When the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play announced a format change for the 2015 edition at TPC Harding Park, some golf fans were skeptical of the impact it would have on the excitement of the competition. For years, the single-elimination, 64-player format provided a thrilling prospect on the opening Wednesday: top players in the world could find themselves on a flight back home that evening. Just ask Tiger Woods, who in 2002 dropped his opening match to unheralded Aussie Peter O'Malley, 2&1. The pool play format guaranteed everyone in the field would play for at least three days, with the top performers from each group advancing to the Round of 16. While every match still has value, a pool play loss wasn't a week-ender: 27.5% of players to advance out of pool play since 2015 have lost one match. While some long-time fans of the event may still long for the madness of that win-or-go-home Wednesday, the early returns on pool play actually say the new format have made the results more democratic, seed-wise. The average seed of a player to advance to the Round of 16 is almost identical under the new format. From 2010-2014, that number was 28.6. Since the beginning of pool play, that number is 28.9. LOW SEEDS ADVANCING In each of the four years this tournament has been held at Austin Country Club, at least one player seeded 50th or lower has made it to the quarterfinals. In 2019, two players did it - Lucas Bjerregaard (50th) and Kevin Na (57th). Four players in the pool play era (since 2015) have been seeded 60th or lower and made the Round of 16. Charles Howell III has made the Round of 16 twice since 2017 when seeded 59th or worse entering the week. When filling out your bracket, consider this: 17% of the players to move on from pool play at Austin Country Club have come from the "D" group - or the players seeded 49 through 64. In 2019, three players seeded outside the top-40 made it to the quarterfinals, while just one of the top-10 seeds - Tiger Woods - joined them there. Each of the last two winners here - Bubba Watson in 2018 and Kevin Kisner in 2019 - beat at least 5 players seeded higher than they were on their way to victory. SITUATIONAL STATS A hot start is paramount in match play. And while colloquially, ‘momentum' is a word fans will frequently hear this week, the numbers bear out that getting a lead is a big advantage at Austin Country Club. Over the last two years, more than 73% of players who held the lead at the turn went on to win their match. More than 80% of those players would either win or earn a halve. In that span, there have been 52 instances where a player was 3-down or more through 9 holes. Not a single player came back to win in those situations. Trailing 1- or 2-down is a bit less dire, but still not a place to be: players 1-down at the turn went on to win 22.4% of the time in 2018 and 2019 at this event. Players 2-down went on to win 19.1% of the time. A lead after 13 holes is even more significant. Over the last 2 years, only 7.5% of players who trailed after 13 have come back to win their match. In 2019, no player came back from more than 1 down through 13 holes to win the entire week. ONE AND NOT DONE Since pool play began in 2015, more than one-quarter of players to move on out of pool play dropped a match (27.5%). Seven times since 2016, a player has lost his opening match of the week and still moved on to the Round of 16 - including Kevin Kisner, the tournament winner two years ago. So while it's possible to move on with a dropped match, the price is still enormous. Of the 80 players to advance beyond pool play since 2015, 63 won their first match of the week (78.8%). 70 of those 80 players either won or halved their opening match. While Fridays under the new format have received a bit of a bad reputation because several players are already mathematically eliminated by that point, consider this: only five players have lost their third match of the week and moved on to the Round of 16 - or less than 7%. In 2019, 44 of the 64 players in the field still mathematically had a chance to move on entering the final day of pool play.
