WGC – Dell Match Play Championship
March 27th – 31st, 2019
Austin Country Club
Austin, TX
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,108
Purse: $10.25 million
with $1,845,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Bubba Watson

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 66 of the top 64 in the latest Official World Rankings. Those not playing are #10 Rickie Fowler and #29, Adam Scott. This event has never been able to get all top-64 to play in it, the best was in 2007 when 63 of the top-64 played in it.
The field includes 20 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2019. Those top-25 players in the field are: #1 Roy McIlroy, #2 Xander Schauffele, #3 Matt Kuchar, #4 Paul Casey, #5 Charles Howell III, #6 Gary Woodland, #7 Dustin Johnson, #8 Justin Thomas, #9 Marc Leishman, #11 Brooks Koepka, #12 Phil Mickelson, #13 Justin Rose, #14 Bryson DeChambeau, #15 Keith Mitchell, #16 J.B. Holmes, #19 Patrick Cantlay, #20 Jon Rahm, #22 Jim Furyk, #24 Francesco Molinari and #25 Tony Finau.
The list of those not playing are #10 Rickie Fowler, #17 Sungjae Im, #18 Kevin Tway, #21 Cameron Champ and #23 Lucas Glover.
The field includes the most past champions, 8 are playing this year: Bubba Watson (2018), Dustin Johnson (2017), Jason Day (2016 & ’14), Rory McIlory (2015), Matt Kuchar (2013), Ian Poulter (2010), Tiger Woods (2008, ’04 & ’03) and Henrik Stenson (2007).
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 the 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.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the WGC – Dell Match Play Championship
Player | Valspar Champ. | The Players | Arnold Palmer | Honda Classic | WGC Mexico | Genesis Open | AT&T Pebble | Phoenix Open | Saudi Inter. | Farmers | Dubai Desert | Desert Classic | Abu Dhabi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rory McIlroy (434.67 pts) |
DNP | Win (198) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Dustin Johnson (384 pts) |
T6 (60) |
T5 (105) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
T9 (30) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
Paul Casey (257 pts) |
Win (132) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
T25 (16.67) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tommy Fleetwood (256.33 pts) |
DNP | T5 (105) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | T19 (31) |
T28 (14.67) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
Jim Furyk (232.67 pts) |
T18 (32) |
2 (150) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | T37 (8.67) |
T14 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jon Rahm (208.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
T12 (57) |
DNP | DNP | T45 (5) |
T9 (30) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | 6 (20) |
DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (194.67 pts) |
DNP | T8 (75) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | T19 (31) |
T9 (30) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ian Poulter (187 pts) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
T23 (27) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
Bubba Watson (186 pts) |
T4 (80) |
T56 (0) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Justin Thomas (177.5 pts) |
DNP | T35 (22.5) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
9 (45) |
2 (66.67) |
DNP | 3 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sergio Garcia (169 pts) |
T54 (0) |
T22 (42) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
T6 (60) |
T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP | DQ (-1.67) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | DNP |
Matt Wallace (168.33 pts) |
DNP | T30 (30) |
T6 (60) |
T20 (20) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
Francesco Molinari (165 pts) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
Win (132) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (161.67 pts) |
T30 (20) |
CUT (-15) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | T19 (31) |
T25 (16.67) |
T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
Charles Howell III (148.83 pts) |
DNP | T35 (22.5) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | T34 (5.33) |
DNP |
Matthew Fitzpatrick (144.5 pts) |
DNP | T41 (13.5) |
2 (100) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Keith Mitchell (139.17 pts) |
DNP | T47 (4.5) |
T6 (60) |
Win (88) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
73 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bryson DeChambeau (136.33 pts) |
DNP | T20 (45) |
T46 (4) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP |
Eddie Pepperell (136 pts) |
DNP | T3 (135) |
57 (0) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T38 (4) |
DNP | T49 (0.33) |
Louis Oosthuizen (135 pts) |
T2 (100) |
T56 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T25 (25) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 (26.67) |
Kevin Kisner (133.33 pts) |
T24 (26) |
T22 (42) |
T23 (27) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | T28 (7.33) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP |
Brandt Snedeker (122.67 pts) |
T30 (20) |
T5 (105) |
T50 (1) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Justin Rose (121 pts) |
DNP | T8 (75) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Win (44) |
DNP | T34 (5.33) |
DNP |
Jason Day (110 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T8 (75) |
WD (-5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Byeong Hun An (109.67 pts) |
DNP | T26 (36) |
T10 (40) |
T36 (9.33) |
T45 (5) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Tiger Woods (103.33 pts) |
DNP | T30 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (40) |
T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tony Finau (103.33 pts) |
DNP | T22 (42) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (25) |
T15 (23.33) |
T38 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Gary Woodland (95.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T30 (30) |
DNP | T36 (9.33) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brooks Koepka (94.67 pts) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
T2 (66.67) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
Keegan Bradley (90 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T16 (51) |
T46 (4) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (87.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T23 (27) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T3 (90) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Matt Kuchar (87.67 pts) |
DNP | T26 (36) |
DNP | DNP | 50 (1) |
T28 (14.67) |
