie 0 2 1 0.5 4

Group 2 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Rose 2 & 1 Grillo Woodland 2 & 1 Pepperell 2 Rose vs Pepperell – halved Woodland 1 up Grillo 3 Rose 1 up Woodland Grillo 4 & 3 Pepperell Seed Player W L H Points Finish 2 Justin Rose 2 0 1 2.5 1 22 Gary Woodland 2 1 0 2 2 53 Emiliano Grillo 1 2 0 1 3 34 Eddie Pepperell 0 2 1 0.5 4

Group 3 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Koepka vs Lewis – halved Li 5 & 4 Norén 2 Li 1 up Koepka Norén 4 & 2 Lewis 3 Norén 3 & 2 Koepka Lewis 1 up Li Seed Player W L H Points Finish 36 Li Haotong 2 1 0 2 1 27 Alex Norén 2 1 0 2 2 60 Tom Lewis 1 1 1 1.5 3 3 Brooks Koepka 0 2 1 0.5 4 Li defeated Norén on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 4 Round Winner Score Loser 1 McIlroy 5 & 4 List Harding 1 up Fitzpatrick 2 McIlroy 3 & 2 Harding List 2 & 1 Fitzpatrick 3 McIlroy 4 & 2 Fitzpatrick Harding 2 up List Seed Player W L H Points Finish 4 Rory McIlroy 3 0 0 3 1 47 Justin Harding 2 1 0 2 2 64 Luke List 1 2 0 1 3 32 Matt Fitzpatrick 0 3 0 0 4

Group 5 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Bjerregaard 3 & 2 Thomas Wallace 1 up Bradley 2 Thomas 3 & 1 Wallace Bradley vs Bjerregaard – halved 3 Thomas vs Bradley – halved Bjerregaard 1 up Wallace Seed Player W L H Points Finish 50 Lucas Bjerregaard 2 0 1 2.5 1 5 Justin Thomas 1 1 1 1.5 2 33 Matt Wallace 1 2 0 1 T3 31 Keegan Bradley 0 1 2 1 T3

Group 6 Round Winner Score Loser 1 DeChambeau 3 & 1 Knox Leishman 2 up Aphibarnrat 2 Aphibarnrat 2 & 1 DeChambeau Leishman 2 up Knox 3 Leishman 5 & 4 DeChambeau Knox 2 up Aphibarnrat Seed Player W L H Points Finish 17 Marc Leishman 3 0 0 3 1 6 Bryson DeChambeau 1 2 0 1 T2 39 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 1 2 0 1 T2 59 Russell Knox 1 2 0 1 T2

Group 7 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Molinari 5 & 4 Kodaira Olesen 2 & 1 Simpson 2 Molinari 4 & 3 Olesen Simpson vs Kodaira – halved 3 Molinari 2 & 1 Simpson Kodaira 2 & 1 Olesen Seed Player W L H Points Finish 7 Francesco Molinari 3 0 0 3 1 63 Satoshi Kodaira 1 1 1 1.5 2 45 Thorbjørn Olesen 1 2 0 1 3 21 Webb Simpson 0 2 1 0.5 4

Group 8 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Rahm 7 & 5 Kim Kuchar 3 & 1 Holmes 2 Holmes 2 & 1 Rahm Kuchar 6 & 4 Kim 3 Rahm vs Kuchar – halved Holmes 6 & 4 Kim Seed Player W L H Points Finish 23 Matt Kuchar 2 0 1 2.5 1 43 J. B. Holmes 2 1 0 2 2 8 Jon Rahm 1 1 1 1.5 3 54 Kim Si-woo 0 3 0 0 4

Group 9 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Schauffele 1 up Westwood Hatton 4 & 3 Cabrera-Bello 2 Schauffele vs Hatton – halved Cabrera-Bello vs Westwood – halved 3 Cabrera-Bello 1 up Schauffele Hatton 3 & 1 Westwood Seed Player W L H Points Finish 35 Tyrrell Hatton 2 0 1 2.5 1 9 Xander Schauffele 1 1 1 1.5 T2 29 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 1 1 1 1.5 T2 62 Lee Westwood 0 2 1 0.5 4

Group 10 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Casey 5 & 3 Ancer Howell III 2 & 1 Smith 2 Casey vs Howell III – halved Ancer 3 & 2 Smith 3 Casey 4 & 3 Smith Ancer 5 & 3 Howell III Seed Player W L H Points Finish 10 Paul Casey 2 0 1 2.5 1 58 Abraham Ancer 2 1 0 2 2 42 Charles Howell III 1 1 1 1.5 3 25 Cameron Smith 0 3 0 0 4