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| 3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Kirk / W. Zalatoris | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Chris Kirk | +120 |
| Will Zalatoris | -110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Pavon / T. Hoge | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Matthieu Pavon | +145 |
| Tom Hoge | -130 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Theegala / M. Greyserman | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Max Greyserman | +110 |
| Sahith Theegala | +100 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Gerard / A. Hadwin | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Adam Hadwin | +125 |
| Ryan Gerard | -115 |
| Tie | +750 |
| Mizuho Americas Open | |
| Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
| Nelly Korda | +260 |
| Jeeno Thitikul | +400 |
| Andrea Lee | +1100 |
| Somi Lee | +1100 |
| Celine Boutier | +1200 |
| Stephanie Kyriacou | +1600 |
| Carlota Ciganda | +1800 |
| Lydia Ko | +2000 |
| Minjee Lee | +2500 |
| Yealimi Noh | +2500 |
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| 3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Harman / A. Eckroat | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Austin Eckroat | +125 |
| Brian Harman | -115 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Campbell / P. Rodgers | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Brian Campbell | +135 |
| Patrick Rodgers | -125 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Henley / V. Hovland | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Russell Henley | +105 |
| Viktor Hovland | +105 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - X. Schauffele vs V. Hovland | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Xander Schauffele | -135 |
| Viktor Hovland | +115 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Hun An / C. Davis | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Byeong Hun An | -125 |
| Cam Davis | +135 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Conners / A. Scott | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Adam Scott | +150 |
| Corey Conners | -135 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Bridgeman / J. Highsmith | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Jacob Bridgeman | -120 |
| Joe Highsmith | +130 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Dunlap / G. Higgo | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Garrick Higgo | -120 |
| Nick Dunlap | +130 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Fitzpatrick / C. Bezuidenhout | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +120 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | -110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Thorbjornsen / J. Spieth | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Jordan Spieth | -145 |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | +160 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - J.J. Spaun / A. Novak | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Andrew Novak | +105 |
| J J Spaun | +105 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Novak vs M. McNealy | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Maverick McNealy | -116 |
| Andrew Novak | -105 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Thompson / A. Rai | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Aaron Rai | +105 |
| Davis Thompson | +105 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Norgaard / S. Valimaki | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Sami Valimaki | +100 |
| Niklas Norgaard | +110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Berger / R. MacIntyre | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Daniel Berger | -105 |
| Robert MacIntyre | +115 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - D. Berger vs T. Fleetwood | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Daniel Berger | -110 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | -110 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - H. Buckley / T. Phillips | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Hayden Buckley | +100 |
| Trent Phillips | +110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - L. Aberg / H. Matsuyama | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Hideki Matsuyama | +120 |
| Ludvig Aberg | -110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - E. Grillo / C. Young | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Emiliano Grillo | +100 |
| Carson Young | +110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - M.W. Lee / M. McNealy | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Maverick McNealy | +110 |
| Min Woo Lee | +100 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - M.W. Lee vs K. Bradley | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Min Woo Lee | -115 |
| Keegan Bradley | -105 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Hadley / T. Olesen | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Thorbjorn Olesen | -160 |
| Chesson Hadley | +180 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Young / E. Cole | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Cameron Young | +120 |
| Eric Cole | -110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Fox / T. Widing | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Ryan Fox | -130 |
| Tim Widing | +140 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Hojgaard / B. Griffin | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Ben Griffin | +100 |
| Rasmus Hojgaard | +110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - B. Griffin vs S. Jaeger | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Stephan Jaeger | -115 |
| Ben Griffin | -105 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - X. Schauffele / T. Pendrith | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Taylor Pendrith | +150 |
| Xander Schauffele | -135 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Yu / A. Putnam | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Kevin Yu | -125 |
| Andrew Putnam | +135 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - D. McCarthy vs T. Pendrith | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Denny McCarthy | -110 |
| Taylor Pendrith | -110 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Silverman / P. Kizzire | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Ben Silverman | +100 |
| Patton Kizzire | +110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Bradley / T. Fleetwood | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Keegan Bradley | +130 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | -120 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Shore / N. Xiong | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Norman Xiong | -120 |
