WASHINGTON (AFP) – World No. 1 Jon Rahm was drawn on Monday (March 21) right into a first-round group with Masters winner Patrick Reed for the WGC Match Play Championship that begins on Wednesday in Austin, Texas.
Rahm, the reigning US Open champion from Spain, and Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, have been paired with Colombian Sebastian Munoz and US rookie Cameron Young, a runner-up final month at Riviera, within the round-robin stage of the occasion at Austin Country Club.
Reed is understood for his match-play success within the Ryder Cup, incomes the nickname “Captain America” for his flamboyant fashion within the wake of cheers and heckles on the occasion.
A 64-player area primarily based upon world rankings is split into 16 teams of 4 gamers for round-robin matches from Wednesday until Friday with group winners reaching weekend knockout rounds.
Defending champion Billy Horschel, seeded twelfth, has a bunch with Australian Lee Min Woo, the reigning Scottish Open champion; Belgium’s Tom Pieters, a January winner at Abu Dhabi, and American Tom Hoge, who gained final month at Pebble Beach.
World No. 2 Collin Morikawa was grouped with fellow American Jason Kokrak, Scotsman Robert MacIntyre and Spain’s Sergio Garcia, the 2017 Masters champion.
Norway’s third-ranked Viktor Hovland was drawn with Austrian Sepp Straka and Americans Will Zalatoris and Cameron Tringale.
Fourth seed Patrick Cantlay shall be joined by fellow American Keith Mitchell, South Korean Im Sung-jae and Ireland’s Seamus Power.
US fifth seed Scottie Scheffler was grouped three Englishmen – Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick and Ian Poulter, the 2010 Match Play winner.
Morikawa, Scheffler, Cantlay and Hovland all have an opportunity to topple Rahm from atop the rankings this week.
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