WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play groups and predictions

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Who will make it past the group stage at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and survive to play the weekend?

Golf’s version of March Madness begins on Wednesday when the top players in the world tee off at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

Sixty-four of the best 66 players are in the field this week at Austin Country Club in Texas, the host of the Match Play for the fourth straight year. Only Rickie Fowler and Adam Scott are missing. The players were divided into 16 groups of four on Monday afternoon. Players will play the other three members of their group on Wednesday thru Friday, with the final 16 advancing to the bracket stage beginning on Saturday morning.

Since the event moved to Austin in 2016, some of the biggest names in the game have taken home the trophy. Previous winners in Austin include Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and defending champion Bubba Watson. This year marks the return of three-time champion Tiger Woods, who hasn’t played this event since 2013.

Here are the 16 groups drawn on Monday, as well as predictions on who will last into the weekend.

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