Groups Announced for the WGC-Dell Match Play, Starting Wednesday

The final edition of the WGC-Dell Match Play features 16 groups of four players, with the winner of each group advancing to a single-elimination bracket.

The groups are out for the WGC-Dell Match Play. Who do you have going to golf's version of the Sweet 16?

The Match Play isn't exactly like basketball's March Madness, as the 64 golfers aren't immediately faced with win-or-go-home matches. Instead, there are 16 groups of four players and each player has a match with the other three from Wednesday through Friday.

The player with the best record in each group advances to single-elimination play, and two rounds on Saturday and Sunday will whittle the field of 16 to one champion.

WGC-Dell Match Play Groups

seeds in parenthesis

Group 1: Scottie Scheffler (1), Tom Kim (17), Alex Noren (38), Davis Riley (54)

Group 2: Jon Rahm (2), Billy Horschel (22), Keith Mitchell, (39), Rickie Fowler (49)

Group 3: Rory McIlroy (3), Keegan Bradley (20), Denny McCarthy (48), Scott Stallings (52)

Group 4: Patrick Cantlay (4), Brian Harman (25), K.H. Lee (35), Nick Taylor (55)

Group 5: Max Homa (5), Hideki Matsuyama (18), Kevin Kisner (42), Justin Suh (63)

Group 6: Xander Schauffele (6), Tom Hoge (23), Aaron Wise (40), Cam Davis (64)

Group 7: Will Zalatoris (7), Ryan Fox (29), Harris English (37), Andrew Putnam (56)

Group 8: Viktor Hovland (8), Chris Kirk (28), Si Woo Kim (34), Matt Kuchar (59)

Group 9: Collin Morikawa (9), Jason Day (32), Adam Svensson (44), Victor Perez (51)

Group 10: Tony Finau (10), Kurt Kitayama (19), Adrian Meronk (45), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (60)

Group 11: Matt Fitzpatrick (11), Sahith Theegala (26), Min Woo Lee (41), J.J. Spaun (61)

Group 12: Jordan Spieth (12), Shane Lowry (21), Taylor Montgomery (47), Mackenzie Hughes (50)

Group 13: Sam Burns (13), Seamus Power (30), Adam Scott (33), Adam Hadwin (53)

Group 14: Tyrrell Hatton (14), Russell Henley (31), Lucas Herbert (46), Ben Griffin (62)

Group 15: Cameron Young (15), Sepp Straka (27), Corey Conners (36), Davis Thompson (57)

Group 16: Sungjae Im (16), Tommy Fleetwood (24), J.T. Poston (43), Maverick McNealy (58)


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John Schwarb
JOHN SCHWARB

John Schwarb is a senior editor for Sports Illustrated covering golf. Prior to joining SI in March 2022, he worked for ESPN.com, PGATour.com, Tampa Bay Times and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He is the author of The Little 500: The Story of the World's Greatest College Weekend. A member of the Golf Writers Association of America, Schwarb has a bachelor's in journalism from Indiana University.