World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play Schedule For Thursday (Mar. 24) And Friday (Mar. 25)
Golfers all over the world are now turning their attention on the World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play. The highly anticipated annual match play knockout event is usually held in February of every year but since 2015, it has moved to the first weekend in May. This year, however, the event takes place at the last week of March.
Established in 1999, the WGC Match Play is one of the four World Golf Championships sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours. The other three includes the Cadillac Championship at Doral, the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club, and the HSBC Champions at Sheshan Golf Club.
According to GoldDigest.com, the WGC Match Play is the only PGA Tour contest that uses a match play scoring system. The game will now be held at the Austin Country Club for the next four years. The players who got the most trophies are Tiger Woods (who nabbed three victories) and Geoff Ogilvy (who got two titles).
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The current defending champion is Rory McIlroy. Some of the names he is about to face includes Jason Day, who is fresh from his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Jordan Spieth is also hot on his trail after failing to join the top 15 last year.
Check out the second and the third round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play scheduled for Thursday, Mar. 24, and Friday, Mar. 25 from ESPN.com.
Thursday, March 24 – All Times ET
Second Round
Group 1
(1) Jordan Spieth (1-0-0) vs. (39) Victor Dubuisson (1-0-0), 12:40 pm
(31) Justin Thomas (0-1-0) vs. (51) Jamie Donaldson (0-1-0), 12:50 pm
Group 2
(2) Jason Day (1-0-0) vs. (36) Thongchai Jaidee (1-0-0), 3:20 pm
(23) Paul Casey (0-1-0) vs. (62) Graeme McDowell (0-1-0), 3:30 pm
Group 3
(3) Rory McIlroy (1-0-0) vs. (46) Smylie Kaufman (0-1-0), 2:00 pm
(26) Kevin Na (1-0-0) vs. (64) Thorbjorn Olesen (0-1-0), 2:10 pm
Group 4
(4) Bubba Watson (0-0-1) vs. (33) Emiliano Grillo (1-0-0), 11:20 am
(21) J.B. Holmes (0-1-0) vs. (63) Patton Kizzire (0-0-1), 11:30 am
Group 5
(5) Rickie Fowler (0-1-0) vs. (47) Scott Piercy (0-0-1), 4:00 pm
(27) Byeong-Hun An (0-0-1) vs. (58) Jason Dufner (1-0-0), 4:10 pm
Group 6
(6) Adam Scott (0-0-1) vs. (41) Chris Wood (0-1-0), 1:20 pm
(30) Bill Haas (1-0-0) vs. (55) Thomas Pieters (0-0-1), 1:30 pm
Group 7
(7) Justin Rose (1-0-0) vs. (48) Anirban Lahiri (0-1-0), 2:40 pm
(28) Matt Kuchar (1-0-0) vs. (57) Fabian Gomez (0-1-0), 2:50 pm
Group 8
(8) Dustin Johnson (0-1-0) vs. (37) Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1-0-0), 12:00 pm
(22) Jimmy Walker (0-1-0) vs. (49) Robert Streb (1-0-0), 12:10 pm
Group 9
(9) Patrick Reed (1-0-0) vs. (42) Matthew Fitzpatrick (0-1-0), 11:40 am
