WGC – Dell Match Play Championship
March 23rd – 27th, 2022
Austin Country Club
Austin, TX
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,106
Purse: $12 million
with $2,100,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Billy Horschel

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 64 of the top 74 in the latest Official World Rankings. The six players not participating are #6 Cameron Smith, #7 Rory McIlroy, #11 Hideki Matsuyama, #22 Harris English, #45 Phil Mickelson. On Monday #10 Sam Burns also withdrew 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 21 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2022. Those top-25 players in the field are: #1 Scottie Scheffler, #5 Tom Hoge, #6 Talor Gooch, #7 Viktor Hovland, #8 Sungjae Im, #9 Joaquin Niemann, #10 Max Homa, #11 Luke List, #12 Justin Thomas, #13 Sepp Straka, #14 Collin Morikawa, #15 Cameron Young, #16 Russell Henley, #17 Jon Rahm, #18 Patrick Cantlay, #20 Cameron Tringale, #21 Jason Kokrak, #22 Seamus Power, #23 Maverick McNealy, #24 Lucas Herbert, and #25 Will Zalatoris.
The list of those not playing are #2 Sam Burns, #3 Cameron Smith, #4 Hideki Matsuyama and #19 Rory McIlroy
The field includes 6 past champions: Billy Horschel (2021), Kevin Kisner (2019), Bubba Watson (2018), Dustin Johnson (2017), and Ian Poulter (2010).
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 | Puerto Rico | Honda Classic | Genesis Invitational | Phoenix Open | AT&T Pebble | Farmers Insurance | Dubai Desert | American Express | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viktor Hovland (301.83 pts) |
T33 (17) |
T9 (67.5) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP |
Scottie Scheffler (275 pts) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
Win (88) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | T25 (8.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Tyrrell Hatton (231.17 pts) |
T21 (29) |
T13 (55.5) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP |
Justin Thomas (198.83 pts) |
T3 (90) |
T33 (25.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 6 (40) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sepp Straka (183.17 pts) |
DNP | T9 (67.5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | Win (88) |
T15 (23.33) |
66 (0) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T49 (0.33) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
Shane Lowry (181.5 pts) |
T12 (38) |
T13 (55.5) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 (8.67) |
DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP |
Billy Horschel (172.83 pts) |
DNP | WD (-7.5) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (4.67) |
Paul Casey (171 pts) |
DNP | 3 (135) |
72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Keegan Bradley (164 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
5 (105) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (1.33) |
T26 (16) |
DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
Alex Noren (162.33 pts) |
T12 (38) |
T26 (36) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
T48 (1.33) |
T6 (40) |
DNP | T39 (3.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Kisner (161.67 pts) |
T33 (17) |
4 (120) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (30) |
Russell Henley (160.5 pts) |
DNP | T13 (55.5) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
Matt Fitzpatrick (146.67 pts) |
T5 (70) |
CUT (-15) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Joaquin Niemann (143.33 pts) |
DNP | T22 (42) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Keith Mitchell (139.83 pts) |
DNP | T13 (55.5) |
T61 (0) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | T10 (26.67) |
T12 (12.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
Cameron Young (137.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
T2 (66.67) |
T26 (16) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | T40 (3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Max Homa (135.83 pts) |
DNP | T13 (55.5) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
T14 (24) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tom Hoge (131.5 pts) |
DNP | T33 (25.5) |
T32 (18) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T14 (24) |
Win (44) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Jon Rahm (121 pts) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T10 (26.67) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | DNP |
Brian Harman (118 pts) |
T5 (70) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | T48 (0.67) |
Will Zalatoris (117.33 pts) |
DNP | T26 (36) |
T38 (12) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP |
Xander Schauffele (113 pts) |
T12 (38) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
T3 (60) |
DNP | T34 (5.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tommy Fleetwood (112.67 pts) |
T16 (34) |
T22 (42) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | T48 (0.67) |
DNP |
Daniel Berger (112.17 pts) |
DNP | T13 (55.5) |
DNP | DNP | 4 (53.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Patrick Cantlay (104.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
2 (66.67) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | 9 (15) |
DNP | DNP |
Erik Van Rooyen (102.17 pts) |
DNP | T13 (55.5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T12 (12.67) |
T20 (10) |
Adam Scott (98.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
T38 (8) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
DNP |
Brooks Koepka (95.67 pts) |
T12 (38) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (22.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T3 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sebastian Munoz (87.17 pts) |
DNP | T33 (25.5) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T23 (18) |
DNP | T39 (3.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Harold Varner III (86 pts) |
T57 (0) |
T6 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Corey Conners (82.67 pts) |
DNP | T26 (36) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T38 (8) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 11 (13) |
Dustin Johnson (80.17 pts) |
T39 (11) |
T9 (67.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sergio Garcia (68 pts) |
DNP | T26 (36) |
T38 (12) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (67.67 pts) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | T25 (16.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T14 (12) |
T46 (1.33) |
DNP | T40 (3.33) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
Sungjae Im (64.33 pts) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Talor Gooch (63.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T26 (16) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T27 (7.67) |
