2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

The 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 22nd WGC Match Play, and was played on March 24–28 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. It was the second of the World Golf Championships in 2021.

2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Tournament information
DatesMarch 24–28, 2021
LocationAustin, 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
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length7,108 yards (6,500 m)
Field64 players
Prize fund$10,500,000
Winner's share$1,820,000
Champion
Billy Horschel
def. Scottie Scheffler 2 & 1
Location Map
Austin CC
Location in the United States
Austin CC
Location in Texas

Billy Horschel defeated Scottie Scheffler in the final, 2 and 1, for his first WGC win.[1]

Course layout

Austin Country Club

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3944704401853705902014984903,6383931945783174654405851503683,4907,128
Par444345344354354445343671

Field

The following players made up the field, which consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 15.[2] They are listed with their world ranking as of March 15 in parentheses; seedings were determined by their world ranking as of March 22.[3]

Format

The 64 players were placed into four seeded pools, the 16 highest ranked players as of March 22 in Pool A, the next 16 in Pool B, etc. The top seeds (Pool A) were 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.[2]

Each group was decided by a round-robin match play matches played on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with one point awarded for a win and half a point for a tie. The sixteen group winners advanced to the knockout stage. If two or more players were tied on points at the end of the group stage, there was a sudden death stroke play playoff between the tied players to determine the winner of the group.[2]

The round of sixteen were played on Saturday morning, with the quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon. The semifinals were played on Sunday morning, and the final and third place playoff were played on Sunday afternoon. In total, the winner played seven rounds of golf.[2]

Pools

Results

Group stage

Group stage matches were played from March 24 to March 26. Only one player qualified from pool A, with 4 qualifiying from pool B, 3 from pool C and 8 from pool D.

Group 1
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Johnson2 upLong
MacIntyre2 & 1Na
2Johnson vs MacIntyre – tied
Long2 & 1Na
3Na1 upJohnson
MacIntyre vs Long – tied
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
41 Robert MacIntyre10221
1 Dustin Johnson1111.5T2
61 Adam Long1111.5T2
28 Kevin Na12014
Group 2
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Kuchar3 & 2Thomas
Kisner2 & 1Oosthuizen
2Kisner2 & 1Thomas
Kuchar1 upOosthuizen
3Thomas3 & 2Oosthuizen
Kuchar2 & 1Kisner
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
52 Matt Kuchar30031
34 Kevin Kisner21022
2 Justin Thomas12013
22 Louis Oosthuizen03004
Group 3
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Rahm1 upMuñoz
Palmer4 & 2Lowry
2Rahm2 upLowry
Palmer2 & 1Muñoz
3Rahm vs Palmer – tied
Lowry3 & 2Muñoz
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
3 Jon Rahm2012.51
24 Ryan Palmer2012.52
38 Shane Lowry12013
56 Sebastián Muñoz03004
  • Rahm defeated Palmer on the second hole of a
    sudden-death playoff with a birdie.
Group 4
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Morikawa vs Poston – tied
Horschel1 upHoma
2Homa2 & 1Morikawa
Poston4 & 2Horschel
3Horschel3 & 2Morikawa
Homa3 & 2Poston
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
32 Billy Horschel21021
35 Max Homa21022
63 J. T. Poston1111.53
4 Collin Morikawa0210.54
  • Horschel defeated Homa on the third hole of a
    sudden-death playoff with a birdie.
Group 5
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Rozner2 upDeChambeau
Fleetwood vs Kim – tied
2DeChambeau2 & 1Kim
Fleetwood4 & 3Rozner
3Fleetwood1 upDeChambeau
Rozner3 & 1Kim
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
21 Tommy Fleetwood2012.51
58 Antoine Rozner21022
5 Bryson DeChambeau12013
45 Kim Si-woo0210.54
Group 6
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Schauffele vs Sullivan – tied
Scheffler2 upDay
2Schauffele2 & 1Day
Scheffler vs Sullivan – tied
3Schauffele vs Scheffler – tied
Day2 & 1Sullivan
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
30 Scottie Scheffler10221
6 Xander Schauffele10222
44 Jason Day1201T3
57 Andy Sullivan0121T3
  • Scheffler defeated Schauffele on the second hole of a
    sudden-death playoff with a birdie.
Group 7
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Reed vs Watson – tied
Niemann vs Bezuidenhout – tied
2Reed2 & 1Bezuidenhout
Niemann vs Watson – tied
3Niemann5 & 4Reed
Watson5 & 3Bezuidenhout
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
55 Bubba Watson10221
26 Joaquín Niemann10222
7 Patrick Reed1111.53
33 Christiaan Bezuidenhout0210.54
  • Watson defeated Niemann on the second hole of a
    sudden-death playoff with a par.
Group 8
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Hatton vs Wallace – tied
García4 & 3Westwood
2García3 & 2Hatton
Westwood5 & 3Wallace
3Westwood4 & 3Hatton
Wallace5 & 3García
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
39 Sergio García21021
18 Lee Westwood21022
51 Matt Wallace1111.53
8 Tyrrell Hatton0210.54
  • García defeated Westwood on the fourth hole of a
    sudden-death playoff with a hole-in-one.
Group 9
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Simpson6 & 5Gooch
Hughes3 & 2Casey
2Hughes4 & 3Simpson
Casey3 & 2Gooch
3Simpson vs Casey – tied
Hughes vs Gooch – tied
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
48 Mackenzie Hughes2012.51
9 Webb Simpson1111.5T2
17 Paul Casey1111.5T2
59 Talor Gooch0210.54
Group 10
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Cantlay1 upHarman
Ortiz4 & 3Matsuyama
2Cantlay1 upOrtiz
Harman1 upMatsuyama
3Matsuyama4 & 2Cantlay
Harman3 & 2Ortiz
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
54 Brian Harman21021
10 Patrick Cantlay21022
23 Hideki Matsuyama1201T3
42 Carlos Ortiz1201T3
  • Harman defeated Cantlay on the second hole of a
    sudden-death playoff with a par.
Group 11
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Poulter6 & 5McIlroy
Smith1 upGriffin
2McIlroy4 & 3Griffin
Poulter1 upSmith
3McIlroy vs Smith – tied
Poulter2 & 1Griffin
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
60 Ian Poulter30031
25 Cameron Smith1111.5T2
11 Rory McIlroy1111.5T2
46 Lanto Griffin03004
Group 12
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Frittelli6 & 5Finau
Kokrak1 upZalatoris
2Finau vs Zalatoris – tied
Frittelli3 & 2Kokrak
3Finau2 upKokrak
Zalatoris2 upFrittelli
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
64 Dylan Frittelli21021
12 Tony Finau1111.5T2
40 Will Zalatoris1111.5T2
29 Jason Kokrak12014
Group 13
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Streelman4 & 2Hovland
Ancer3 & 2Wiesberger
2Wiesberger4 & 2Hovland
Ancer2 & 1Streelman
3Hovland1 upAncer
Streelman1 upWiesberger
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
53 Kevin Streelman21021
27 Abraham Ancer21022
13 Viktor Hovland1201T3
43 Bernd Wiesberger1201T3
  • Streelman defeated Ancer on the first hole of a
    sudden-death playoff with a birdie.
Group 14
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Berger6 & 4van Rooyen
English1 upTodd
2Todd2 & 1Berger
van Rooyen2 & 1English
3Berger4 & 2English
van Rooyen2 & 1Todd
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
62 Erik van Rooyen21021
14 Daniel Berger21022
19 Harris English1201T3
47 Brendon Todd1201T3
  • van Rooyen defeated Berger on the first hole of a
    sudden-death playoff with a par.
Group 15
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Spieth3 & 1Fitzpatrick
Wolff3 & 1Conners
2Fitzpatrick5 & 4Conners
Wolff vs Spieth – tied
3Fitzpatrick3 & 2Wolff
Spieth3 & 2Conners
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
49 Jordan Spieth2012.51
15 Matt Fitzpatrick21022
20 Matthew Wolff1111.53
37 Corey Conners03004
Group 16
RoundWinnerScoreLoser
1Im1 upHenley
Perez2 & 1Leishman
2Leishman2 & 1Im
Henley4 & 3Perez
3Perez2 & 1Im
Leishman vs Henley – tied
SeedPlayerWLTPointsFinish
31 Victor Perez21021
36 Marc Leishman1111.5T2
50 Russell Henley1111.5T2
16 Im Sung-jae12014

