Friday scenarios for how players can advance at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

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Friday scenarios for how players can advance at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
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Sixteen players will advance on Friday to the knockout stage at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. After three days of pool play, the top point earners from each group will move on to the one-and-done portion. If multiple players have matching records at the end of pool play, then they will compete in a playoff to determine who advances.

Here is a look at the Day 3 matchups and scenarios, according to the PGA Tour (points in parentheses):

GROUP 1: Scottie Scheffler (2) vs. Tom Kim (1); Alex Noren (0) vs. Davis Riley (1)

  • If Scheffler wins or ties, Scheffler advances.
  • If Kim and Riley each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Scheffler.
  • If Kim wins and Riley ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Scheffler and Kim.
  • Noren is eliminated.

GROUP 2: Jon Rahm (1) vs. Billy Horschel (1.5); Keith Mitchell (0.5) vs. Rickie Fowler (1)

  • If Horschel wins, he advances.
  • If Horschel ties and Fowler wins, it will force a playoff between those two.
  • If Horschel ties and Mitchell wins or ties, Horschel advances.
  • If Rahm and Fowler each win, it will force a playoff between those two.
  • If Rahm wins and Fowler ties or loses, Rahm advances.
  • Mitchell is eliminated.

GROUP 4: Patrick Cantlay (2) vs. Brian Harman (2); K.H. Lee (0) vs. Nick Taylor (0)

  • The winner of the Cantlay-Harman match advances. A tie would force a playoff.
  • Lee and Taylor are eliminated.

GROUP 5: Max Homa (2) vs. Hideki Matsuyama (1); Kevin Kisner (0) vs. Justin Suh (1)

  • If Homa wins or ties, Homa advances.
  • If Matsuyama and Suh each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Homa.
  • If Matsuyama wins and Suh ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Matsuyama and Homa.
  • Kisner is eliminated.

Matches and scoring from the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship

GROUP 6: Xander Schauffele (2) vs. Tom Hoge (0); Aaron Wise (1) vs. Cam Davis (1)

  • If Schauffele wins or ties, Schauffele advances.
  • If Schauffele loses, he can still advance if Wise-Davis tie.
  • If Wise wins and Schauffele loses, it will force a playoff between those two.
  • If Davis wins and Schauffele loses, it will force a playoff between those two.
  • Hoge is eliminated.

GROUP 7: Will Zalatoris (0) vs. Ryan Fox (1); Harris English (1) vs. Andrew Putnam (2)

  • If Putnam wins or ties, Putnam advances.
  • If Fox and English each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Putnam.
  • If English wins and Fox ties or loses, it will force a playoff between English and Putnam.
  • Zalatoris is eliminated.

GROUP 8: Viktor Hovland (0) vs. Chris Kirk (0.5); Si Woo Kim (2) vs. Matt Kuchar (1.5)

  • If Kim wins or ties, Kim advances.
  • If Kuchar wins, Kuchar advances.
  • Hovland and Kirk are eliminated.

GROUP 9: Collin Morikawa (1.5) vs. Jason Day (2); Adam Svensson (0.5) vs. Victor Perez (0)

  • If Day wins or ties, Day advances.
  • If Morikawa wins, Morikawa advances.
  • Svensson and Perez are eliminated.

GROUP 10: Tony Finau (2) vs. Kurt Kitayama (1); Adrian Meronk (1) vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (0)

  • If Finau wins or ties, Finau advances.
  • If Kitayama and Meronk each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Finau.
  • If Kitayama wins and Meronk ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Finau and Kitayama.
  • Bezuidenhout is eliminated.

GROUP 11: Matt Fitzpatrick (1) vs. Sahith Theegala (0); Min Woo Lee (1) vs. J.J. Spaun (2)

  • If Spaun wins or ties, Spaun advances.
  • If Lee and Fitzpatrick each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Spaun.
  • If Lee wins and Fitzpatrick ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Lee and Spaun.
  • Theegala is eliminated.

GROUP 12: Jordan Spieth (1) vs. Shane Lowry (0); Taylor Montgomery (2) vs. Mackenzie Hughes (1)

  • If Montgomery wins or ties, Montgomery advances.
  • If Spieth and Hughes each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Montgomery.
  • If Hughes wins and Spieth ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Montgomery and Hughes.
  • Lowry is eliminated.

GROUP 14: Tyrrell Hatton (0) vs. Russell Henley (1); Lucas Herbert (2) vs. Ben Griffin (1)

  • If Herbert wins or ties, Herbert advances.
  • If Henley and Griffin each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Herbert.
  • If Griffin wins and Henley ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Griffin and Herbert.
  • Hatton is eliminated.

GROUP 15: Cameron Young (2) vs. Sepp Straka (0); Corey Conners (1) vs. Davis Thompson (1)

  • If Young wins or ties, Young advances.
  • If Young loses, he can still advance if Conners-Thompson tie.
  • If Conners wins and Young loses, it will force a playoff between those two.
  • If Thompson wins and Young loses, it will force a playoff between those two.
  • Straka is eliminated.

GROUP 16: Sungjae Im (1) vs. Tommy Fleetwood (0.5); J.T. Poston (2) vs. Maverick McNealy (0.5)

  • If Poston wins or ties, Poston advances.
  • If Im wins and Poston loses, it will force a playoff between those two.
  • If Im ties or loses, Poston advances.
  • Fleetwood and McNealy are eliminated.





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