2023 WGC Match Play Format, Draw & Field (COMPLETE Guide)
Full guide to the WGC Match Play from Austin Country Club
The 2023 WGC Match Play draw has been complete with 64 of the world’s best golfers set up bid for glory at Austin Country Club in Texas.
The PGA Tour‘s annual match play event features 64 players from the top 77 in the Official World Golf Rankings and they will go head to head over five days in Texas.
World number one Scottie Scheffler headlines the line-up as he bids to defend the WGC Match Play title he won in 2022.
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WGC Match Play Format
The 64 players are drawn into 16 groups of four players. Each player will play the other in the group in a round robin format across Wednesday, March 22, Thursday, March 23, and Friday, March 24.
The top players in each group progresses to the knockout stages with last 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final played on Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26.
Each game is a match play format with all matches played over 18 holes.
WGC Match Play Field
Justin Thomas and Justin Rose, both world top 64 players, have decided not to play.
Others who would have made the final field are not eligible having moved to LIV Golf with Cameron Smith, Joaquin Niemann, Abraham Ancer, Thomas Pieters, Talor Gooch, Mito Pereira, Harold Varner III, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Dean Burmester and Jason Kokrak missing out.
The field is:
- Scottie Scheffler
- Jon Rahm
- Rory McIlroy
- Patrick Cantlay
- Max Homa
- Xander Schauffele
- Will Zalatoris
- Viktor Hovland
- Collin Morikawa
- Tony Finau
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Jordan Spieth
- Sam Burns
- Cameron Young
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Sungjae Im
- Tom Kim
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Kurt Kitayama
- Keegan Bradley
- Shane Lowry
- Tom Hoge
- Billy Horschel
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Brian Harman
- Sahith Theegala
- Sepp Straka
- Seamus Power
- Ryan Fox
- Chris Kirk
- Russell Henley
- Jason Day
- Adam Scott
- Si Woo Kim
- Corey Conners
- Harris English
- K.H. Lee
- Alex Noren
- Min Woo Lee
- Kevin Kisner
- Keith Mitchell
- Aaron Wise
- Adam Svensson
- Adrian Meronk
- J.T. Poston
- Lucas Herbert
- Taylor Montgomery
- Denny McCarthy
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Rickie Fowler
- Scott Stallings
- Adam Hadwin
- Victor Perez
- Davis Riley
- Andrew Putnam
- Davis Thompson
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Maverick McNealy
- Matt Kuchar
- Nick Taylor
- J.J. Spaun
- Ben Griffin
- Cam Davis
- Justin Suh
2023 WGC Match Play Draw
Group 1:
- Scottie Scheffler
- Tom Kim
- Alex Noren
- Davis Riley
Group 2:
- Jon Rahm
- Billy Horschel
- Keith Mitchell
- Rickie Fowler
Group 3:
- Rory McIlroy
- Keegan Bradley
- Denny McCarthy
- Scott Stallings
Group 4:
- Patrick Cantlay
- Brian Harman
- Lee Kyoung-hoon
- Nick Taylor
Group 5:
- Max Homa
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Kevin Kisner
- Justin Suh
Group 6:
- Xander Schauffele
- Tom Hoge
- Aaron Wise
- Cameron Davis
Group 7:
- Will Zalatoris
- Ryan Fox
- Harris English
- Andrew Putnam
Group 8:
- Viktor Hovland
- Chris Kirk
- Kim Si-woo
- Matt Kuchar
Group 9:
- Collin Morikawa
- Jason Day
- Adam Svensson
- Victor Perez
Group 10:
- Tony Finau
- Kurt Kitayama
- Adrian Meronk
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Group 11:
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Sahith Theegala
- Min Woo Lee
- J. J. Spaun
Group 12:
- Jordan Spieth
- Shane Lowry
- Taylor Montgomery
- Mackenzie Hughes
Group 13:
- Sam Burns
- Séamus Power
- Adam Scott
- Adam Hadwin
Group 14:
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Russell Henley
- Lucas Herbert
- Ben Griffin
Group 15:
- Cameron Young
- Sepp Straka
- Corey Conners
- Davis Thompson
Group 16:
- Im Sung-jae
- Tommy Fleetwood
- J. T. Poston
- Maverick McNealy
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