Mar 23, 2023

Who will advance? All the scenarios for Friday

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Who will advance? All the scenarios for Friday
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AUSTIN, Texas – The World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play reaches the final day of the Group Stage on Friday. The 16 group winners will be decided, with sudden-death playoffs looming if two or more players in the same group are tied in points following the completion of group play.

Here’s a look at the scenarios for each group (current points in parentheses):

GROUP 1: Scottie Scheffler (2.0) vs. Tom Kim (1.0); Alex Noren (0.0) vs. Davis Riley (1.0)

If Scheffler wins or ties, Scheffler advances.

If Kim and Riley each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Scheffler.

If Kim wins and Riley ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Scheffler and Kim.

Noren is eliminated.

GROUP 2: Jon Rahm (1.0) vs. Billy Horschel (1.5); Keith Mitchell (0.5) vs. Rickie Fowler (1.0)

If Horschel wins, he advances.

If Horschel ties and Fowler wins, it will force a playoff between those two.

If Horschel ties and Mitchell wins or ties, Horschel advances.

If Rahm and Fowler each win, it will force a playoff between those two.

If Rahm wins and Fowler ties or loses, Rahm advances.

Mitchell is eliminated.

GROUP 3: Rory McIlroy (2.0) vs. Keegan Bradley (1.5); Denny McCarthy (0.5) vs. Scott Stallings (0.0)

If McIlroy wins or ties, McIlroy advances.

If Bradley wins, Bradley advances.

McCarthy and Stallings are eliminated.

GROUP 4: Patrick Cantlay (2.0) vs. Brian Harman (2.0); K.H. Lee (0.0) vs. Nick Taylor (0.0)

The winner of the Cantlay-Harman match advances. (A tie would force a playoff).

Lee and Taylor are eliminated.

GROUP 5: Max Homa (2.0) vs. Hideki Matsuyama (1.0); Kevin Kisner (0.0) vs. Justin Suh (1.0)

If Homa wins or ties, Homa advances.

If Matsuyama and Suh each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Homa.

If Matsuyama wins and Suh ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Matsuyama and Homa.

Kisner is eliminated.

GROUP 6: Xander Schauffele (2.0) vs. Tom Hoge (0.0); Aaron Wise (1.0) vs. Cam Davis (1.0)If Schauffele wins or ties, Schauffele advances.

If Schauffele loses, he can still advance if Wise-Davis tie.

If Wise wins and Schauffele loses, it will force a playoff between those two.

If Davis wins and Schauffele loses, it will force a playoff between those two.

Hoge is eliminated.

GROUP 7: Will Zalatoris (0.0) vs. Ryan Fox (1.0); Harris English (1.0) vs. Andrew Putnam (2.0)

If Putnam wins or ties, Putnam advances.

If Fox and English each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Putnam.

If English wins and Fox ties or loses, it will force a playoff between English and Putnam.

Zalatoris is eliminated.

GROUP 8: Viktor Hovland (0.0) vs. Chris Kirk (0.5); Si Woo Kim (2.0) vs. Matt Kuchar (1.5)

If Kim wins or ties, Kim advances.

If Kuchar wins, Kuchar advances.

Hovland and Kirk are eliminated.

GROUP 9: Collin Morikawa (1.5) vs. Jason Day (2.0); Adam Svensson (0.5) vs. Victor Perez (0.0)

If Day wins or ties, Day advances.

If Morikawa wins, Morikawa advances.

Svensson and Perez are eliminated.

GROUP 10: Tony Finau (2.0) vs. Kurt Kitayama (1.0); Adrian Meronk (1.0) vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (0.0)

If Finau wins or ties, Finau advances.

If Kitayama and Meronk each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Finau.

If Kitayama wins and Meronk ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Finau and Kitayama.

Bezuidenhout is eliminated.

GROUP 11: Matt Fitzpatrick (1.0) vs. Sahith Theegala (0.0); Min Woo Lee (1.0) vs. J.J. Spaun (2.0)

If Spaun wins or ties, Spaun advances.

If Lee and Fitzpatrick each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Spaun.

If Lee wins and Fitzpatrick ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Lee and Spaun.

Theegala is eliminated.

GROUP 12: Jordan Spieth (1.0) vs. Shane Lowry (0.0); Taylor Montgomery (2.0) vs. Mackenzie Hughes (1.0)

If Montgomery wins or ties, Montgomery advances.

If Spieth and Hughes each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Montgomery.

If Hughes wins and Spieth ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Montgomery and Hughes.

Lowry is eliminated.

GROUP 13: Sam Burns (2.0) vs. Seamus Power (1.0); Adam Scott (1.0) vs. Adam Hadwin (0.0)

If Burns wins or ties, Burns advances.

If Power and Scott each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Burns.

If Power wins and Scott ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Power and Burns.

Hadwin is eliminated.

GROUP 14: Tyrrell Hatton (0.0) vs. Russell Henley (1.0); Lucas Herbert (2.0) vs. Ben Griffin (1.0)

If Herbert wins or ties, Herbert advances.

If Henley and Griffin each win, it will force a three-way playoff between those two and Herbert.

If Griffin wins and Henley ties or loses, it will force a playoff between Griffin and Herbert.

Hatton is eliminated.

GROUP 15: Cameron Young (2.0) vs. Sepp Straka (0.0); Corey Conners (1.0) vs. Davis Thompson (1.0)

If Young wins or ties, Young advances.

If Young loses, he can still advance if Conners-Thompson tie.

If Conners wins and Young loses, it will force a playoff between those two.

If Thompson wins and Young loses, it will force a playoff between those two.

Straka is eliminated.

GROUP 16: Sungjae Im (1.0) vs. Tommy Fleetwood (0.5); J.T. Poston (2.0) vs. Maverick McNealy (0.5)

If Poston wins or ties, Poston advances.

If Im wins and Poston loses, it will force a playoff between those two.

If Im ties or loses, Poston advances.

Fleetwood and McNealy are eliminated.

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