| Davis Shore | +130 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Taylor / E. Van Rooyen | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Nick Taylor | -105 |
| Erik Van Rooyen | +115 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Watney / W. Chandler | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Will Chandler | -105 |
| Nick Watney | +115 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Burns / J.T. Poston | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| J.T. Poston | +115 |
| Sam Burns | -105 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Burns vs S. Im | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Sungjae Im | -115 |
| Sam Burns | -105 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Stevens vs J.T. Poston | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| J.T. Poston | -115 |
| Sam Stevens | -105 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - H. Higgs / D. Walker | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Danny Walker | -125 |
| Harry Higgs | +140 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Im / A. Noren | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Alex Noren | +145 |
| Sungjae Im | -130 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Hughes / C. Del Solar | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Mackenzie Hughes | -185 |
| Cristobal Del Solar | +210 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Stevens / D. McCarthy | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Denny McCarthy | +100 |
| Sam Stevens | +110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Finau / H. English | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Harris English | +110 |
| Tony Finau | +100 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Bhatia vs T. Finau | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Tony Finau | -115 |
| Akshay Bhatia | -105 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Fowler / G. Woodland | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Gary Woodland | +100 |
| Rickie Fowler | +110 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - Y. Noh / K. Gillman | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Yealimi Noh | -160 |
| Kristen Gillman | +180 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Detry / S. Jaeger | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Stephan Jaeger | -105 |
| Thomas Detry | +115 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - M. Homa / T. Detry | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Max Homa | -110 |
| Thomas Detry | -110 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Thitikul / H. Naveed | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Jeeno Thitikul | -250 |
| Hira Naveed | +280 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - P. Cantlay / M. Homa | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Max Homa | +170 |
| Patrick Cantlay | -155 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - P. Cantlay vs J. Thomas | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Justin Thomas | -115 |
| Patrick Cantlay | -105 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Boutier / J. Lopez | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Celine Boutier | -180 |
| Julia Lopez Ramirez | +200 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Bhatia / S.W. Kim | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Akshay Bhatia | +115 |
| Si Woo Kim | -105 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - S.W. Kim vs K. Mitchell | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Si Woo Kim | -115 |
| Keith Mitchell | -105 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Cinganda / J. Bae | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Carlota Ciganda | -145 |
| Jenny Bae | +160 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - R. McIIroy / C. Morikawa | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Collin Morikawa | +140 |
| Rory McIlroy | -125 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Lee / S. Kyriacou | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Andrea Lee | +105 |
| Stephanie Kyriacou | +105 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Straka / J. Thomas | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Justin Thomas | -130 |
| Sepp Straka | +145 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Lowry vs S. Straka | |
| Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
| Shane Lowry | -115 |
| Sepp Straka | -105 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Mitchell / S. Lowry | |
| Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
| Keith Mitchell | +130 |
| Shane Lowry | -120 |
| Tie | +750 |
| 3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Korda / S. Lee | |
| Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
| Nelly Korda | -155 |
| Somi Lee | +170 |
| Tie | +750 |
| Major Specials 2025 | |
| Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN | |
| Scottie Scheffler | +160 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | +350 |
| Xander Schauffele | +350 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +400 |
| Collin Morikawa | +450 |
| Jon Rahm | +450 |
| Justin Thomas | +550 |
| Brooks Koepka | +700 |
| Viktor Hovland | +700 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | +800 |
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| PGA Championship 2025 | |
| Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
| Rory McIlroy | +450 |
| Scottie Scheffler | +450 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | +1100 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +1800 |
| Justin Thomas | +2000 |
| Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
| Collin Morikawa | +2200 |
| Jon Rahm | +2200 |
| Joaquin Niemann | +3500 |
| Brooks Koepka | +4000 |
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| US Open 2025 | |
| Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
| Rory McIlroy | +500 |
| Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | +1200 |
| Xander Schauffele | +1200 |
| Jon Rahm | +1400 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +1400 |
| Collin Morikawa | +1600 |
| Brooks Koepka | +1800 |
| Justin Thomas | +2000 |
| Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
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| The Open 2025 | |
| Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
| Rory McIlroy | +500 |
| Scottie Scheffler | +550 |
| Xander Schauffele | +1100 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +1400 |
| Collin Morikawa | +1600 |
| Jon Rahm | +1600 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | +2000 |
| Shane Lowry | +2500 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +2500 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | +2500 |
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| Ryder Cup 2025 | |
| Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
| USA | -150 |
| Europe | +140 |
| Tie | +1200 |
