WGC Matchplay PGA Breakdown

Course

Austin Country Club. Defending champ is Scottie Scheffler. Par is 71. 7,108 yards.

Group 1

Scottie Scheffler

Tom Kim

Alex Noren

Davis Riley

Scottie can undoubtedly get hot here. Tom Kim can get hot with the putter and pop off. I don't mind Noren here based on his price tag.

Group 16

Sungjae Im

Tommy Fleetwood

Maverick McNealy

JT Poston

The one guy that sticks out to me is Maverick who has great course history here. Im can do well here and the price tag is decent. Fleetwood has been good recently and can ride the wave of his momentum.

Group 9

Collin Morikawa

Jason Day

Adam Svensson

Victor Perez

Perez is sneaky and underrated here at his price tag. Morikawa with his approach game can pop off. Svensson is a ball striker and too cheap at his price tag.

Group 8

Victor Hovland

Chris Kirk

Si Woo Kim

Matt Kuchar

Hovland can do well here easily. Kuchar is super hard to trust. Si Woo's strategy on courses came in at a great price tag.

Group 5

Max Homa

Hideki Matsuyama

Kevin Kisner

Justin Suh

Homa is super high priced which he can do well here but the price tag is expensive. Kisner is up and down at this course.

Group 12

Jordan Spieth

Shane Lowry

Taylor Montgomery

Mackenzie Hughes

Lowry with his approach game has looked great. Spieth and Montgomery can get hot quickly.

Group 13

Sam Burns

Adam Scott

Adam Hadwin

Seamus Power

Hadwin with his driver can do well at his price tag.

Group 4

Patrick Cantlay

Brian Harman

Nick Taylor

KH Lee

Cantlay has played well recently and is due for a win. Harman can win on this course and has been great.

Group 2

Jon Rahm

Rickie Fowler

Keith Mitchell

Billy Horschel

This is Rahms group to lose.

Group 15

Cameron Young

Sepp Straka

Corey Conners

Davis Thompson

Thomspon is a sneaky option that fits this course well. Conners can get hot with the putter and the price tag fits well.

Group 10

Tony Finau

Kurt Kitayama

Charles Bezuidenhout

Adrian Meronk

Tony should fly through this group and handle business.

Group 7

Willy Z

Ryan Fox

Harry English

Andrew Putnam

Willy Z has been inconsistent and worries me a ton. Putnam with his driver and putter can pop off.

Group 6

Xander

Tom Hoge

Aaron Wise

Cam Davis

Xander should push through this group. Hoge with his approach play has looked well.

Group 11

Matt Fitzpatrick

Sahith Theegala

Min Woo Lee

JJ Spaun

Mi Woo Lee is going to be a killer in this course. Theegala has popped off. Fitzpatrick is in trouble in this group.

Group 14

Ty Hatton

Russell Henley

Lucas Herbert

Ben Griffin

Hatton is the favorite here. Griffin has looked great recently and is a sleeper in this group.

Group 3

Rory Mcilroy

Keegan Bradley

Denny Mcarthy

Scott Stallings

Rory should be okay here but Denny can provide him with problems. Bradley does awful here and fading.