Final 16 bracket

First round
March 27 – morning
Quarterfinals
March 27 – afternoon
Semifinals
March 28 – morning
Final
March 28 – afternoon
            
41 Robert MacIntyre
31 Victor Perez 5&4
31 Victor Perez 4&3
39 Sergio García
39 Sergio García 2&1
48 Mackenzie Hughes
31 Victor Perez
32 Billy Horschel 3&2
32 Billy Horschel 3&1
53 Kevin Streelman
32 Billy Horschel 19h
21 Tommy Fleetwood
21 Tommy Fleetwood 4&3
64 Dylan Frittelli
32 Billy Horschel 2&1
30 Scottie Scheffler
52 Matt Kuchar 1up
49 Jordan Spieth
52 Matt Kuchar 2&1
54 Brian Harman
55 Bubba Watson
54 Brian Harman 2&1
52 Matt Kuchar
30 Scottie Scheffler 2&1
3 Jon Rahm 3&2 Third place
62 Erik van Rooyen
3 Jon Rahm 31 Victor Perez
30 Scottie Scheffler 3&1 52 Matt Kuchar 2&1
30 Scottie Scheffler 5&4
60 Ian Poulter

Prize money breakdown

PlaceDescriptionUS ($)
1Champion1,820,000
2Runner-up1,150,000
3Third place740,000
4Fourth place600,000
T5Losing quarter-finalists x 4337,000
T9Losing round of 16 x 8189,000
17Those with 2.5 points in pool play x 1144,000
T18Those with 2 points in pool play x 10113,700
T28Those with 1.5 points in pool play x 1475,000
T42Those with 1 point in pool play x 1447,571
T56Those with 0.5 points in pool play x 538,000
T61Those with 0 points in pool play x 435,750
Total10,500,000

References

  1. "Despite just one birdie in Match Play championship round, Billy Horschel wins event in Texas". ESPN. Associated Press. March 28, 2021.
  2. "Dell Technologies Match Play: How it works". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. "Final field set for the 2021 Dell Technologies Match Play". PGA Tour. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. Beall, Joel (March 20, 2021). "Koepka among five of the top 64 missing WGC-Match Play". Golf Digest. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  5. "Past Results – World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play". Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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