Tee Times

2023 WGC-Dell Match Play tee times, TV coverage, viewer's guide

By Greg Gottfried

March 24, 2023

Kevin C. Cox

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

This week's WGC-Dell Match Play Championship is being held for the last time at Austin Country Club, and this would appear to be the last we'll see of the match-play format for an individual PGA Tour event for the foreseeable future. (It's also quite likely the last event played under the World Golf Championships banner after a 24-year run.) At least we’re going out with a strong field featuring eight of the top 10 players in the world, led by recent Players victor Scottie Scheffler looking to defend yet another championship.

A year ago, Scheffler won in Austin, defeating Kevin Kisner in the final, for what was his third title in a six-week span. The victory propelled him to World No. 1 for the first time and was a prelude to his Masters win two weeks later. Along with Scheffler, we’ll see Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Xander Schauffele, Will Zalatoris, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Tony Finau in this March Madness-esque event.

The 64-player field will be split into 16 four-man groups for a three days of round-robin primed for chaos and upsets. The winners from each pool advance to the weekend, with the Sweet 16 and quarterfinals scheduled for Saturday and the semifinals and finals on Sunday en route to crowning a champ.

The winner will receive 550 FedEx Cup points and a $3.5 million share of the $20 million purse.

TV/Streaming Schedule

Golf Channel will carry live coverage from Wednesday through Friday from 2-8 p.m. EDT. On Saturday, Golf Channel will start the coverage from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. with NBC taking over with afternoon coverage from 12-6 p.m. On Sunday, Golf Channel will kick off the day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with NBC finishing up from 3-7 p.m.

PGA Tour Live streaming coverage takes place on ESPN+ from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday.