WGC-Dell Match Play 2018: Live-Stream Schedule, Tee Times and Prize Money
The 2018 WGC-Dell Match Play tournament will begin on Wednesday, March 21, pitting 64 of the world's top golfers against each other in an unusual but exciting format.
Since 2015, the tournament has worked with a pool-play format in the opening rounds, with the winners of the 16 groups playing out a single-elimination bracket during the weekend. The round of 16 and quarter-finals will take place on Saturday, and the tournament wraps up on Sunday.
The unusual format has served up several spectacular contests in the last few years, including in 2017, when Dustin Johnson beat Jon Rahm one-up in the final. Both players will partake in this year's event.
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The full tee times can be found on the PGATour website, by clicking here. The full live-stream schedule and links can be found here.
According to the tournament guide, this year's total purse will be $10 million, with the winner taking home $1.7 million and 550 FedExCup points.
PGATour.com's Rob Bolton placed 2016 champion Jason Day at the top of his power rankings heading into the tournament, one spot ahead of 2015 Match Play champion and last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Rory McIlroy.
The Northern Irishman had to wait quite a while to taste victory after a disappointing 2017 campaign, and he took to Twitter after his win:
McIlroy's putter was on fire on Sunday, and the 28-year-old was solid as ever from the tee. He's been drawn into Group 6 with the 18th-seeded Brian Harman, Jhonattan Vegas and Peter Uihlein, who will be his first opponent.
He should like his chances of advancing from the group, even if Harman was one of the better-placed seeds from Pool 2. McIlroy has momentum and Match Play experience on his side.
As shared by ESPN's Jason Sobel, it's been a banner year for the PGA Tour's big names already, setting up what could be a spectacular tournament:
Rahm slots into the power rankings at number seven, but he faces a tricky challenge in Group 3. Kiradech Aphibarnrat may only be the 28 seed, but he has already won a European Tour event this year, taking the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth in February.
Jordan Spieth also had a tricky draw, with Patrick Reed joining him in Group 4, while Johnson will have to navigate past Kevin Kisner, Adam Hadwin and Bernd Wiesberger in Group 1.
As shared by the European Tour's official Twitter account, the latter has a good record at the course in Austin:
Phil Mickelson and Rafael Cabrera-Bello are the top-seeded players in Group 14, setting up one of the tightest groups on paper, while Day will have to deal with the dangerous Louis Oosthuizen in Group 8.
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