• Dell Match Play round three: What you need to know

    Jason Day at the Dell Match Play

    Who’s already in, who’s already out and who needs what to advance to the playofff – and who they’ll potentially meet there. The breakdown ahead of the third round of the WGC-Dell Match Play.

    Group 1

    Dustin Johnson (out) vs Kisner (through if he wins/halves and Hadwin loses)

    Hadwin (through if he wins/halves and Kisner loses) vs Wiesberger (must win and hope DJ wins)

    Winner plays: Group 16

    Group 2

    Thomas vs Molinari (whoever wins advances)

    Kizzire vs List (both out)

    Winner plays: Group 15

    Group 3

    Rahm (out) vs Aphibarnrat (through with win/halve)

    Reavie (must win and hope Aphibarnrat loses for a playoff) vs Bradley (out)

    Winner plays: Group 14

    Group 4

    Speith vs Reed (whoever wins advances)

    Li vs Schwartzel (both out)

    Winner plays: Group 13

    Group 5

    Matsuyama vs Cantlay (both need a  win and hopes Smith loses for a playoff)

    Smith (through with a win/halve) vs Miyazato (out)

    Winner plays: Group 12

    Group 6

    McIlroy (through with a win and Uihlein loss/halve) vs Harman (through win a win, halve into a playoff if Uihlein wins)

    Vegas (out) vs Uihlein (must win and hope McIlroy wins for a playoff)

    Winner plays: Group 11

    Group 7

    Garcia vs Schauffele (whoever wins advances)

    Frittelli vs Sharma (both out)

    Winner plays: Group 10

    Group 8

    Day vs Oosthuizen (through with a win and a halve in the other match, a win enough for a playoff)

    Dufner vs Hahn (through with a win and a halve in the other match, a win enough for a playoff)

    *if both matches halved, there will be a four-man playoff

    Winner plays: Group 9

    Group 9

    Fleetwood (into a playoff with a win and Poulter loses) vs Berger (out)

    Chappell (into a playoff with a win) vs Poulter (through with a win/halve)

    Winner plays: Group 8

    Group 10

    Casey (through with a win/halve) vs Fitzpatrick (out)

    Stanley vs Henley (into a playoff with a win and Casey loss)

    Winner plays: Group 7

    Group 11

    Leishman (out) vs Grace (into a playoff with a win and Watson loss)

    Watson (through with a win/halve) vs Suri (out)

    Winner plays: Group 6

    Group 12

    Hatton (through with a win/halve, also if Steele halves) vs Hoffman (out)

    Steele vs Levy (into a playoff with a win and Hatton loss)

    Winner plays: Group 5

    Group 13

    Noren vs Finau (whoever wins advances)

    Pieters vs Na (both out)

    Winner plays: Group 4

    Group 14

    Mickelson vs Cabrera Bello (into a playoff with a win and Howell loss)

    Kodaira (out) vs Howell III (through with a win/halve, also if Mickelson halves)

    Winner plays: Group 3

    Group 15

    Perez vs Woodland (both out)

    Simpson vs Kim (whoever wins advances)

    Winner plays: Group 2

    Group 16

    Kuchar (through with a win and also with a halve if Steele halves)s vs Fisher (advances with a win and Ikeda loss, into a playoff with a win and Ikeda wins)

    Ikeda (advances with a win and Kuchar loss, into a playoff with a win and Kuchar halves) vs Zach Johnson (out)

    Winner plays: Group 1

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