The 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 24th and final WGC Match Play, played March 22–26 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas.
The field consisted of the top 64 available eligible players from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 13. A number of other players were in the top 64 but, having joined LIV Golf, were suspended by the PGA Tour and ineligible to compete.
On March 6, 2023, tournament organizers and the PGA Tour announced that the 2023 event would be the last edition of WGC Match Play.
Sam Burns won the event, beating Cameron Young, 6 and 5, in the final. In the morning semi-finals Burns beat world number 1 Scottie Scheffler while Young beat world number 3 Rory McIlroy, both matches going to extra holes.
Format The 64 players were placed into four seeded pools, the 16 highest ranked players as of March 20 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. Each group is 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 advance to the knockout stage. If two or more players are tied on points at the end of the group stage, there is a sudden death stroke play playoff between the tied players to determine the winner of the group. In the knockout stage, the round of 16 is played on Saturday morning, with the quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon. The semi-finals are played on Sunday morning, and the final and third place playoff are played on Sunday afternoon. In total, barring withdrawals, those reaching the last four play seven rounds of golf.
Field The field consisted of the top 64 available eligible players from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 13. They are listed with their ranking as of March 20, which determined the seeding, followed in parentheses by their ranking as of March 13.
SeedPlayerOWGR+Pool A1 Scottie Scheffler 1 (1)2 Jon Rahm 2 (2)3 Rory McIlroy 3 (3)4 Patrick Cantlay 4 (4)5 Max Homa 6 (6)6 Xander Schauffele 7 (7)7 Will Zalatoris 8 (8)8 Viktor Hovland 9 (9)9 Collin Morikawa 11 (11)10 Tony Finau 12 (12)11 Matt Fitzpatrick 13 (13)12 Jordan Spieth 14 (14)13 Sam Burns 15 (15)14 Tyrrell Hatton 16 (17)15 Cameron Young 17 (16)16 Im Sung-jae 18 (18)
SeedPlayerOWGR+Pool B17 Tom Kim 19 (19)18 Hideki Matsuyama 20 (20)19 Kurt Kitayama 21 (21)20 Keegan Bradley 22 (22)21 Shane Lowry 23 (23)22 Billy Horschel 24 (25)23 Tom Hoge 25 (24)24 Tommy Fleetwood 26 (27)25 Brian Harman 28 (28)26 Sahith Theegala 29 (29)27 Sepp Straka 32 (31)28 Chris Kirk 33 (35)29 Ryan Fox 34 (34)30 Séamus Power 35 (33)31 Russell Henley 36 (36)32 Jason Day 37 (37)
SeedPlayerOWGR+Pool C33 Adam Scott 38 (38)34 Kim Si-woo 39 (39)35 Lee Kyoung-hoon 40 (43)36 Corey Conners 41 (40)37 Harris English 43 (41)38 Alex Norén 44 (44)39 Keith Mitchell 45 (47)40 Aaron Wise 46 (48)41 Min Woo Lee 47 (45)42 Kevin Kisner 48 (46)43 J. T. Poston 52 (54)44 Adam Svensson 54 (52)45 Adrian Meronk 55 (53)46 Lucas Herbert 56 (55)47 Taylor Montgomery 57 (56)48 Denny McCarthy 58 (57)
SeedPlayerOWGR+Pool D49 Rickie Fowler 59 (59)50 Mackenzie Hughes 60 (58)51 Victor Perez 61 (63)52 Scott Stallings 62 (60)53 Adam Hadwin 63 (61)54 Davis Riley 64 (64)55 Nick Taylor 67 (72)56 Andrew Putnam 68 (66)57 Davis Thompson 69 (67)58 Maverick McNealy 70 (69)59 Matt Kuchar 71 (70)60 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 72 (68)61 J. J. Spaun 75 (72)62 Ben Griffin 77 (75)63 Justin Suh 78 (77)64 Cameron Davis 79 (76)
Justin Thomas (10) and Justin Rose (32) were eligible but did not play.
Ineligible players The following players were ineligible to compete, having been suspended by the PGA Tour after joining LIV Golf. Their world rankings as of March 13 are given.