(17) Phil Mickelson (1-0-0) vs. (53) Daniel Berger (0-1-0), 11:50 am
Group 10
(10) Danny Willett (0-0-1) vs. (40) Billy Horschel (0-1-0), 2:20 pm
(18) Brooks Koepka (1-0-0) vs. (50) Jaco Van Zyl (0-0-1), 2:30 pm
Group 11
(11) Branden Grace (0-1-0) vs. (38) David Lingmerth (0-0-1), 1:00 pm
(32) Russell Knox (0-0-1) vs. (54) Chris Kirk (1-0-0), 1:10 pm
Group 12
(12) Hideki Matsuyama (0-1-0) vs. (43) Soren Kjeldsen (0-1-0), 3:40 pm
(20) Kevin Kisner (1-0-0) vs. (52) Rafa Cabrera Bello (1-0-0), 3:50 pm
Group 13
(13) Sergio Garcia (1-0-0) vs. (45) Ryan Moore (0-0-1), 11:00 am
(25) Marc Leishman (0-0-1) vs. (59) Lee Westwood (0-1-0), 11:10 am
Group 14
(14) Zach Johnson (1-0-0) vs. (44) Martin Kaymer (1-0-0), 1:40 pm
(24) Shane Lowry (0-1-0) vs. (60) Marcus Fraser (0-1-0), 1:50 pm
Group 15
(15) Brandt Snedeker (1-0-0) vs. (34) Danny Lee (0-1-0), 3:00 pm
(19) Charl Schwartzel (1-0-0) vs. (56) Charley Hoffman (0-1-0), 3:10 pm
Group 16
(16) Louis Oosthuizen (1-0-0) vs. (35) Bernd Wiesberger (0-1-0), 12:20 pm
(29) Andy Sullivan (1-0-0) vs. (61) Matt Jones (0-1-0), 12:30 pm
Friday, March 25 - All times ET
Third Round
Group 1
(1) Jordan Spieth vs. (31) Justin Thomas, 4:00 pm
(39) Victor Dubuisson vs. (51) Jamie Donaldson, 4:10 pm
Group 2
(2) Jason Day vs. (23) Paul Casey, 1:20 pm
(36) Thongchai Jaidee vs. (62) Graeme McDowell, 1:30 pm
Group 3
(3) Rory McIlroy vs. (26) Kevin Na, 12:00 pm
(46) Smylie Kaufman vs. (64) Thorbjorn Olesen, 12:10 pm
Group 4
(4) Bubba Watson vs. (21) J.B. Holmes, 2:40 pm
(33) Emiliano Grillo vs. (63) Patton Kizzire, 2:50 pm
Group 5
(5) Rickie Fowler vs. (27) Byeong-Hun An, 2:00 pm
(47) Scott Piercy vs. (58) Jason Dufner, 2:10 pm
Group 6
(6) Adam Scott vs. (30) Bill Haas, 11:20 am
(41) Chris Wood vs. (55) Thomas Pieters, 11:30 am
Group 7
(7) Justin Rose vs. (28) Matt Kuchar, 12:40 pm
(48) Anirban Lahiri vs. (57) Fabian Gomez, 12:50 pm
Group 8
(8) Dustin Johnson vs. (22) Jimmy Walker, 3:20 pm
(37) Kiradech Aphibarnrat vs. (49) Robert Streb, 3:30 pm
Group 9
(9) Patrick Reed vs. (17) Phil Mickelson, 3:00 pm
(42) Matthew Fitzpatrick vs. (53) Daniel Berger, 3:10 pm
Group 10
(10) Danny Willett vs. (18) Brooks Koepka, 12:20 pm
(40) Billy Horschel vs. (50) Jaco Van Zyl, 12:30 pm
Group 11
(11) Branden Grace vs. (32) Russell Knox, 11:00 am
(38) David Lingmerth vs. (54) Chris Kirk, 11:10 am
Group 12
(12) Hideki Matsuyama vs. (20) Kevin Kisner, 1:40 pm
(43) Soren Kjeldsen vs. (52) Rafa Cabrera Bello, 1:50 pm
Group 13
(13) Sergio Garcia vs. (25) Marc Leishman, 2:20 pm
(45) Ryan Moore vs. (59) Lee Westwood, 2:30 pm
Group 14
(14) Zach Johnson vs. (24) Shane Lowry, 11:40 am
(44) Martin Kaymer vs. (60) Marcus Fraser, 11:50 am
Group 15
(15) Brandt Snedeker vs. (19) Charl Schwartzel, 1:00 pm
(34) Danny Lee vs. (56) Charley Hoffman, 1:10 pm
Group 16
(16) Louis Oosthuizen vs. (29) Andy Sullivan, 3:40 pm
(35) Bernd Wiesberger vs. (61) Matt Jones, 3:50 pm
