The top 64 players in the world are on hand this week for the World Golf Championship - Dell Match Play in Austin, Texas. It’s a rare chance to see the players playing match play, head-to-head, with an interesting format.
The 64-man field will be divided into 16 four-man groups. These groups will play three days of round robin with each group’s winner advancing to the knockout rounds.
The No. 1 seeds are Jordan Spieth +1200, Jason Day +1100, Rory McIlroy +1000 and Bubba Watson +1700, but really in match play anyone and anything can happen so there's no real advantage to the seedings as there is in the basketball seeds.
The tournament has a new venue this year when Austin Country Club hosts the event. The layout measures 7,073 yards and plays to a par 71. Founded in 1899, Austin CC is believed to be the oldest golf club in Texas, though it has relocated twice since the end of World War II. The track overlooks Lake Austin and has two very different nine’s. The front nine is on higher ground and typical of the surrounding Texas hill country, while the “lowlands” nine runs alongside Lake Austin and should provide a spectacular backdrop for the finishing holes. It will be interesting to see how the players like the Pete Dye design.
TV Coverage: Wednesday-Friday, 2-8 p.m. ET - Golf Channel. Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. - GC, 2-6 p.m. - NBC. Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. - GC, 3-7 p.m. - NBC.
Current Dell Match Play Golf Odds at BookMaker Sportsbook:
Jordan Spieth +1200
Rory McIlroy +1000
Adam Scott +1300
Jason Day +1100
Bubba Watson +1700 FADE
Rickie Fowler +1600
Justin Rose +2200
Dustin Johnson +2300
Charl Schwartzel +3000
Louis Oosthuizen +3600
Patrick Reed +3350 FADE
Paul Casey +2750
Phil Mickelson +3550
Sergio Garcia +4200
Danny Willett +3300
Hideki Matsuyama +3100
J.B. Holmes +6400
Matt Kuchar +5200
Branden Grace +4200
Brandt Snedeker +6100
Brooks Koepka +5200
Zach Johnson +6000
Andy Sullivan +7000
Jimmy Walker +6300
Justin Thomas +7000
Kevin Na +11000
Marc Leishman +6600
Shane Lowry +8200 VALUE
Bill Haas +9400
Byeong-Hun An +8400
Graeme McDowell +8000
Jason Dufner +11000
Kevin Kisner +8000
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +12000
Martin Kaymer +13500
Bernd Wiesberger +15000
Billy Horschel +11000
Lee Westwood +22500
Matthew Fitzpatrick +17000
Rafa Cabrera-Bello +13500 VALUE
Russell Knox +13500
Ryan Moore +10000
Anirban Lahiri +15700
Chris Kirk +22000
Emiliano Grillo +13000
Jamie Donaldson +20000
Scott Piercy +25000
Smiley Kaufman +16500
Thomas Pieters +14000
FIELD - +1100
ODDS ANALYSIS
Group 1 - Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Victor Dubuisson and Jamie Donaldson
Spieth is the overwhelming favorite. Donaldson and Dubuisson have yet to so any kind of form this year, so this group will come down to a showdown between close friend, Spieth and Thomas.
Group 2 - Jason Day, Paul Casey, Thongchai Jaidee and Graeme McDowell
It’s going to be tough for Day to play well this week after winning last week. McDowell loves the match play format and will surprise in this group, but Casey can not be over-looked.
Group 3 - Rory McIlroy, Kevin Na, Smiley Kaufman and Thorbjorn Olesen
McIlroy is the heavy favorite but look out for Kaufman - he hits it a mile and is not sfraid of the big stage.
Group 4 - Bubba Watson, J.B. Holmes, Emiliano Grillo and Patton Kizzire
This group will come down between two of the longest hitters in the game, Holmes and Watson, but then again, anything can happen in match play.
Group 9 - Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Daniel Berger
I love Mickelson in this group! His game is back to an elite level and all of the other players are struggling to find their form.
The WINNER
Adam Scott defeats Jordan Spieth
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Mobile betting lines are updated by the minute so click here to start gambling on thrilling live action at BookMaker sportsbook.The WGC - Dell Match Play is scheduled for March 23-27, 2016. Austin Country Club will host the tournament. NBC and the Golf Channel will televise the event live.
