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Scenarios: What to watch for Friday at WGC-Dell Match Play

May 14, 2019

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AUSTIN, Texas — No player – not even those who have started 2-0 – is guaranteed to be around for the weekend at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

For groups left without an outright winner at the completion of pool play Friday afternoon, sudden-death playoffs – not head-to-head tiebreakers – will determine who moves on to the Round of 16.

Twenty players have already been eliminated. The remaining 44 will attempt to advance to Saturday and Sunday’s knockout rounds.

There will be just one match between 2-0 players Friday – Jim Furyk vs. Henrik Stenson.

There will two matches between players who can’t move on – Phil Mickelson vs. Jason Day, and Eddie Pepperell vs. Emiliano Grillo.

Given the nature of the points system and the sudden-death playoffs, scenarios abound. Two groups are still facing the possibility of a four-way playoff.

Here’s what you need to know for Friday:

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Group 1

RECORDS

Branden Grace, 2-0-0
Dustin Johnson, 1-1-0
Hideki Matsuyama, 0-1-1
Chez Reavie, 0-1-1

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

Johnson (1) vs. Matusyama (24)
Grace (40) vs. Reavie (55)

SCENARIOS

Grace advances with a win or halve
Johnson meets Grace in a playoff with a win and a Grace loss
Matsuyama and Reavie are eliminated

Group 2

RECORDS

Gary Woodland, 2-0-0
Justin Rose, 1-0-1
Eddie Pepperell, 0-1-1
Emiliano Grillo, 0-2-0

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

Rose (2) vs. Woodland (22)
Pepperell (34) vs. Grillo (53)

SCENARIOS

Woodland advances with a win or halve
Rose advances with a win
Pepperell and Grillo are eliminated

Group 3

RECORDS

Haotong Li, 2-0-0
Alex Noren, 1-1-0
Brooks Koepka, 0-1-1
Tom Lewis, 0-1-1

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

Koepka (3) vs. Noren (27)
Li (36) vs. Lewis (60)

SCENARIOS

Li advances with a win or halve
Noren meets Li in a playoff with a win and a Li loss
Koepka and Lewis are eliminated

Group 4

RECORDS

Rory McIlroy, 2-0-0
Justin Harding, 1-0-1
Luke List, 1-0-1
Matthew Fitzpatrick, 0-2-0

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

McIlroy (4) vs. Fitzpatrick (32)
Harding (47) vs. List (64)

SCENARIOS

McIlroy advances with a win or halve
Harding meets McIlroy in a playoff with a win and McIlroy loss
List meets McIlroy in a playoff with a win and McIlroy loss
Three-way playoff with List-Harding halve and McIlroy loss
Fitzpatrick is eliminated

Group 5

RECORDS

Lucas Bjerregaard, 1-0-1
Justin Thomas, 1-1-0
Matt Wallace, 1-1-0
Keegan Bradley, 0-1-1

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

Thomas (5) vs. Bradley (31)
Bjerregaard (50) vs. Wallace (33)

SCENARIOS

Bjerregaard advances with a win
Wallace advances with a win and a Thomas loss or halve
Thomas meets Bjerregaard in a playoff with a win and a Bjerregaard-Wallace halve
Wallace meets Thomas in a playoff with a win and a Thomas win
Bradley is eliminated

Group 6

RECORDS

Marc Leishman, 2-0-0
Bryson DeChambeau, 1-1-0
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, 1-1-0
Russell Knox, 0-2-0

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

DeChambeau (6) vs. Leishman (17)
Aphibarnrat (39) vs. Knox (59)

SCENARIOS

Leishman advances with a win or halve
DeChambeau meets Leishman in a playoff with a win and an Aphibarnrat loss or halve
Three-way playoff between Leishman, DeChambeau and Aphibarnrat with a DeChambeau win and Aphibarnrat win
Knox is eliminated

Group 7

RECORDS

Francesco Molinari, 2-0-0
Thorbjorn Olesen, 1-1-0
Webb Simpson, 0-1-1
Satoshi Kodaira, 0-1-1

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

Molinari (7) vs. Simpson (21)
Olesen (45) vs. Kodaira (63)

SCENARIOS

Molinari advances with a halve, win, or loss and Olesen halve or loss
Olesen meets Molinari in a playoff with a win and Molinari loss
Simpson and Kodaira are eliminated

Group 8

RECORDS

Matt Kuchar, 2-0-0
Jon Rahm, 1-1-0
J.B. Holmes, 1-1-0
Si Woo Kim, 0-2-0

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

Jon Rahm (8) vs. Matt Kuchar (23)
J.B. Holmes (43) vs. Si Woo Kim (54)

SCENARIOS

Kuchar advances with a win or halve
Rahm meets Kuchar in a playoff with a win and Holmes loss or halve
Three-way playoff between Kuchar, Rahm and Holmes with a Holmes win and Rahm win
Kim is eliminated

Group 9

RECORDS

Xander Schauffele, 1-0-1
Tyrrell Hatton, 1-0-1
Rafa Cabrera Bello, 0-1-1
Lee Westwood, 0-1-1

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

Schauffele (9) vs. Cabrera Bello (29)
Hatton (35) vs. Westwood (62)

SCENARIOS

Schauffle advances with a win and Hatton loss or halve, or a halve and Hatton loss
Hatton advances with a win and Schauffele loss or halve, or a halve and Schauffele loss
Schauffele and Hatton meet in a playoff if both players halve their matches
All four can meet in a playoff with a Cabrera Bello win and a Westwood win

Group 10

RECORDS

Paul Casey, 1-0-1
Charles Howell III, 1-0-1
Abraham Ancer, 1-1-0
Cameron Smith, 0-2-0

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

Casey (10) vs. Smith (25)
Howell III (42) vs. Ancer (58)

SCENARIOS

Casey advances with a win and Howell loss or halve, or halve and Howell loss
Howell advances with a win and Casey loss or halve, or halve and Casey loss
Ancer advances with a win and Casey loss
Casey meets Howell in a playoff if both players halve their matches
Ancer meets Casey in a playoff with a win and a Casey halve
Smith is eliminated

Group 11

RECORDS

Tommy Fleetwood, 1-0-1
Kyle Stanley, 1-0-1
Louis Oosthuizen, 1-1-0
Ben An, 0-2-0

FRIDAY’S MATCHES

Fleetwood (11) vs. Oosthuizen (19)
Stanley (41) vs. An (49)

SCENARIOS

Fleetwood advances with a win and Stanley loss or halve, or halve and Stanley loss
Stanley advances with a win and Fleetwood loss or halve
Oosthuizen advances with a win and Stanley loss
Fleetwood meets Stanley in a playoff if both players halve their matches
Oosthuizen meets Stanley in a playoff with a win and a Stanley halve
An is eliminated