2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play

Pool play

Players were divided into 16 groups of four players and played round-robin matches on Wednesday to Friday.

• Round 1 – April 29
• Round 2 – April 30
• Round 3 – May 1

Notes: Round 1

Of the 32 matches played, 14 were "upsets" with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player. These included #3 Henrik Stenson (lost to #60 John Senden), #6 Justin Rose (lost to #56 Marc Leishman), #7 Jason Day (lost to #49 Charley Hoffman), and #9 Adam Scott (lost to #64 Francesco Molinari).^[8]

Notes: Round 2

Of the 32 matches played, 16 were upsets. These included #5 Jim Furyk (lost to #44 Thongchai Jaidee), #7 Day (lost to #38 Branden Grace), #8 Dustin Johnson (lost to #37 Charl Schwartzel), #9 Scott (lost to #36 Paul Casey), and #10 Sergio García (lost to #39 Bernd Wiesberger). Two players, #13 Rickie Fowler and #60 John Senden, were guaranteed to advance.^[9][10]

Notes: Round 3

Of the 32 matches played, 18 were upsets. These included #2 Jordan Spieth (lost to #26 Lee Westwood), #3 Stenson (lost to #23 Bill Haas), #4 Bubba Watson (lost to #29 Louis Oosthuizen), #7 Day (lost to #24 Zach Johnson), #9 Scott (lost to #25 Chris Kirk), and #10 García (lost to #30 Jamie Donaldson). Day, Scott and Jimmy Walker were the only top seeds to lose all three matches. Only five of the top seeds advanced: #1 Rory McIlroy, #5 Furyk, #12 J. B. Holmes, #13 Fowler, and #16 Hideki Matsuyama. 12 of the 16 group winners advanced with perfect 3–0 records. Three groups winners advanced based on head-to-head tie-breaker and one group went to a three-way sudden-death playoff. Branden Grace defeated Zach Johnson and Charley Hoffman on the third extra hole in group 7. In Group 11, all six matches of the three rounds were upsets. A total of 18 of the 96 matches went extra holes, causing some to suggest altering the format next year to include halved matches.^[11][12]

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Group 1 Round Winner Score Loser 1 McIlroy 5 & 4 Dufner Horschel 5 & 4 Snedeker 2 McIlroy 2 up Snedeker Horschel 3 & 2 Dufner 3 McIlroy 20 h Horschel Dufner 1 up Snedeker Seed Player W L Finish 1 Rory McIlroy 3 0 1 18 Billy Horschel 2 1 2 53 Jason Dufner 1 2 3 35 Brandt Snedeker 0 3 4

Group 2 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Spieth 4 & 2 Ilonen Westwood 1 up Every 2 Spieth 4 & 3 Every Westwood 1 up Ilonen 3 Westwood 1 up Spieth Ilonen 8 & 6 Every Seed Player W L Finish 26 Lee Westwood 3 0 1 2 Jordan Spieth 2 1 2 62 Mikko Ilonen 1 2 3 40 Matt Every 0 3 4

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Group 3 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Senden 19 h Stenson Haas 3 & 2 Todd 2 Stenson 3 & 2 Todd Senden 4 & 3 Haas 3 Haas 3 & 1 Stenson Senden 1 up Todd Seed Player W L Finish 60 John Senden 3 0 1 23 Bill Haas 2 1 2 3 Henrik Stenson 1 2 3 42 Brendon Todd 0 3 4

Group 4 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Watson 5 & 4 Jiménez Oosthuizen 6 & 5 Bradley 2 Watson 4 & 2 Bradley Oosthuizen 2 up Jiménez 3 Oosthuizen 19 h Watson Jiménez 2 up Bradley Seed Player W L Finish 29 Louis Oosthuizen 3 0 1 4 Bubba Watson 2 1 2 63 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1 2 3 33 Keegan Bradley 0 3 4

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Group 5 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Furyk 3 & 2 Coetzee Kaymer 3 & 1 Jaidee 2 Jaidee 3 & 1 Furyk Coetzee 19 h Kaymer 3 Furyk 20 h Kaymer Coetzee 21 h Jaidee Seed Player W L Finish 5 Jim Furyk 2 1 1 59 George Coetzee 2 1 2 17 Martin Kaymer 1 2 T3 44 Thongchai Jaidee 1 2

Group 6 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Leishman 3 & 2 Rose Lahiri 4 & 2 Palmer 2 Rose 19 h Lahiri Leishman 4 & 3 Palmer 3 Rose 2 & 1 Palmer Leishman 1 up Lahiri Seed Player W L Finish 56 Marc Leishman 3 0 1 6 Justin Rose 2 1 2 34 Anirban Lahiri 1 2 3 22 Ryan Palmer 0 3 4

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Group 7 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Hoffman 4 & 3 Day Z. Johnson 2 up Grace 2 Grace 4 & 3 Day Hoffman 2 & 1 Z. Johnson 3 Z. Johnson 3 & 2 Day Grace 2 & 1 Hoffman Seed Player W L Finish 38 Branden Grace 2 1 1 24 Zach Johnson 2 1 T2 49 Charley Hoffman 2 1 7 Jason Day 0 3 4 Grace won sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the third hole.

