Tiger Woods to play Aaron Wise at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

By Ali Stafford

Image: Tiger Woods won the Match Play in 2003, 2004 and 2008

Tiger Woods will begin his bid for a record fourth WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play title against PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Aaron Wise on Wednesday.

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Woods, making his first appearance at the event since 2013, has been drawn in an all-American Group 13 alongside Wise, Brandt Snedeker and Patrick Cantlay.

Players Champion and 2015 winner Rory McIlroy will play alongside Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Harding and Luke List, while world No 1 Dustin Johnson - the 2017 champion - has Hideki Matsuyama, Branden Grace and Chez Reavie in his group.

Image: McIlroy is chasing a third World Golf Championship title

A repeat of the 2016 Open tussle between Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson is the highlight of Group 12, as Eddie Pepperell and Justin Rose - who played alongside each other in the final round of The Players - have both been drawn in Group 2.

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Defending champion Bubba Watson starts his defence in an all-American group that includes former FedExCup champions Jordan Spieth and Billy Horschel, while last year's runner-up Kevin Kisner kicks off his week against Ian Poulter.

Rickie Fowler is the only player inside the world's top 20 not featuring at Austin Country Club, where a 64-man field is split into 16 groups for three days of round-robin match play golf.

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The winners of each group then progress to the knockout stage over the weekend, with the winner on Sunday evening collecting $1,745,000 in prize money.

Watch the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play throughout the week live on Sky Sports Golf!

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