Ian Poulter (63.5 pts) |
DNP | T33 (25.5) |
T42 (8) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP |
Maverick McNealy (62.67 pts) |
DNP | T46 (6) |
73 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (7.67) |
Collin Morikawa (62.33 pts) |
T68 (0) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP |
Seamus Power (59.17 pts) |
DNP | T33 (25.5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
Si Woo Kim (58.5 pts) |
DNP | WD (-7.5) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | 73 (0) |
T26 (16) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
Thomas Pieters (53 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T32 (18) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP |
Lucas Herbert (52.33 pts) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Louis Oosthuizen (49.33 pts) |
T62 (0) |
T42 (12) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jason Kokrak (41 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T53 (0) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
Jordan Spieth (31 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (16) |
T60 (0) |
2 (33.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Richard Bland (30 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Luke List (29.17 pts) |
DNP | WD (-7.5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Abraham Ancer (27.5 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T33 (25.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T40 (3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Marc Leishman (24.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (4.67) |
Cameron Tringale (23 pts) |
T62 (0) |
CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T3 (30) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Robert MacIntyre (16.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Patrick Reed (14 pts) |
DNP | T26 (36) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (1.33) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Bubba Watson (7.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 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 | Puerto Rico | Honda Classic | Genesis Invitational | Phoenix Open | AT&T Pebble | Farmers Insurance | Dubai Desert | American Express | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Wolff (-25 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T61 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 64 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Mackenzie Hughes (-22.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (1.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Min Woo Lee (-15 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP |
Webb Simpson (-13 pts) |
T48 (2) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
Tony Finau (-10.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T40 (3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Takumi Kanaya (-8.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T25 (8.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Kevin Na (-6.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
Bryson DeChambeau (-3.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Justin Rose (0.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 62 (0) |
T6 (20) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Lee Westwood (6.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | T42 (5.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the WGC – Dell Match Play Championship
Best Bets:
Justin Thomas
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T42 | T24 | 4 | T39 | T61 |
He seems to get better on each round, if he can keep it together he will win.
Patrick Cantlay
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | T24 | T17 |
Like his pod in which none of the players are hot right now and Cantlay is born to win this event. Still he will have to play well and he is a lot of money.
Matt Fitzpatrick
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | T61 | T36 | T17 | T38 |
His game has been very sharp and he could go all the way
Best of the rest:
Paul Casey
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 | T9 | T17 | T9 | T51 | T5 | T17 | 2 |
Could be an easy pod for Casey but it will come down to the Thursday match with Alex Noren. THe winner of that match will go on. Still, people tend to forget that Casey won the Match Play Championship on the European Tour in 2006 and he has played well in the Ryder Cup.
Will Zalatoris
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 |
If he putts well he could go all the way.
Billy Horschel
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T24 | T38 | T17 | T17 |
Could we have back-to-back weeks of having back-to-back winners? Horschel shows he loves this format.
Players you won’t think about:
Joaquin Niemann
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 |
Is playing very well now
Brian Harman
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T9 |
But I see Brian Harman doing very well, hey he was T-5th last year and T-9th in 2018.
Alex Noren
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 | 3 | T5 | T17 | T33 |
Noren has had his moments at this event and has a 8-1-0 record in pod play so look for Noren to advance.
Max Homa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 |
Game is sharp right now and I can see him beating Dustin Johnson on Friday.
Long shots that could come through:
Talor Gooch
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T56 |
In a very easy pod if he can get by that anything is possible.
Sergio Garcia
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T5 | T9 | T30 | T18 | T34 | T9 | T17 | T33 | 4 |
Great match play record, gosh it would be exciting to see him winning every match.
Cameron Young
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
If he can beat Jon Rahm anything is possible. Yes playing for the first time at the Match Play.
Worst Bets:
Dustin Johnson
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 | T40 | T59 | Win | T5 | T17 | T33 | T33 | T9 | T33 | T33 |
No matter how good he is playing, someone will beat him it’s just that karma.
Bryson DeChambeau
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T42 | T40 |
I don’t think his Mother would bet on him this week.
Hey Sal–love you, but care to revise your opinion on DJ?
–Adam B.
Adam, Lets see what happens on Sunday.
I spoke too soon.
Sorry Adam, Dustin seems to have that one screwup that ruins something good. Always been that way.
No problem. I was kind of rooting for him because oddly enough he’s turning himself into an underdog. Anyway I had Horschel, Zalatoris, and Conners in my little league and won handily.