T22 (9.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Billy Horschel (85 pts) |
DNP | T26 (36) |
T50 (1) |
T16 (22.67) |
T45 (5) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (3.67) |
DNP | 8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Si Woo Kim (83.67 pts) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | 3 (60) |
T4 (26.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T29 (7) |
DNP | T40 (3.33) |
DNP |
Cameron Smith (80.67 pts) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T6 (60) |
T49 (0.67) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Patrick Cantlay (80 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (60) |
T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP |
Webb Simpson (71.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T16 (51) |
DNP | T36 (9.33) |
T39 (11) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Phil Mickelson (68.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
T37 (8.67) |
Win (44) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Marc Leishman (67.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T23 (27) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T43 (2.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Abraham Ancer (66 pts) |
DNP | T12 (57) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
T44 (4) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the WGC – Dell Match Play Championship
Player | Valspar Champ. | The Players | Arnold Palmer | Honda Classic | WGC Mexico | Genesis Open | AT&T Pebble | Phoenix Open | Saudi Inter. | Farmers | Dubai Desert | Desert Classic | Abu Dhabi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Stanley (-45 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T58 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Alex Noren (-23 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T44 (2) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Satoshi Kodaira (-18.67 pts) |
T37 (13) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T51 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | 72 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Andrew Putnam (-15.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T38 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (5.33) |
DNP |
Jordan Spieth (-8.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
T51 (0) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Chez Reavie (6.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T38 (4) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (7.33) |
DNP |
Aaron Wise (12.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T40 (10) |
DNP | T19 (31) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Kevin Na (15.33 pts) |
DNP | 78 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T36 (14) |
T33 (11.33) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Thorbjorn Olesen (20.17 pts) |
DNP | T41 (13.5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T45 (5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Shane Lowry (28.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the WGC – Dell Match Play Championship
Best Bets:
Rory McIlroy
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T36 | T30 | 4 | Win | T17 | T33 | 2 | T17 | T17 | T5 |
Past champion that is having the season of his career, won the Players. In a good group to win with Matthew Fitzpatrick, Justin Harding, and Luke List.
Dustin Johnson
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T59 | Win | T5 | T17 | T33 | T33 | T9 | T33 | T33 | T33 |
He also is playing great, not as good as Rory but good. Had a poor finish at the Valspar, still he loves the course and has won in the past.
Brooks Koepka
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T5 | T17 |
He is in the easiest group to win, getting to the weekend will help a lot.
Bryson DeChambeau
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Like his chances to not only win his group but go a long way in this event.
Best of the rest:
Justin Thomas
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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4 | T39 | T61 |
Another of these marquee players that got drawn into an easy group with Keegan Bradley, Matt Wallace, and Lucas Bjerragaard. If he gets to the weekend he could run the table.
Tommy Fleetwood
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T17 | T39 | T5 |
Is good in Match Play, his only problem will have to beat Louis Oosthuizen to get into the weekend.
Tiger Woods
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T33 | T17 | T33 | T17 | Win | T9 |
Think he makes it easily to the weekend and we will see what happens after that.
Bubba Watson
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T9 | T28 | T17 | T9 | T9 | T17 | 4 |
Defending champion is in an easy group and should move to the weekend.
Jon Rahm
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T52 | 2 |
Playing well know, has done well in the past in this event
Solid contenders
Jason Day
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T36 | T58 | Win | T52 | Win | 3 | T17 | T9 |
In a group that could present problems, but he could get to the weekend and see if he can win this again.
Ian Poulter
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T5 | T34 | T33 | 4 | T33 | T33 | Win | T9 | T17 | T9 |
I think he can win his group, makes sense he has won this event in the past plus other match play events in Europe.
Paul Casey
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 | T9 | T51 | T5 | T17 | 2 | 2 | T9 | T5 |
Should win his group and make it to the weekend
Sergio Garcia
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T9 | T30 | T18 | T34 | T9 | T17 | T33 | 4 | T33 | T17 | T17 |
He should win his group, the only problem is if he can go further after that.
Webb Simpson
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T29 | T58 | T17 | T9 | T5 | T33 |
Think he will beat Francesco Molinari to win his group and make it to the weekend.
Long shots that could come through:
Jim Furyk
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T30 | 4 | T5 | T17 | T33 | T33 | T17 | T9 | T33 | T17 |
To think what he has done since finishing T-9th at the Honda. Important to win his group, that gets him into the Masters.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T36 | T17 | 3 | T17 | T33 |
Has played well in this event and if he can beat Xander Schauffele, Tyrrell Hatton and Lee Westwood he can make it to the weekend.
Eddie Pepperell
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing well now, think he will be the winner in the group that Justin Rose is in.
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