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Wednesday Night Recap - WGC Dell Match Play

Wednesday Night Recap - WGC Dell Match Play

Sungjae was never a doubt winning 8&6, while Rahm was upset by Rickie. More pool play tomorrow.

March 22, 2023

Wednesday Night Recap - WGC Dell Match Play

Most matches ended as expected with the higher seeds taking care of business. Scottie beat Davis Riley 1 up, Xander beat Cam Davis 4&3, Rory defeated Scott Stallings 3&1, Spieth beat Mackenzie Hughes 4&3, and Homa beat Justin Suh 3&2.

Biggest blowout of the day belongs to Sungjae Im. He whooped Maverick McNealy 8&6.

Some surprises were Jon Rahm losing to Rickie 2&1, Will Zalatoris losing to Andrew Putnam 3&2, and Viktor Hovland losing to Matt Kuchar 3&1.

Cameron Young balled with a 27 on the front nine with all 3s (seen below). Shame we could see him finish his round with a career low since they ended on 16. Willy Z was struggling with his putter and things don't look good... eeks. Rickie needs a big week this week to make it into the Masters, and with his win over Rahm, it's off to a great start. Jordan Spieth holed out to win his match on 15. And, finally, this weird fact about Keegan Bradley that he has played 10 matches at Austin Country Club with all matches making it to the 18th hole and zero wins. Such bad luck for him.

More pool play tomorrow!

3's company for Cameron Young on his first nine holes @DellMatchPlay:
3 (birdie)
3 (birdie)
3 (birdie)
3 (par)
3 (birdie)
3 (eagle)
3 (par)
3 (birdie)
3 (birdie)
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)
7:42 PM • Mar 22, 2023

Weather

Windy today and more of the same tomorrow. Potential for some storms but pretty low at 24%. Temperatures ranging from 69-83.

Updated Betting Odds

My pre-tournament picks:

Scottie Scheffler - currently +650 - defeated Davis Riley 1 up. Can't go against the No. 1 player in the world right now.
Max Homa - +1600 - beat Justin Suh 3&2 today, playing well.
Tommy Fleetwood - +17500 - no good today losing his match 3&2 to J.T. Poston.

How to Watch

ESPN+ coverage starts at 10:15am ESTGolf Channel coverage starts at 2:00pm EST

Notes and News

Rory McIlroy is in favor for bifurcation of the golf ball, which surprised some other Tour pros and media members (article)
Rory also could neither confirm nor deny his alleged 19 putts in a practice round at Augusta (twitter)
Brooksy was playing some golf with President Trump (twitter)

Twitter Roundup

This nugget about Ben Hogan's practice sessions is amazing.
Had to warn the caddie, when the ball was in mid-flight, when the ball was going to hit him.
— LKD (@LukeKerrDineen)
1:03 PM • Mar 22, 2023

Most pro golfers: "Only those who are accomplished in the game should be making decisions about equipment at this level!"
Tiger, Rory, Jack: "Roll the ball back."
Most pro golfers:
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS)
1:00 PM • Mar 22, 2023

Spieth looks like the player at your club who goes deep trying everything they see in YouTube putting tip videos 👀
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf)
4:22 PM • Mar 22, 2023

May your rounds be filled with #oneputts.