AUSTIN, Texas — Since the World Golf Championships’ match play event moved to an opening round-robin structure in 2015, the tournament lost its March Madness-like one-and-done format, but losses on the first day are still costly.
The WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play saw its fair share of upsets on Wednesday and even though those who fell will live to see another day, they’re now in a tough position.
A pair of top 5 seeds lost opening matches on a gloomy day at Austin Country Club, one in which tee times were moved up to avoid the possibility of rain storms.
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Here is a look at the Wednesday’s biggest surprises: