WGC Match Play
Tournament Info
Date – 22nd – 25th March 2023
Format – Match Play
Purse – $20,000,000
Tour – PGA Tour
Established – 1999
Current Champion – Scottie Scheffler
Course Info
Course – Austin Country Club
Par – 71
Length – 7,108 yards
Par 3’s – 4
Par 4’s – 10
Par 5’s – 4
* The 2020 tournament was cancelled for health and safety reasons
Winner Trends
Age – 10 of the last 11 winners were aged 35 or younger
World Ranking – 8 of the last 11 winners were ranked in the top 23 in the Official World Golf Rankings
Career Events – 9/11 winners had at least 200 previous career starts
Career Wins – 11/11 winners had at least 2 previous career wins, 9/11 winners had at least 4 previous career wins
Winners Tournament/Course Trends
Previous Starts – 10/11 winners had played in at least 3 previous WGC Match Plays, 7/11 winners had played in at least 4 previous WGC Match Plays
Previous Wins – 1/11 winners had at least 1 previous WGC Match Play win
Previous Top 5s – 8/11 winners had at least 1 previous WGC Match Play top 5 finish
Previous Top 10s – 10/11 winners had at least 1 previous WGC Match Play top 10 finish
Previous Best Finish – 10/11 winners had finished 9th or higher in a previous WGC Match Plays
Winners Season Trends
Season Events – 10/11 winners had played in at least 4 previous events that season
Season Wins – 6/11 winners had at least 1 previous tournament win that season
Season Top 5s – 8/11 winners had at least 1 previous top 5 finish that season
Season Top 10s – 10/11 winners had at least 1 previous top 10 finish that season, 8/11 winners had at least 2 previous top 10 finishes that season
Previous Event – 10/11 winners finished 66th or higher on their last start before the WGC Match Play
6/11 winners played in the Masters Tournament on their next start after the WGC Match Play, 1 of the 6 won, 5 of the 6 finished 21st or higher