Cameron Smith (5) Joaquín Niemann (26) Abraham Ancer (30) Thomas Pieters (42) Talor Gooch (49) Mito Pereira (50) Harold Varner III (51) Dustin Johnson (62) Patrick Reed (65) Dean Burmester (71) Jason Kokrak (74)
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
Group 1 RankPlayer (seed)Match results 1 Scottie Scheffler (1) 3 0 0 3 Beat Riley 1 up Beat Norén 5 & 4 Beat Kim 3 & 2 2 Davis Riley (54) 1 1 1 1.5 Lost to Scheffler 1 down Beat Kim 1 up Tied Norén 3 Tom Kim (17) 1 2 0 1 Beat Norén 2 & 1 Lost to Riley 1 down Lost to Scheffler 3 & 2 4 Alex Norén (38) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Kim 2 & 1 Lost to Scheffler 5 & 4 Tied Riley
Group 2 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Billy Horschel (22) 2 0 1 2.5 Tied Mitchell Beat Fowler 3 & 2 Beat Rahm 5 & 4 2 Rickie Fowler (49) 2 1 0 2 Beat Rahm 2 & 1 Lost to Horschel 3 & 2 Beat Mitchell 1 up 3 Jon Rahm (2) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Fowler 2 & 1 Beat Mitchell 4 & 3 Lost to Horschel 5 & 4 4 Keith Mitchell (39) 0 2 1 0.5 Tied Horschel Lost to Rahm 4 & 3 Lost to Fowler 1 down
Group 3 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Rory McIlroy (3) 3 0 0 3 Beat Stallings 3 & 1 Beat McCarthy 2 up Beat Bradley 3 & 2 2 Keegan Bradley (20) 1 1 1 1.5 Tied McCarthy Beat Stallings 6 & 5 Lost to McIlroy 3 & 2 3 Scott Stallings (52) 1 2 0 1 Lost to McIlroy 3 & 1 Lost to Bradley 6 & 5 Beat McCarthy 1 up 4 Denny McCarthy (48) 0 2 1 0.5 Tied Bradley Lost to McIlroy 2 down Lost to Stallings 1 down
Group 4 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Patrick Cantlay (4) 3 0 0 3 Beat Taylor 1 up Beat Lee 4 & 2 Beat Harman 2 & 1 2 Brian Harman (25) 2 1 0 2 Beat Lee 3 & 1 Beat Taylor 3 & 2 Lost to Cantlay 2 & 1 3 Nick Taylor (55) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Cantlay 1 down Lost to Harman 3 & 2 Beat Lee 3 & 2 4 Lee Kyoung-hoon (35) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Harman 3 & 1 Lost to Cantley 4 & 2 Lost to Taylor 3 & 2
Group 5 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Max Homa (5) 3 0 0 3 Beat Suh 3 & 2 Beat Kisner 3 & 2 Beat Matsuyama (conceded)T2 Hideki Matsuyama (18) 1 2 0 1 Beat Kisner 1 up Lost to Suh 3 & 1 Lost to Homa (conceded) Kevin Kisner (42) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Matsuyama 1 down Lost to Homa 3 & 2 Beat Suh 2 up Justin Suh (63) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Homa 3 & 2 Beat Matsuyama 3 & 1 Lost to Kisner 2 down
Group 6 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Xander Schauffele (6) 3 0 0 3 Beat Davis 4 & 3 Beat Wise 2 & 1 Beat Hoge 1 up 2 Cameron Davis (64) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Schauffele 4 & 3 Beat Hoge 3 & 1 Beat Wise 1 up 3 Aaron Wise (40) 1 2 0 1 Beat Hoge 1 up Lost to Schauffele 2 & 1 Lost to Davis 1 down 4 Tom Hoge (23) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Wise 1 down Lost to Davis 3 & 1 Lost to Schauffele 1 down
Group 7 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Andrew Putnam (56) 3 0 0 3 Beat Zalatoris 3 & 2 Beat Fox 2 & 1 Beat English 4 & 3 2 Ryan Fox (29) 2 1 0 2 Beat English 2 & 1 Lost to Putnam 2 & 1 Beat Zalatoris (conceded) 3 Harris English (37) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Fox 2 & 1 Beat Zalatoris 5 & 3 Lost to Putnam 4 & 3 4 Will Zalatoris (7) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Putnam 3 & 2 Lost to English 5 & 3 Lost to Fox (conceded)
Group 8 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Matt Kuchar (59) 2 0 1 2.5 Beat Hovland 3 & 1 Tied Kirk Beat Kim 7 & 6 2 Kim Si-woo (34) 2 1 0 2 Beat Kirk 4 & 3 Beat Hovland 4&3 Lost to Kuchar 7 & 6 3 Viktor Hovland (8) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Kuchar 3 & 1 Lost to Kim 4&3 Beat Kirk 4 & 3 4 Chris Kirk (28) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Kim 4 & 3 Tied Kuchar Lost to Hovland 4 & 3
Group 9 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Jason Day (32) 3 0 0 3 Beat Svensson 4 & 2 Beat Perez 2 & 1 Beat Morikawa 4 & 3 2 Collin Morikawa (9) 1 1 1 1.5 Beat Perez 2 & 1 Tied Svensson Lost to Day 4 & 3 3 Victor Perez (51) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Morikawa 2 & 1 Lost to Day 2 & 1 Beat Svensson 5 & 4 4 Adam Svensson (44) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Day 4 & 2 Tied Morikawa Lost to Perez 5 & 4
Group 10 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Kurt Kitayama (19) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Meronk 2 & 1 Beat Bezuidenhout 2 & 1 Beat Finau 4 & 3T2 Tony Finau (10) 2 1 0 2 Beat Bezuidenhout 2 & 1 Beat Meronk 4 & 3 Lost to Kitayama 4 & 3 Adrian Meronk (45) 2 1 0 2 Beat Kitayama 2 & 1 Lost to Finau 4 & 3 Beat Bezuidenhout 5 & 4 4 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (60) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Finau 2 & 1 Lost to Kitayama 2 & 1 Lost to Meronk 5 & 4 Kitayama won the group after a sudden-death playoff; he made a birdie on the second extra hole to defeat Meronk, after Finau had been eliminated on the first extra hole when he made a double bogey as the others made par.