Group 11 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Fleetwood 3 & 2 An Stanley 3 & 2 Oosthuizen 2 Fleetwood vs Stanley – halved Oosthuizen 1 up An 3 Oosthuizen 4 & 3 Fleetwood An 6 & 5 Stanley Seed Player W L H Points Finish 19 Louis Oosthuizen 2 1 0 2 1 11 Tommy Fleetwood 1 1 1 1.5 T2 41 Kyle Stanley 1 1 1 1.5 T2 49 An Byeong-hun 1 2 0 1 4

Group 12 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Furyk 2 up Day Stenson 2 & 1 Mickelson 2 Stenson 4 & 3 Day Furyk 1 up Mickelson 3 Mickelson 2 up Day Stenson 5 & 4 Furyk Seed Player W L H Points Finish 37 Henrik Stenson 3 0 0 3 1 52 Jim Furyk 2 1 0 2 2 20 Phil Mickelson 1 2 0 1 3 12 Jason Day 0 3 0 0 4

Group 13 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Woods 3 & 1 Wise Cantlay vs Snedeker – halved 2 Snedeker 2 & 1 Woods Cantlay 4 & 2 Wise 3 Woods 4 & 2 Cantlay Wise 6 & 4 Snedeker Seed Player W L H Points Finish 13 Tiger Woods 2 1 0 2 1 18 Patrick Cantlay 1 1 1 1.5 T2 44 Brandt Snedeker 1 1 1 1.5 T2 61 Aaron Wise 1 2 0 1 4

Group 14 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Finau 2 & 1 Mitchell Poulter 2 up Kisner 2 Kisner 2 up Finau Mitchell 1 up Poulter 3 Poulter 1 up Finau Kisner 2 & 1 Mitchell Seed Player W L H Points Finish 48 Kevin Kisner 2 1 0 2 1 30 Ian Poulter 2 1 0 2 2 14 Tony Finau 1 2 0 1 T3 56 Keith Mitchell 1 2 0 1 T3 Kisner defeated Poulter on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff with a birdie.

Group 15 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Na 1 up Watson Spieth vs Horschel – halved 2 Horschel 2 & 1 Watson Spieth 3 & 2 Na 3 Watson 1 up Spieth Na 3 & 1 Horschel Seed Player W L H Points Finish 57 Kevin Na 2 1 0 2 1 28 Jordan Spieth 1 1 1 1.5 T2 38 Billy Horschel 1 1 1 1.5 T2 15 Bubba Watson 1 2 0 1 4

Group 16 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Putnam 3 & 2 Reed García 4 & 2 Lowry 2 Reed vs Lowry – halved García 5 & 4 Putnam 3 Reed 2 & 1 García Lowry 3 & 2 Putnam Seed Player W L H Points Finish 26 Sergio García 2 1 0 2 1 16 Patrick Reed 1 1 1 1.5 T2 46 Shane Lowry 1 1 1 1.5 T2 51 Andrew Putnam 1 2 0 1 4

Final 16 bracket

Round of 16 — 18 holes March 30 – morning

Quarterfinals — 18 holes March 30 – afternoon

Semifinals — 18 holes March 31 – morning

Final — 18 holes March 31 – afternoon

40

Branden Grace

26

Sergio García

1 up

26

Sergio García

23

Matt Kuchar

2 up

23

Matt Kuchar

4&3

35

Tyrrell Hatton

23

Matt Kuchar

1 up

50

Lucas Bjerregaard

4

Rory McIlroy

13

Tiger Woods

2&1

13

Tiger Woods

50

Lucas Bjerregaard

1 up

50

Lucas Bjerregaard

3&2

37

Henrik Stenson

23

Matt Kuchar

48

Kevin Kisner

3&2

2

Justin Rose

57

Kevin Na

2 up

57

Kevin Na

7

Francesco Molinari

6&5

7

Francesco Molinari

5&4

10

Paul Casey

7

Francesco Molinari

48

Kevin Kisner

1 up

36

Li Haotong

Third place

48

Kevin Kisner

6&5

48

Kevin Kisner

2&1

50

Lucas Bjerregaard

19

Louis Oosthuizen

7

Francesco Molinari

4&2

17

Marc Leishman

19

Louis Oosthuizen

2&1

Prize money breakdown

Place	Description	US ($)
1	Champion	1,745,000
2	Runner-up	1,095,000
3	Third place	712,000
4	Fourth place	574,000
T5	Losing quarter-finalists x 4	315,000
T9	Losing round of 16 x 8	167,000
T17	Those with 2 points in pool play x 7	108,429
T24	Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 16	81,313
T40	Those with 1 point in pool play x 16	62,500
T56	Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 5	53,000
T61	Those with 0 points in pool play x 4	50,750
	Total	10,250,000

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External links

• Official website
• Official 2019 Leaderboard
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site
• Austin Country Club