If there was an equivalent of the World Cup's Group of Death at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play this week, it's quite obvious which foursome would hold that title.
Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed - American teammates at the 2016 Ryder Cup - will go toe to toe in a difficult Group 4, which also features Haotong Li and Charl Schwartzel. All four players are seeded within the top 50.
Every group was drawn at random and contains one player from each of the four pools (below), which have players seeded based on world rankings:
Pool A: seeds 1-16
Pool B: seeds 17-32
Pool C: seeds 33-48
Pool D: seeds 49-64
Group 1
Golfer | Seed |
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Dustin Johnson | 1 |
Kevin Kisner | 32 |
Adam Hadwin | 38 |
Bernd Wiesberger | 52 |
Group 2
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Justin Thomas | 2 |
Francesco Molinari | 21 |
Patton Kizzire | 48 |
Luke List | 60 |
Group 3
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Jon Rahm | 3 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 28 |
Chez Reavie | 43 |
Keegan Bradley | 63 |
Group 4
Golfer | Seed |
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Jordan Spieth | 4 |
Patrick Reed | 19 |
Haotong Li | 34 |
Charl Schwartzel | 49 |
Group 5
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Hideki Matsuyama | 5 |
Patrick Cantlay | 30 |
Cameron Smith | 46 |
Yusaku Miyazato | 53 |
Group 6
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Rory McIlroy | 6 |
Brian Harman | 18 |
Jhonattan Vegas | 44 |
Peter Uihlein | 57 |
Group 7
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Sergio Garcia | 7 |
Xander Schauffele | 20 |
Dylan Frittelli | 41 |
Shubhankar Sharma | 62 |
Group 8
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Jason Day | 8 |
Louis Oosthuizen | 25 |
Jason Dufner | 42 |
James Hahn | 56 |
Group 9
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Tommy Fleetwood | 9 |
Daniel Berger | 26 |
Kevin Chappell | 33 |
Ian Poulter | 58 |
Group 10
Golfer | Seed |
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Paul Casey | 10 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | 31 |
Kyle Stanley | 45 |
Russell Henley | 51 |
Group 11
Golfer | Seed |
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Marc Leishman | 11 |
Branden Grace | 23 |
Bubba Watson | 35 |
Julian Suri | 64 |
Group 12
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Tyrrell Hatton | 12 |
Charley Hoffman | 22 |
Brendan Steele | 36 |
Alex Levy | 55 |
Group 13
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Alex Noren | 13 |
Tony Finau | 29 |
Thomas Pieters | 39 |
Kevin Na | 61 |
Group 14
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Phil Mickelson | 14 |
Rafa Cabrera Bello | 17 |
Satoshi Kodaira | 40 |
Charles Howell III | 59 |
Group 15
Golfer | Seed |
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Pat Perez | 15 |
Gary Woodland | 24 |
Webb Simpson | 37 |
Si Woo Kim | 50 |
Group 16
Golfer | Seed |
---|---|
Matt Kuchar | 16 |
Ross Fisher | 27 |
Yuta Ikeda | 47 |
Zach Johnson | 54 |
The tournament gets underway Wednesday at Austin Country Club in Texas. Each player will go head to head against every other player in their group, with 16 winners moving on to sudden-death play beginning Saturday.