Pool play has come and gone and now it’s time for the Sweet 16 at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Texas.
Some big names were sent home packing, including Jordan Spieth who lost to Shane Lowry on Friday and will now beginning his preparation for the Masters.
This week is the first time at least four of the top six seeds have advanced from pool play since the format changed in 2015. The only one to not make it through was world No. 2 Jon Rahm who went 1-2-0.
After the Round of 16, the eight winners will play their quarterfinal matches Saturday afternoon. Sunday consists of the semifinal matches, the third-place match and the final.
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Max Homa chips to the green during the first round of the 2023 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. (Photo: Dustin Safranek-USA TODAY Sports)
Homa automatically advanced from pool play Friday morning when his Day 3 opponent Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the event due to injury. This is the first time Homa has advanced to the Round of 16. Hughes advanced with a 2-1-0 record after beating Taylor Montgomery in a playoff.
Tee time: 8:35 a.m. ET
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One of two Saturday matches consisting of 2022 Presidents Cup team members. Both players went undefeated in pool play (3-0-0).
Tee times: 8:46 a.m. ET
Matt Kuchar and Jason Day interact on the first tee during the final round of the 2022 QBE Shootout in Naples, Florida. (Photo: Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
Day (3-0-0) and Kuchar (2-0-1) went undefeated in pool play. With his victory on Friday, Kuchar tied Tiger Woods’ record of 36 match wins at the Match Play. Both players have won this event.
Tee time: 8:57 a.m. ET
Scottie Scheffler tees off at the seventeenth hole during the first round of the 2023 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. (Photo: Dustin Safranek/USA TODAY Sports)
The best player in the world (3-0-0) is looking to make the finals for the third straight year. Scheffler is the defending champion in Austin. Poston also went 3-0-0 in pool play.
Tee time: 9:08 a.m. ET
Xander Schauffele at the 2023 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club. (Photo: Harry How/Getty…
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