# 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1 | Grace | 4 & 3 | Matsuyama |
| 2 | Grace | 1 up | Johnson |
| Matsuyama vs Reavie – halved |||
| 3 | Matsuyama | 4 & 2 | Johnson |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Woodland | 2 & 1 | Pepperell |
| 2 | Rose vs Pepperell – halved | Rose vs Pepperell – halved | Rose vs Pepperell – halved |
| 2 | Woodland | 1 up | Grillo |
| 3 | Rose | 1 up | Woodland |
| 3 | 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 | Koepka vs Lewis – halved | Koepka vs Lewis – halved |
| 1 | Li | 5 & 4 | Norén |
| 2 | Li | 1 up | Koepka |
| 2 | Norén | 4 & 2 | Lewis |
| 3 | Norén | 3 & 2 | Koepka |
| 3 | 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 |
Group 4 :
| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| 1 | McIlroy | 5 & 4 | List |
| 1 | Harding | 1 up | Fitzpatrick |
| 2 | McIlroy | 3 & 2 | Harding |
| 2 | List | 2 & 1 | Fitzpatrick |
| 3 | McIlroy | 4 & 2 | Fitzpatrick |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Wallace | 1 up | Bradley |
| 2 | Thomas | 3 & 1 | Wallace |
| Bradley vs Bjerregaard – halved |||
| 3 | Thomas vs Bradley – halved | Thomas vs Bradley – halved | Thomas vs Bradley – halved |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Leishman | 2 up | Aphibarnrat |
| 2 | Aphibarnrat | 2 & 1 | DeChambeau |
| 2 | Leishman | 2 up | Knox |
| 3 | Leishman | 5 & 4 | DeChambeau |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Olesen | 2 & 1 | Simpson |
| 2 | Molinari | 4 & 3 | Olesen |
| Simpson vs Kodaira – halved |||
| 3 | Molinari | 2 & 1 | Simpson |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Kuchar | 3 & 1 | Holmes |
| 2 | Holmes | 2 & 1 | Rahm |
| 2 | Kuchar | 6 & 4 | Kim |
| 3 | Rahm vs Kuchar – halved | Rahm vs Kuchar – halved | Rahm vs Kuchar – halved |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Hatton | 4 & 3 | Cabrera-Bello |
| 2 | Schauffele vs Hatton – halved | Schauffele vs Hatton – halved | Schauffele vs Hatton – halved |
| Cabrera-Bello vs Westwood – halved |||
| 3 | Cabrera-Bello | 1 up | Schauffele |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Howell III | 2 & 1 | Smith |
| 2 | Casey vs Howell III – halved | Casey vs Howell III – halved | Casey vs Howell III – halved |
| 2 | Ancer | 3 & 2 | Smith |
| 3 | Casey | 4 & 3 | Smith |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Stanley | 3 & 2 | Oosthuizen |
| 2 | Fleetwood vs Stanley – halved | Fleetwood vs Stanley – halved | Fleetwood vs Stanley – halved |
| 2 | Oosthuizen | 1 up | An |
| 3 | Oosthuizen | 4 & 3 | Fleetwood |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Stenson | 2 & 1 | Mickelson |
| 2 | Stenson | 4 & 3 | Day |
| 2 | Furyk | 1 up | Mickelson |
| 3 | Mickelson | 2 up | Day |
| 3 | 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 |
| 2 | Cantlay | 4 & 2 | Wise |
| 3 | Woods | 4 & 2 | Cantlay |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | Poulter | 2 up | Kisner |
| 2 | Kisner | 2 up | Finau |
| 2 | Mitchell | 1 up | Poulter |
| 3 | Poulter | 1 up | Finau |
| 3 | 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 |
Group 15 :
| Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
| 1 | Na | 1 up | Watson |
| Spieth vs Horschel – halved |||
| 2 | Horschel | 2 & 1 | Watson |
| 2 | Spieth | 3 & 2 | Na |
| 3 | Watson | 1 up | Spieth |
| 3 | 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 |
| 1 | García | 4 & 2 | Lowry |
| 2 | Reed vs Lowry – halved | Reed vs Lowry – halved | Reed vs Lowry – halved |
| 2 | García | 5 & 4 | Putnam |
| 3 | Reed | 2 & 1 | García |
| 3 | 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 | Round of 16 — 18 holes March 30 – morning | Round of 16 — 18 holes March 30 – morning | Quarterfinals — 18 holes March 30 – afternoon | Quarterfinals — 18 holes March 30 – afternoon | Quarterfinals — 18 holes March 30 – afternoon | Semifinals — 18 holes March 31 – morning | Semifinals — 18 holes March 31 – morning | Semifinals — 18 holes March 31 – morning | | Final — 18 holes March 31 – afternoon | Final — 18 holes March 31 – afternoon | Final — 18 holes March 31 – afternoon |
| 40 | Branden Grace | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Sergio García | 1 up | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Sergio García | 1 up | 26 | Sergio García | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | Matt Kuchar | 2 up | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Matt Kuchar | 4&3 | 23 | Matt Kuchar | 2 up | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Tyrrell Hatton | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Tyrrell Hatton | | | | | 23 | Matt Kuchar | 1 up | | | | |
| | | | | | | 50 | Lucas Bjerregaard | | | | | |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | | | | | | | | 50 | Lucas Bjerregaard | | | | | |
| 13 | Tiger Woods | 2&1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Tiger Woods | 2&1 | 13 | Tiger Woods | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 50 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 1 up | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 3&2 | 50 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 1 up | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Henrik Stenson | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Henrik Stenson | | | | | | | | | 23 | Matt Kuchar | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 48 | Kevin Kisner | 3&2 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | Kevin Kisner | 3&2 |
| 57 | Kevin Na | 2 up | | | | | | |
| 57 | Kevin Na | 2 up | 57 | Kevin Na | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Francesco Molinari | 6&5 | | | |
| 7 | Francesco Molinari | 5&4 | 7 | Francesco Molinari | 6&5 | | | |
| 10 | Paul Casey | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Paul Casey | | | | | 7 | Francesco Molinari | |
| | | | | | | 48 | Kevin Kisner | 1 up |
| 36 | Li Haotong | | | | | 48 | Kevin Kisner | 1 up | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 48 | Kevin Kisner | 6&5 | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | 7 | Francesco Molinari | 4&2 |
| 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 |
* Source: