2018 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 11.{{cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2018/owgr10f2018.pdf |title=Week 10 – 2018 |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |date=March 11, 2018}} However, the seedings were based on the World Rankings on March 18.

Justin Rose (ranked 5th on March 12, personal reasons),{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/rose-skipping-match-play-not-good-masters-prep/ |title=Rose skipping Match Play: Not a good Masters prep |work=Golf Channel |last=Hoggard |first=Rex |date=March 9, 2018 |accessdate=March 13, 2018}} Rickie Fowler (7th, personal reasons), Brooks Koepka (8th, wrist injury),{{cite news |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/01/19/brooks-koepka-out-injured-wrist.html |title=Koepka sidelined for 10 weeks, hoping to play Masters |work=PGA Tour |last=Everill |first=Ben |date=January 19, 2018 |accessdate=March 12, 2018}} Henrik Stenson (15th, personal reasons),{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/stenson-cites-pool-format-skipping-wgc-match-play/ |title=Stenson cites pool format for skipping WGC-Match Play |work=Golf Channel |last=Gray |first=Will |date=March 7, 2018 |accessdate=March 12, 2018}} Adam Scott (56th, personal reasons), and Joost Luiten (67th, wrist injury) did not compete, allowing entry for Kevin Na (ranked 65th), Charles Howell III (66th), Keegan Bradley (68th), Luke List (69th), and Julian Suri (70th).

In 2014 and earlier editions, the championship was a single elimination match play event. A new format was introduced in 2015, and the championship now starts with pool play, with 16 groups of four players playing round-robin matches, on Wednesday through Friday. The top 16 seeded players are allocated to the 16 groups, one in each group. The remaining 48 players are placed into three pools (seeds 17–32, seeds 33–48, seeds 49–64). Each group has one player randomly selected from each pool to complete the group.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/dell-match-play/world-golf-championships-dell-match-play-format.html |title=Format Overview and Glossary |publisher=PGA Tour |date=February 11, 2016 |access-date=September 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228054336/http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/dell-match-play/world-golf-championships-dell-match-play-format.html |archive-date=February 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

All group play matches are limited to 18 holes with one point awarded for a win and one-half point for a halved match. Only one player advances to the weekend from each of the 16 groupings. After all 3 rounds are played, if 2 or more players are tied for first place in their group, then they play a sudden-death stroke play playoff, beginning on hole 1 and moving beyond if necessary.

The winners of each group advance to a single-elimination bracket on the weekend, with the round of 16 and quarterfinals on Saturday, and the semi-finals, finals, and consolation match on Sunday.

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Rank – Official World Golf Ranking on March 19, 2018.

Players were divided into 16 groups of four players and played round-robin matches Wednesday to Friday.

• Round 1 – March 21
• Round 2 – March 22
• Round 3 – March 23

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• Oosthuizen advanced in sudden-death playoff over Dufner – 1 hole

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• Chappell conceded his match with Poulter after 9 holes
  (Poulter 3 up) and withdrew from the tournament.

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• Stanley advanced in a sudden-death playoff vs Casey
  winning with birdie on the 2nd hole.

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• Hatton advanced in sudden-death playoff over Steele – 1 hole

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{{16TeamBracket|nowrap=y

|RD1=First round
March 24 – morning

|RD2=Quarter-finals
March 24 – afternoon

|RD3=Semi-finals
March 25 – morning

|RD4=Final
March 25 – afternoon

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed01 = 32

| RD1-seed02 = 16

| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Kisner

| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Kuchar

| RD1-score01= 1 up

| RD1-score02=

| RD1-seed03 = 25

| RD1-seed04 = 58

| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|ZAF}} Louis Oosthuizen

| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Poulter

| RD1-score03=

| RD1-score04= 2&1

| RD1-seed07 = 46

| RD1-seed08 = 12

| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Smith

| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|ENG}} Tyrrell Hatton

| RD1-score07= 2&1

| RD1-score08=

| RD1-seed05 = 19

| RD1-seed06 = 13

| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Reed

| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén

| RD1-score05=

| RD1-score06= 5&3

| RD1-seed15 = 18

| RD1-seed16 = 35

| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Harman

| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|USA}} Bubba Watson

| RD1-score15=

| RD1-score16= 2&1

| RD1-seed13 = 28

| RD1-seed14 = 59

| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|THA}} Kiradech Aphibarnrat

| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Howell III

| RD1-score13= 1 up

| RD1-score14=

| RD1-seed11 = 7

| RD1-seed12 = 45

| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García

| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Stanley

| RD1-score11=

| RD1-score12= 3&1

| RD1-seed09 = 2

| RD1-seed10 = 50

| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Thomas

| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Si-woo

| RD1-score09= 6&5

| RD1-score10=

| RD2-seed01= 32

| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Kisner

| RD2-seed02= 58

| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Poulter

| RD2-score01= 8&6

| RD2-score02=

| RD2-seed03= 13

| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén

| RD2-seed04= 46

| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Smith

| RD2-score03= 4&2

| RD2-score04=

| RD2-seed05= 2

| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Thomas

| RD2-seed06= 45

| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Stanley

| RD2-score05= 2&1

| RD2-score06=

| RD2-seed07= 28

| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|THA}} Kiradech Aphibarnrat

| RD2-seed08= 35

| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|USA}} Bubba Watson

| RD2-score07=

| RD2-score08= 5&3

| RD3-seed01= 32

| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Kisner

| RD3-seed02= 13

| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén

| RD3-score01= 19 h

| RD3-score02=

| RD3-seed03= 2

| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Thomas

| RD3-seed04= 35

| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|USA}} Bubba Watson

| RD3-score03=

| RD3-score04= 3&2

| RD4-seed01= 32

| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Kisner

| RD4-seed02= 35

| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|USA}} Bubba Watson

| RD4-score01=

| RD4-score02= 7&6

| RD4-seed03= 13

| RD4-team03= {{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén

| RD4-score03= 5&3

| RD4-seed04= 2

| RD4-team04= {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Thomas

| RD4-score04=

}}

• Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wgc-dell-technologies-match-play/past-results.html |title=Past Results – World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play |access-date=March 30, 2021}}

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• {{official website|https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wgc-dell-technologies-match-play.html}}
• [http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2018/tournamentid=2018026/index.html Coverage on the European Tour's official site]
• [http://www.austincountryclub.com/Club/Scripts/Home/home.asp Austin Country Club]

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