How to watch the 2023 WGC-Dell Match Play on Wednesday: Round 1 live coverage

The 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play gets underway Wednesday, March 22, with the opening round of matches in Austin, Texas. Here’s what you need to know to watch Round 1 of the Match Play on TV or online.

Previewing Match Play Round 1

Unlike most tournaments, the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play features fives rounds due to its unique match-play format, with the first round kicking off Wednesday morning. On Day 1, 32 round-robin matches will be contested at Austin Country Club.

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Each match will feature players from one four-player group, and at the end of the first three rounds, the winner of each group advances to the knockout stage on the weekend. So getting off to a hot start with a win on Wednesday is crucial to players eyeing a victory this week.

On Day 1, Rory McIlroy will face off against Scott Stallings beginning at 11:26 a.m. ET.

You can stream the first round of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, or you can watch the telecast on Golf Channel starting at 2 p.m. ET.

Below you will find everything you need to watch the first round of the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

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How to watch WGC-Dell Match Play on TV Wednesday

Golf Channel will air the opening round of the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on TV with a six-hour telecast from 2-8 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

How to stream WGC-Dell Match Play online Wednesday

You can stream the opening round of the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on Wednesday via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will have exclusive coverage beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET, in addition to featured group coverage. Fans can also stream the first round of Golf Channel TV coverage via Peacock.

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2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Round 1 tee times (All times ET)

10:20 a.m. – 11 M. Fitzpatrick, ENG vs 54 J.J. Spaun, USA
10:31 a.m. – 22 S. Theegala, USA vs 43 Min Woo Lee, AUS
10:42 a.m. – 6 X. Schauffele, USA vs 59 Cam Davis, AUS
10:53 a.m. – 27 Tom Hoge, USA vs 38 Aaron Wise, USA
11:04 a.m. – 14 T. Hatton, ENG vs 51 Ben Griffin, USA
11:15 a.m. – 19 R. Henley, USA vs 46 Lucas Herbert, AUS
11:26 a.m. – 3 Rory McIlroy, NIR vs 62 S. Stallings, USA
11:37 a.m. – 30 K. Bradley, USA vs 35 D. McCarthy, USA
11:48 a.m. – 10 Tony Finau, USA vs 55 C. Bezuidenhout, RSA
11:59 a.m. – 23 Kurt Kitayama, USA vs 42 Adrian Meronk, POL
12:10 p.m. – 7 W. Zalatoris, USA vs 58 Andrew Putnam, USA
12:21 p.m. – 26 Ryan Fox, NZL vs 39 H. English, USA
12:32 p.m. – 15 Cameron Young, USA vs 50 D. Thompson, USA
12:43 p.m. – 18 Sepp Straka, AUT vs 47 Corey Conners, CAN
12:54 p.m. – 2 Jon Rahm, ESP vs 63 Rickie Fowler, USA
1:05 p.m. – 31 B. Horschel, USA vs 34 K. Mitchell, USA
1:16 p.m. – 12 Jordan Spieth, USA vs 53 M. Hughes, CAN
1:27 p.m. – 21 Shane Lowry, IRL vs 44 T. Montgomery, USA
1:38 p.m. – 5 Max Homa, USA vs 60 Justin Suh, USA
1:49 p.m. – 28 H. Matsuyama, JPN vs 37 Kevin Kisner, USA
2:00 p.m. – 13 Sam Burns, USA vs 52 Adam Hadwin, CAN
2:11 p.m. – 20 Seamus Power, IRL vs 45 Adam Scott, AUS
2:22 p.m. – 4 P. Cantlay, USA vs 61 Nick Taylor, CAN
2:33 p.m. – 29 Brian Harman, USA vs 36 K.H. Lee, KOR
2:44 p.m. – 9 C. Morikawa, USA vs 56 Victor Perez, FRA
2:55 p.m. – 24 Jason Day, AUS vs 41 Adam Svensson, CAN
3:06 p.m. – 8 V. Hovland, NOR vs 57 Matt Kuchar, USA
3:17 p.m. – 25 Chris Kirk, USA vs 40 Si Woo Kim, KOR
3:28 p.m. – 16 Sungjae Im, KOR vs 49 M. McNealy, USA
3:39 p.m. – 17 T. Fleetwood, ENG vs 48 J.T. Poston, USA
3:50 p.m. – 1 S. Scheffler, USA vs 64 Davis Riley, USA
4:01 p.m. – 32 Tom Kim, KOR vs 33 Alex Noren, SWE

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