The PGA Tour’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play moves into its final group play to decide the sixteen players that will advance to the one-and-done knockout stage. The top point earners from each group will move on to the next round, with multiple players advancing in case of matching records at the end of pool play. Scenarios and matchups for each group were provided by the PGA Tour, detailing who advances based on the results of the day’s games. The scenarios for each group were as follows:
- Group 8 to Group 16, with each scenario based on whether a player wins, ties, or loses against his opponent.
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Friday Scenarios for Advancing Players at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
On the third day of pool play at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, sixteen players will advance to the knockout stage, according to the PGA Tour. The top point earners from each group move on to the one-and-done portion. If multiple players have the same records at the end of pool play, a playoff will occur to determine who advances.
Below are the matchups and scenarios for Day 3 according to the PGA Tour.
Group 1:
Scottie Scheffler (2) vs. Tom Kim (1); Alex Noren (0) vs. Davis Riley (1)
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Scheffler advances if he wins or ties.
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If Kim and Riley each win, a three-way playoff occurs between Kim, Riley, and Scheffler.
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If Kim wins and Riley ties or loses, a playoff occurs between Scheffler and Kim.
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Noren is eliminated.
Group 2:
Jon Rahm (1) vs. Billy Horschel (1.5); Keith Mitchell (0.5) vs. Rickie Fowler (1)
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Horschel advances if he wins.
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If Horschel ties and Fowler wins, a playoff occurs between Horschel and Fowler.
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If Horschel ties and Mitchell wins or ties, Horschel advances.
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If Rahm and Fowler each win, a playoff occurs between Rahm and Fowler.
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If Rahm wins and Fowler ties or loses, Rahm advances.
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Mitchell is eliminated.
Group 4:
Patrick Cantlay (2) vs. Brian Harman (2); K.H. Lee (0) vs. Nick Taylor (0)
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The winner of the Cantlay-Harman match advances. A tie would force a playoff.
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Lee and Taylor are eliminated.
Group 5:
Max Homa (2) vs. Hideki Matsuyama (1); Kevin Kisner (0) vs. Justin Suh (1)
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Homa advances if he wins or ties.
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If Matsuyama and Suh each win, a three-way playoff occurs between Matsuyama, Suh, and Homa.
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If Matsuyama wins and Suh ties or loses, a playoff occurs between Matsuyama and Homa.
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Kisner is eliminated.
Group 6:
Xander Schauffele (2) vs. Tom Hoge (0); Aaron Wise (1) vs. Cam Davis (1)
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Schauffele advances if he wins or ties.
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If Schauffele loses, he can still advance if Wise-Davis tie.
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If Wise wins and Schauffele loses, a playoff occurs between Wise and Schauffele.
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If Davis wins and Schauffele loses, a playoff occurs between Davis and Schauffele.
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Hoge is eliminated.
Group 7:
Will Zalatoris (0) vs. Ryan Fox (1); Harris English (1) vs. Andrew Putnam (2)
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Putnam advances if he wins or ties.
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If Fox and English each win, a three-way playoff occurs between Fox, English, and Putnam.
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If English wins and Fox ties or loses, a playoff occurs between English and Putnam.
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Zalatoris is eliminated.
The WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship website provides more information about matches and scoring.
Friday Scenarios for Advancing Players at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play (Part 2)
The WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play continues with eight groups fighting for the knockout stage. Here are the matchups and scenarios for Group 8 to Group 16 according to the PGA Tour:
Group 8:
Viktor Hovland (0) vs. Chris Kirk (0.5); Si Woo Kim (2) vs. Matt Kuchar (1.5)
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Kim advances if he wins or ties.
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Kuchar advances if he wins.
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Hovland and Kirk are eliminated.
Group 9:
Collin Morikawa (1.5) vs. Jason Day (2); Adam Svensson (0.5) vs. Victor Perez (0)
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Day advances if he wins or ties.
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Morikawa advances if he wins.
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Svensson and Perez are eliminated.
Group 10:
Tony Finau (2) vs. Kurt Kitayama (1); Adrian Meronk (1) vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (0)
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Finau advances if he wins or ties.
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If Kitayama and Meronk each win, a three-way playoff occurs between those two and Finau.
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If Kitayama wins and Meronk ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Finau and Kitayama.
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Bezuidenhout is eliminated.
Group 11:
Matt Fitzpatrick (1) vs. Sahith Theegala (0); Min Woo Lee (1) vs. J.J. Spaun (2)
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Spaun advances if he wins or ties.
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If Lee and Fitzpatrick each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Spaun.
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If Lee wins and Fitzpatrick ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Lee and Spaun.
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Theegala is eliminated.
Group 12:
Jordan Spieth (1) vs. Shane Lowry (0); Taylor Montgomery (2) vs. Mackenzie Hughes (1)
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Montgomery advances if he wins or ties.
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If Spieth and Hughes each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Montgomery.
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If Hughes wins and Spieth ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Montgomery and Hughes.
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Lowry is eliminated.
Group 14:
Tyrrell Hatton (0) vs. Russell Henley (1); Lucas Herbert (2) vs. Ben Griffin (1)
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Herbert advances if he wins or ties.
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If Henley and Griffin each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Herbert.
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If Griffin wins and Henley ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Griffin and Herbert.
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Hatton is eliminated.
Group 15:
Cameron Young (2) vs. Sepp Straka (0); Corey Conners (1) vs. Davis Thompson (1)
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Young advances if he wins or ties.
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If Young loses, he can still advance if Conners-Thompson tie.
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If Conners wins and Young loses, it will force a playoff between those two.
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If Thompson wins and Young loses, it will force a playoff between those two.
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Straka is eliminated.
Group 16:
Sungjae Im (1) vs. Tommy Fleetwood (0.5); J.T. Poston (2) vs. Maverick McNealy (0.5)
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Poston advances if he wins or ties.
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If Im wins and Poston loses, it will force a playoff between those two.
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If Im ties or loses, Poston advances.
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Fleetwood and McNealy
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