EThis week the favorite for the final victory in the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play is none other than Scottie Schefflerthe number 1 in the world -who cannot lose this week- and reigning tournament champion which is held at Austin Country Club, a field that is also well known from its university days. Scheffler, The Players winner Less than two weeks ago, he already successfully defended another tournament this season, the Phoenix Open.
The Texan event is disputed 64 players divided into 16 groups of four members eachwho play with each other Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Whoever comes first advances to the final playoff phase. Only Justin Thomas and Justin Rose have declined to participate among the guests.
Along with Scheffler, players like Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy o Max Homa, among others, but it is a format that invites some surprises. Of course, if another favorite has to be cited, this would be none other than Jason Daytwo-time winner of the tournament and in full resurgence.
Jon Rahm starts from group 2 and will debut against Rickie Fowler this Wednesday (5:54 p.m.). next to them are Billy Horschel y Keith MitchellAlthough both the Spanish and the ‘reborn’ Fowler have shown in the preceding weeks that they are in a great moment. The one from Barrika, was runner-up in 2017 and last year he fell to Koepka in the round of 16. For Thursday, ‘Rahmbo’ already has an assigned time too: against Keith Mitchell, at 4:26 p.m.
