AUSTIN, Texas — Welcome to Bracket Monday on the PGA TOUR. The 64 players in this week’s World Golf Championships-Dell Technlogoies Match Play will be divided into 16 groups via draw process to be revealed today at 5 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Fans can then begin filling out their brackets on PGATOUR.COM until Wednesday when the first tee shot is struck at Austin Country Club to start the Group Stage of the competition. Following three rounds of the Group Stage Wednesday through Friday, the 16 Group winners will advance to the sudden-death stage starting Saturday morning. The Championship Final will be played Sunday morning. Our Live Blog will provide the results of the draw, as well as the matchups for each round and a quick analysis from our experts. Each player below is listed by his seed, with his WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play career record in parentheses. Group 1 1. DUSTIN JOHNSON (14-12) – Making his 11th appearance and his third straight as the top seed. Won the Championship in 2017, beating Jon Rahm 1 up. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 2 2. JUSTIN ROSE (10-11-1) – Returns after two-year absence for 12th start in event. Quarterfinals back in 2007 remains best result. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 3 3. BROOKS KOEPKA (8-4) – Returns after a year off. Quarterfinalist in 2016, final 16 in 2017 before wrist injury kept him out in 2018. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 4 4. RORY MCILROY (24-11-2) – Recently crowned PLAYERS Champion was runner-up in 2012, won in 2015, was a semifinalist in 2016 … but failed to get out of Group Play the last two seasons. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 5 5. JUSTIN THOMAS ( 6-7-0) – After two uninspiring starts, found his groove last year to make it to the semifinals before losing to the eventual champion Bubba Watson. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 6 6. BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU (0-0) – Making his first Match Play start. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 7 7. FRANCESCO MOLINARI (4-11-0) – The reigning Open Champion has never come out of the Group Stage so will look to his 5-0 Ryder Cup heroics for inspiration. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 8 8. JON RAHM (6-3-1) – Reached the Championship match on debut in 2017, only to be bested by Dustin Johnson. Failed to win a group match last year. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 9 9. XANDER SCHAUFFELE (2-1-0) – Taken out by loss to Sergio Garcia on debut last year after winning first two starts. Has multiple TOUR wins since. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 10 10. PAUL CASEY (25-14-1) – Sunday’s winner of the Valspar Championship lost in the finals in 2009 (to Geoff Ogilvy) and 2010 (to Ian Poulter). Advanced to Sweet 16 in 2017. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 11 11. TOMMY FLEETWOOD (6-5-0) – In three previous starts, he advanced past the Group Stage just once, in 2015 when he lost to fellow Englishman Danny Willett in the Quarterfinals. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 12 12. JASON DAY (22-11-0) – Won the championship in in 2014 (in Arizona) and 2016 when Austin first hosted the Match Play. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 13 13. TIGER WOODS (33-10) – Match Play champion in 2003, 2004 and 2008. Last start in this event was 2013, so he’s never played at Austin CC or in this Group Play format. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 14 14. TONY FINAU (2-1-0) – Won his first two matches last year before losing to Group winner Alex Noren. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 15 15. BUBBA WATSON (20-8-3) – Defending champion was also semi-finalist in 2011. Beat Kevin Kisner 7 and 6 in final last year. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD Group 16 16. PATRICK REED (9-6-1) – Captain America has won his group twice in last four years, only to lose at next hurdle. MATCH SCHEDULE Wednesday: TBD Thursday: TBD Friday: TBD
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