Top 64 players qualify for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Final field to be set Friday, March 18, at 5 p.m. ET
AUSTIN, Texas – Following the conclusion of THE PLAYERS Championship, the top 64 players in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) have officially qualified for the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, which returns to Austin Country Club, March 23-27, 2022. Players have until 5 p.m. on Friday, March 18 to commit to the field.
Among the top 64 is newly minted PLAYERS Champion Cameron Smith, who ascended to World No. 6 with his victory at TPC Sawgrass. The Australian is committed to making his fourth appearance at Austin Country Club, where Smith advanced to the Quarterfinals in 2018 before eventually falling to Alex Noren, 4 and 2.
Just one player moved into the top 64 over the weekend due to his performance at THE PLAYERS. Ryder Cup stalwart and Dell Technologies Match Play veteran Ian Poulter secured his spot, moving from 65th to 64th following Monday’s T33 finish. Poulter will make his 16th tournament start and fourth at Austin Country Club, where he advanced out of his group in two of three previous appearances.
Top 64 in the Official World Golf Ranking:
- Jon Rahm
- Collin Morikawa
- Viktor Hovland
- Patrick Cantlay
- Scottie Scheffler
- Cameron Smith
- Rory McIlroy
- Justin Thomas
- Xander Schauffele
- Dustin Johnson
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Jordan Spieth
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Billy Horschel
- Sam Burns
- Joaquin Niemann
- Daniel Berger
- Abraham Ancer
- Brooks Koepka
- Harris English
- Tony Finau
- Paul Casey
- Sungjae Im
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Jason Kokrak
- Patrick Reed
- Will Zalatoris
- Kevin Na
- Thomas Pieters
- Talor Gooch
- Kevin Kisner
- Max Homa
- Webb Simpson
- Shane Lowry
- Adam Scott
- Tom Hoge
- Russell Henley
- Harold Varner III
- Corey Conners
- Marc Leishman
- Matthew Wolff
- Lucas Herbert
- Phil Mickelson
- Cameron Young
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Seamus Power
- Sergio Garcia
- Cameron Tringale
- Justin Rose
- Lee Westwood
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Si Woo Kim
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Min Woo Lee
- Richard Bland
- Luke List
- Erik van Rooyen
- Takumi Kanaya
- Bubba Watson
- Alex Noren
- Brian Harman
- Ian Poulter
Players have until 5 p.m. ET on Friday, March 18 to commit to the field. Players who have not done so by the time of the deadline will be replaced by those below No. 64 in the OWGR in order of their current ranking.
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