The PGA Tour travels to Texas this week for the 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament.
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play preview
This week the PGA Tour looks different than any other. Why? Two words: Match play. At least in the United States, this is the one week we get to see the pros competing under a different one-on-one format. And since it’s a WGC, a truly elite field has been assembled.
Sixty-four of the top men’s golfers will compete. They will be seeded based on the Official World Golf Ranking, and then broken down into 16 four-player groups based on their seeds. Each group will compete among themselves over the first three days, one match per day. The player in each group with the most points after round-robin play will move on to four rounds of single-elimination play, with the final match taking place Sunday night.
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The man on top of the seedings is World No. 1 Dustin Johnson. Not only has DJ won an impressive six WGC titles in his career, he’s also a former Match Play champion, having taken home the title in 2017. Johnson will face off against Adam Long on Wednesday beginning at 2:15 p.m. ET. Rory McIlroy will kick off the action Wednesday with a match against Ian Poulter at 8:45 a.m. ET.
You can find the full list of matchups for Wednesday and Thursday below, along with complete information about streaming the 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play online or watching the action on TV.
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play basics
What: 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Where: Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas
When: Wednesday-Sunday, March 24-28
Purse: $10.5 million ($1.82 million winner’s share)
Last year’s champion: Kevin Kisner (2019)
How to watch the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on TV
With a cable subscription, you can watch the 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on Golf Channel and NBC. Golf Channel will air exclusive coverage of the first four rounds Wednesday-Saturday, as well as the sixth round Sunday morning. NBC takes over for the fifth and seventh rounds on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Wednesday, March 24: 12-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Thursday, March 25: 2-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, March 26: 2-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, March 27: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, March 28: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-7 p.m. ET (NBC)
How to watch the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play online, streaming
You can stream the 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play online in various ways. You can watch the Golf Channel coverage at golfchannel.com/watch and the NBC broadcasts at nbc.com/live by logging in with your cable credentials. Another way to catch the action is with PGA Tour Live, which also includes featured group coverage, though you’ll need a subscription to access the stream.
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2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play tee times: Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
8:45 a.m. – Rory McIlroy vs. Ian Poulter
8:56 a.m. – Cameron Smith vs. Lanto Griffin
9:07 a.m. – Xander Schauffele vs. Andy Sullivan
9:18 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler vs. Jason Day
9:29 a.m. – Daniel Berger vs. Erik van Rooyen
9:40 a.m. – Harris English vs. Brendon Todd
9:51 a.m. – Jon Rahm vs. Sebastian Munoz
10:02 a.m. – Ryan Palmer vs. Shane Lowry
10:13 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay vs. Brian Harman
10:24 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama vs. Carlos Ortiz
10:35 p.m. – Patrick Reed vs. Bubba Watson
10:46 p.m. – Joaquin Niemann vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
10:57 p.m. – Matthew Fitzpatrick vs. Jordan Spieth
11:08 a.m. – Matthew Wolff vs. Corey Conners
11:19 a.m. – Justin Thomas vs. Matt Kuchar
11:30 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen vs. Kevin Kisner
11:41 a.m. – Tony Finau vs. Dylan Frittelli
11:52 a.m. – Jason Kokrak vs. Will Zalatoris
12:03 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau vs. Antoine Rozner
12:14 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood vs. Si Woo Kim
12:25 p.m. – Viktor Hovland vs. Kevin Streelman
12:36 p.m. – Abraham Ancer vs. Bernd Wiesberger
12:47 p.m. – Collin Morikawa vs. J.T. Poston
12:58 p.m. – Billy Horschel vs. Max Homa
1:09 p.m. – Webb Simpson vs. Talor Gooch
1:20 p.m. – Paul Casey vs. Mackenzie Hughes
1:31 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton vs. Matt Wallace
1:42 p.m. – Lee Westwood vs. Sergio Garcia
1:53 p.m. – Sungjae im vs. Russell Henley
2:04 p.m. – Victor Perez vs. Marc Leishman
2:15 p.m. – Dustin Johnson vs. Adam Long
2:26 p.m. – Kevin Na vs. Robert MacIntyre
2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play tee times: Round 2 (ET)
Tee No. 1
10:30 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay vs. Carlos Ortiz
10:41 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama vs. Brian Harman
10:52 a.m. – Patrick Reed vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
11:03 a.m. – Joaquin Niemann vs. Bubba Watson
11:14 a.m. – Matthew Fitzpatrick vs. Corey Conners
11:25 a.m. – Matthew Wolff vs. Jordan Spieth
11:36 a.m. – Justin Thomas vs. Kevin Kisner
11:47 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen vs. Matt Kuchar
11:58 a.m. – Tony Finau vs. Will Zalatoris
12:09 p.m. – Jason Kokrak vs. Dylan Frittelli
12:20 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau vs. Si Woo Kim
12:31 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood vs. Antoine Rozner
12:42 p.m. – Viktor Hovland vs. Bernd Wiesberger
12:53 p.m. – Abraham Ancer vs. Kevin Streelman
1:04 p.m. – Collin Morikawa vs. Max Homa
1:15 p.m. – Billy Horschel vs. J.T. Poston
1:26 p.m. – Webb Simpson vs. Mackenzie Hughes
1:37 p.m. – Paul Casey vs. Talor Gooch
1:48 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton vs. Sergio Garcia
1:59 p.m. – Lee Westwood vs. Matt Wallace
2:10 p.m. – Sungjae Im vs. Marc Leishman
2:21 p.m. – Victor Perez vs. Russell Henley
2:32 p.m. – Dustin Johnson vs. Robert MacIntyre
2:43 p.m. – Kevin Na vs. Adam Long
2:54 p.m. – Rory McIlroy vs. Lanto Griffin
3:05 p.m. – Cameron Smith vs. Ian Poulter
3:16 p.m. – Xander Schauffele vs. Jason Day
3:27 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler vs. Andy Sullivan
3:38 p.m. – Daniel Berger vs. Brendon Todd
3:49 p.m. – Harris English vs. Erik van Rooyen
4:00 p.m. – Jon Rahm vs. Shane Lowry
4:11 p.m. – Ryan Palmer vs. Sebastian Munoz