Group 11 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 J. J. Spaun (61) 3 0 0 3 Beat Fitzpatrick 5 & 3 Beat Theegala 5 & 4 Beat Lee 2 & 1T2 Matt Fitzpatrick (11) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Spaun 5 & 3 Beat Lee 2 up Lost to Theegala 2 & 1 Sahith Theegala (26) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Lee 1 down Lost to Spaun 5 & 4 Beat Fitzpatrick 2 & 1 Min Woo Lee (41) 1 2 0 1 Beat Theegala 1 up Lost to Fitzpatrick 2 down Lost to Spaun 2 & 1
Group 12 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Mackenzie Hughes (50) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Spieth 4 & 3 Beat Lowry 4 & 3 Beat Montgomery 6 & 4 2 Taylor Montgomery (47) 2 1 0 2 Beat Lowry 2 & 1 Beat Spieth 2 & 1 Lost to Hughes 6 & 4T3 Jordan Spieth (12) 1 2 0 1 Beat Hughes 4 & 3 Lost to Montgomery 2 & 1 Lost to Lowry 2 & 1 Shane Lowry (21) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Montgomery 2 & 1 Lost to Hughes 4 & 3 Beat Spieth 2 & 1 Hughes won the group after a sudden-death playoff; he made a birdie on the first extra hole to defeat Montgomery, who made a bogey.
Group 13 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Sam Burns (13) 3 0 0 3 Beat Hadwin 3 & 2 Beat Scott 1 up Beat Power 2 upT2 Séamus Power (30) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Scott 1 down Beat Hadwin 1 up Lost to Burns 2 down Adam Scott (33) 1 2 0 1 Beat Power 1 up Lost to Burns 1 down Lost to Hadwin 3 & 2 Adam Hadwin (53) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Burns 3 & 2 Lost to Power 1 down Beat Scott 3 & 2
Group 14 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Lucas Herbert (46) 3 0 0 3 Beat Henley 1 up Beat Hatton 2 & 1 Beat Griffin 3 & 1 2 Russell Henley (31) 2 1 0 2 Lost to Herbert 1 down Beat Griffin 5 & 4 Beat Hatton 3 & 2 3 Ben Griffin (62) 1 2 0 1 Beat Hatton 3 & 1 Lost to Henley 5 & 4 Lost to Herbert 3 & 1 4 Tyrrell Hatton (14) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Griffin 3 & 1 Lost to Herbert 2 & 1 Lost to Henley 3 & 2
Group 15 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 Cameron Young (15) 3 0 0 3 Beat Thompson 3 & 2 Beat Conners 1 up Beat Straka 5 & 3 2 Corey Conners (36) 2 1 0 2 Beat Straka 6 & 5 Lost to Young 1 down Beat Thompson 2 & 1 3 Davis Thompson (57) 1 2 0 1 Lost to Young 3 & 2 Beat Straka 4 & 3 Lost to Conners 2 & 1 4 Sepp Straka (27) 0 3 0 0 Lost to Conners 6 & 5 Lost to Thompson 4 & 3 Lost to Young 5 & 3
Group 16 RankPlayer (seed)WLTPtsMatch results 1 J. T. Poston (43) 3 0 0 3 Beat Fleetwood 3 & 2 Beat Im 1 up Beat McNealy 3 & 1 2 Im Sung-jae (16) 2 1 0 2 Beat McNealy 8 & 6 Lost to Poston 1 down Beat Fleetwood 4 & 3T3 Tommy Fleetwood (24) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Poston 3 & 2 Tied McNealy Lost to Im 4 & 3 Maverick McNealy (58) 0 2 1 0.5 Lost to Im 8 & 6 Tied Fleetwood Lost to Poston 3 & 1
Final 16 bracket
Prize money breakdown Place Description US$1 Champion 3,500,0002 Runner-up 2,200,0003 Third place 1,420,0004 Fourth place 1,145,000T5 Losing quarter-finalists x 4 645,000T9 Losing round of 16 x 8 365,000T17 Those with 2 points in pool play x 11 219,909T28 Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 3 166,000T31 Those with 1 point in pool play x 21 113,762T52 Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 7 74,857T59 Those with 0 points in pool play x 6 67,500 Total 20,000,000 Positions for players who did not qualify for the knockout stage were based on points scored in pool play.
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External links
Coverage on the European Tour's official site Media Guide