WGC-Dell Match Play Championship
March 23rd – 27th, 2016
Austin Country Club
Austin, Texas
Par: 71 / Yardage:
Purse: $9.5 million
with $1,620,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Rory McIlroy

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This week’s field includes:
The field includes 64 of the top 66 in the latest Official World Rankings, with only #7 Henrik Stenson and #16 Jim Furyk not playing.
The field includes only 20 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2016. Those players not in the field are #16 Kevin Chappell, #21 Jason Bohn, #22 Charles Howell III, #24 K.J. Choi and #25 Jamie Lovemark
The field includes 20 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. Those players not in the field are #20 Kevin Chappell, #21 Vaughn Taylor, #22 Jason Bohn, #24 Charles Howell III and #25 Peter Malnati
The field includes just 3 past champions: Matt Kuchar (2013), Jason Day (2014) and Rory McIlory (2015).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship
Player | Arnold Palmer | Indian Open | Valspar | Thailand Classic | WGC-Cadillac | Honda Classic | Handa Perth | Northern Trust | Malaysian Open | AT&T Pebble | Tshwane Open | Phoenix Open | Dubai Desert |
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Adam Scott (390.67 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (198) |
Win (88) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Charl Schwartzel (272.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | T45 (3.33) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP |
Bubba Watson (250 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (150) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T70 (0) |
DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP |
Louis Oosthuizen (219 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | T14 (54) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Danny Willett (210.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T3 (135) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
Jason Day (198.5 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (40.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Phil Mickelson (193.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 5 (105) |
T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP |
Rory McIlroy (191.33 pts) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (135) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
Justin Rose (157.17 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (22.67) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (149.17 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (22.5) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP |
Rickie Fowler (148.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (75) |
T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Paul Casey (139.5 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 7 (82.5) |
T43 (4.67) |
DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Anirban Lahiri (139.33 pts) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T28 (33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP |
Bill Haas (128.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | T49 (1.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ryan Moore (123 pts) |
T74 (0) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 10 (26.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP |
Andy Sullivan (121.83 pts) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (49.5) |
T26 (16) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
Sergio Garcia (118.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (58.5) |
2 (66.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jimmy Walker (114 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 6 (90) |
T43 (4.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Dustin Johnson (113.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (54) |
DNP | DNP | 4 (53.33) |
DNP | T41 (6) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Marc Leishman (112.67 pts) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (33) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Smylie Kaufman (111.67 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (75) |
T37 (8.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Justin Thomas (111.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T35 (22.5) |
T3 (60) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Marcus Fraser (108 pts) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | 60 (0) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (101.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (58.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
Matt Kuchar (95.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | T28 (33) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jordan Spieth (94.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brooks Koepka (92.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (40.5) |
T26 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T41 (3) |
DNP |
Charley Hoffman (88.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP |
Patrick Reed (88.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Billy Horschel (85.5 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 41 (13.5) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 (8.67) |
DNP |
Jason Dufner (83.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T11 (58.5) |
T61 (0) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Thomas Pieters (80 pts) |
76 (0) |
DNP | DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Zach Johnson (79.83 pts) |
5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 (4.5) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP |
J.B. Holmes (72 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP |
Daniel Berger (58.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | T28 (33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP |
Graeme McDowell (56.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T28 (33) |
5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Bernd Wiesberger (52 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (54) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
Chris Wood (52 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
Shane Lowry (48.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (22.5) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 (6) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP |
Branden Grace (46.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (13) |
DNP | T23 (40.5) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship
Player | Arnold Palmer | Indian Open | Valspar | Thailand Classic | WGC-Cadillac | Honda Classic | Handa Perth | Northern Trust | Malaysian Open | AT&T Pebble | Tshwane Open | Phoenix Open | Dubai Desert |
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Fabian Gomez (-16.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 58 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T45 (3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
David Lingmerth (-8.5 pts) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (1.5) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Martin Kaymer (-8 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T42 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Victor Dubuisson (-6.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Lee Westwood (-3.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Matt Jones (2.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP |
Thorbjorn Olesen (3.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
Robert Streb (3.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
T26 (16) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP |
Brandt Snedeker (22.17 pts) |
T36 (14) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-7.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (10) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP |
Jaco Van Zyl (26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Kisner (27.17 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (40.5) |
T70 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Thongchai Jaidee (29.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Danny Lee (30.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | T42 (12) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | 4 (26.67) |
DNP |
Patton Kizzire (33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP |
Matthew Fitzpatrick (33.83 pts) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (22.5) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship
Best Bets:
Jordan Spieth
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T17 | T5 |
Good putters always have an edge in Match Play, he also has played more at Austin C.C. than any other player in the field.
Jason Day
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T52 | Win | 3 | T17 | T9 |
Has a good record in match play, the only tough thing for him is winning early, last year he stumbled and lost all three of his matches, that won’t happen again.
Phil Mickelson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T17 | T9 | T17 | T17 | T9 | T9 | T5 |
This is the week for him to shine, yes he hasn’t played in this event since 2011 but he is great at match play and his experience will help him with this course.
Best of the rest:
Rory McIlroy
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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Win | T17 | T33 | 2 | T17 | T17 | T5 |
Talk about being inconsistent, he was Jeckel and Hyde at Bay Hill. Doesn’t matter, he can get away with it at this event, he showed how tough he could be at Match Play last year in San Francisco.
Bubba Watson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T17 | T9 | T9 | T17 | 4 |
He may be playing the best of anyone on tour of late and does well in match play. The big question mark is if his game will jive with this course, it could be tough for him.
Adam Scott
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T52 | T33 | T33 | T33 | T17 | T33 | T17 | T33 | T17 | T5 | T9 |
Has a terrible record in this event, have to chalk it up on the courses. Austin is perfect for him game so I can see him doing a lot better.
Rickie Fowler
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | 3 | T33 | T33 | T9 |
He loves this format and is very tough to beat. Only question is if his game will do well on this course.
Solid contenders
Paul Casey
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T17 | 2 | 2 | T9 | T5 | T33 | T33 | T33 |
Has a very, very good record in match play and this is a course he can thrive on.
Justin Rose
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 | T17 | T17 | T33 | T17 | T33 | T33 | T5 | T33 |
Another person that has a terrible record in this event, he could change it around this week on a course he should like.
Hideki Matsuyama
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T17 |
Can’t forget about him, he could do very well on this course.
Graeme McDowell
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T52 | T5 | T5 | T33 | T9 | T33 | T33 | T33 | T17 |
A very good match player, his game could go a long way on this course.
Matt Kuchar
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T34 | T9 | Win | T5 | 3 | T17 |
Has done well in this event, also see him liking Austin Country Club.
Long shots that could come through:
Danny Willett
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
Watch him, he got to Sunday last year and could do it again this year.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T33 |
Was a winner in a match play event on the European Tour last August.
Matthew Fitzpatrick
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
This kid can really play and this week could surprise a lot of folks on him.
The Daily Fantasy on Draft Kings is in Puerto Rico this week. Any chance we could get a quick summary of the course and traits, without necessarily too much detail?
We have a preview of the Puerto Rico Open
https://www.golfstats.com/2016/03/21/puerto-rico-open-preview-and-picks-2016/
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