Day & Mickelson headline star-studded group, Tiger seeking fourth title
March 26, 2019 00:11 MYT
Jason Day and Phil Mickelson have been drawn together in a star-studded group at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, as Tiger Woods eyes a fourth championship.
Former world number one Day and five-time major champion Mickelson headline Group 12, which also includes 2016 Open winner Henrik Stenson and former U.S. Open titleholder Jim Furyk for the tournament in Austin.
The World Golf Championships event – which Day won in 2014 and 2016 – will start with 16 groups of four players, divided by their world ranking, contesting round-robin matches from Wednesday through to Friday.
Only the group winners will advance to Saturday's round of 16, with three-time champion Woods set to feature against Patrick Cantlay, Brandt Snedeker and Aaron Wise in Group 13.
79 PGA TOUR wins total for this group. https://t.co/JBzbwXB9rA
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 25, 2019
Woods' appearance at the Match Play marks the first time that he will play the round-robin format – rather than the previous single-elimination set-up – and the Austin Country Club course.
Aim at the hills and draw it. @TigerWoods with some early practice. pic.twitter.com/t213Mt18p6
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 25, 2019
World number one Dustin Johnson – the 2017 champion – has been grouped with Hideki Matsuyama, Branden Grace and Chez Reavie.
Fresh off his Players Championship triumph, four-time major winner and 2015 Match Play champion Rory McIlroy will play Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Harding and Luke List, while Bubba Watson's title defence will start against Jordan Spieth, Billy Horschel and Kevin Na.
Group 1
(1) Dustin Johnson
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Group 14
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Group 16