AUSTIN – Today is the Final Four of the World Golf Championship Dell Technologies Match Play tournament. The Semifinals to be played this morning, followed by the Championship Match and Consolation Match (third place) this afternoon.
WGC “Final Four(some)” Notes:
The Final Four(somes) Match Play begins with Tee Times at 10:05am EDT/9:05am (local) with Victor Perez facing Billy Horschel and continue at 10:20am EDT/9:20am (local) with Matt Kuchar and Scottie Scheffler – (link)
Semifinals Matches
9:05 a.m. – Victor Perez (31) vs. Billy Horschel (32)
9:20 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler (30) vs. Matt Kuchar (52)
Single-Elimination Format
Sunday morning: Semifinals; Sunday afternoon: Championship Match and Consolation Match
Weather: Warm and humid with a high of 85. Wind S 8-16 mph.
Notebook:
With a 4-and-3 victory over Sergio Garcia, Victor Perez is trying to become the first player since Geoff Ogilvy (2006) to win the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in his tournament debut.
With wins by Scottie Scheffler and Perez, the total jumps to five players who’ve advanced to the Semifinals in their tournament debut since Austin Country Club began hosting the event in 2016: (Lucas Bjerregaard/2019/4th, Jon Rahm/2017/2nd Hideto Tanihara/2017/4th).
With Jon Rahm’s loss, the Semifinals will not include one of the top-16 seeds for the first time since the event introduced the group play format in 2015.
Billy Horschel outlasted Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff, with Horschel making a par-5 on the 12th hole to advance after an errant Fleetwood tee shot cost him a stroke penalty.
Of the 17 countries represented in the field, only two remain:
o United States – Billy Horschel, Scottie Scheffler, Matt Kuchar
o France – Victor Perez
Match Play Recaps:
Round of 16 Matches
Tommy Fleetwood (21) def. Dylan Frittelli (64), 4 and 3
Billy Horschel (32) def. Kevin Streelman (53), 3 and 1
Sergio Garcia (39) def. Mackenzie Hughes (48), 2 and 1
Victor Perez (31) def. Robert MacIntyre (41), 5 and 4
Scottie Scheffler (30) def. Ian Poulter (60), 5 and 4
Jon Rahm (3) def. Erik van Rooyen (62), 3 and 2
Brian Harman (54) def. Bubba Watson (55), 2 and 1
Matt Kuchar (52) def. Jordan Spieth (49)
Quarterfinal Matches
Billy Horschel (32) def. Tommy Fleetwood (21), playoff
Victor Perez (31) def. Sergio Garcia (39), 4 and 3
Scottie Scheffler (30) def. Jon Rahm (3), 3 and 1
Matt Kuchar (52) def. Brian Harman (54), 2 and 1