Group 8 Round Winner Score Loser 1 D. Johnson 3 & 1 Jones Schwartzel 5 & 4 Dubuisson 2 Schwartzel 20 h D. Johnson Jones 2 up Dubuisson 3 D. Johnson 2 & 1 Dubuisson Schwartzel 20 h Jones Seed Player W L Finish 37 Charl Schwartzel 3 0 1 8 Dustin Johnson 2 1 2 58 Matt Jones 1 2 3 21 Victor Dubuisson 0 3 4

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Group 9 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Molinari 5 & 4 Scott Casey 22 h Kirk 2 Casey 1 up Scott Kirk 2 & 1 Molinari 3 Kirk 1 up Scott Casey 1 up Molinari Seed Player W L Finish 36 Paul Casey 3 0 1 25 Chris Kirk 2 1 2 64 Francesco Molinari 1 2 3 9 Adam Scott 0 3 4

Group 10 Round Winner Score Loser 1 García 2 up Fleetwood Donaldson 1 up Wiesberger 2 Wiesberger 2 & 1 García Fleetwood 21 h Donaldson 3 Donaldson 2 & 1 García Fleetwood 19 h Wiesberger Seed Player W L Finish 54 Tommy Fleetwood 2 1 1 30 Jamie Donaldson 2 1 2 39 Bernd Wiesberger 1 2 T3 10 Sergio García 1 2

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Group 11 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Woodland 19 h Walker Simpson 3 & 2 Poulter 2 Simpson 19 h Walker Woodland 3 & 2 Poulter 3 Poulter 4 & 2 Walker Woodland 1 up Simpson Seed Player W L Finish 50 Gary Woodland 3 0 1 46 Webb Simpson 2 1 2 27 Ian Poulter 1 2 3 11 Jimmy Walker 0 3 4

Group 12 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Warren 2 & 1 Holmes Koepka 1 up Henley 2 Holmes 19 h Henley Koepka 20 h Warren 3 Holmes 2 & 1 Koepka Henley 1 up Warren Seed Player W L Finish 12 J. B. Holmes 2 1 1 19 Brooks Koepka 2 1 2 45 Russell Henley 1 2 T3 51 Marc Warren 1 2

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Group 13 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Fowler 1 up English Lowry 1 up McDowell 2 Fowler 1 up Lowry English 2 & 1 McDowell 3 Fowler 5 & 4 McDowell English 1 up Lowry Seed Player W L Finish 13 Rickie Fowler 3 0 1 55 Harris English 2 1 2 47 Shane Lowry 1 2 3 32 Graeme McDowell 0 3 4

Group 14 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Martin 1 up Kuchar Mahan 7 & 6 Gallacher 2 Kuchar 3 & 2 Gallacher Mahan 5 & 3 Martin 3 Mahan 5 & 4 Kuchar Martin 20 h Gallacher Seed Player W L Finish 31 Hunter Mahan 3 0 1 61 Ben Martin 2 1 2 14 Matt Kuchar 1 2 3 41 Stephen Gallacher 0 3 4

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Group 15 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Reed 2 & 1 Sullivan Willett 3 & 2 Moore 2 Willett 2 & 1 Reed Sullivan 3 & 2 Moore 3 Reed 1 up Moore Willett 1 up Sullivan Seed Player W L Finish 48 Danny Willett 3 0 1 15 Patrick Reed 2 1 2 57 Andy Sullivan 1 2 3 28 Ryan Moore 0 3 4

Group 16 Round Winner Score Loser 1 Matsuyama 5 & 4 Lévy Luiten 19 h Na 2 Matsuyama 2 up Luiten Na 3 & 1 Lévy 3 Matsuyama 5 & 4 Na Luiten 1 up Lévy Seed Player W L Finish 16 Hideki Matsuyama 3 0 1 43 Joost Luiten 2 1 2 20 Kevin Na 1 2 3 52 Alexander Lévy 0 3 4

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Final 16 bracket

First round May 2 – morning

Quarter-finals May 2 – afternoon

Semi-finals May 3 – morning

Final May 3 – afternoon

1

Rory McIlroy

6&5

16

Hideki Matsuyama

1

Rory McIlroy

22h

36

Paul Casey

37

Charl Schwartzel

36

Paul Casey

3&1

1

Rory McIlroy

1up

5

Jim Furyk

5

Jim Furyk

5&3

12

J. B. Holmes

5

Jim Furyk

4&2

29

Louis Oosthuizen

29

Louis Oosthuizen

1 up

13

Rickie Fowler

1

Rory McIlroy

4&2

50

Gary Woodland

56

Marc Leishman

50

Gary Woodland

2&1

50

Gary Woodland

5&3

60

John Senden

60

John Senden

2&1

31

Hunter Mahan

50

Gary Woodland

3&2

48

Danny Willett

38

Branden Grace

Third place

54

Tommy Fleetwood

2&1

54

Tommy Fleetwood

5

Jim Furyk

48

Danny Willett

4&3

48

Danny Willett

3&2

26

Lee Westwood

48

Danny Willett

3&2

The match between Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey was completed on May 3 having been all square after 21 holes when it became too dark to continue.