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2021 World Championships-Dell Technologies (The 25th of 50 events in the PGA TOUR )

Austin, Texas March 24-28, 2021 Purse: $10,500,000 ($1,820,000/winner) Austin Country Club /Yards: 35-36—71/7,108 FedExCup points: 550 (winner)

Finals – Sunday, March 28, 2021

Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 72. Wind N 20-30 mph.

Final Results Championship Match: (32) defeats (30), 2 and 1 Consolation Match: (52) defeats Victor Perez (31), 2 and 1

Things to Know • Billy Horschel defeats Scottie Scheffler in the Championship Match, 2 and 1, earning his sixth career PGA TOUR victory and first individual title since the 2017 AT&T in Dallas • Horschel has a win and runner-up in the first two events of the season (T2/WGC- Workday Championship at The Concession); Scottie Scheffler also finished in the top five at both events • Scheffler’s runner-up marks his career-best finish on TOUR • With his victory in the Consolation Match, 2013 champion Matt Kuchar collects his 34th match win, draws to within two of ’ tournament record

Championship Match – Billy Horschel defeats Scottie Scheffler, 2 and 1 Player Seed Record Career DTMP record Billy Horschel 32 6-1-0 11-6-1 Scottie Scheffler 30 4-1-2 4-1-2

Billy Horschel round-by-round RD 1: def. Max Homa, 1-up RD 2: lost to J.T. Poston, 4 and 2 RD 3: def. , 3 and 2 RD 4: def. Kevin Streelman, 3 and 1 QF: def. Tommy Fleetwood, 19 holes SF: def. Victor Perez, 3 and 2 Championship: def. Scottie Scheffler, 2 and 1

Scottie Scheffler round-by-round RD 1: def. , 2-up RD 2: tied Andy Sullivan RD 3: tied RD 4: def. , 5 and 4 QF: def. , 3 and 1 SF: def. Matt Kuchar, 1-up Championship: lost to Billy Horschel, 2 and 1

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH NOTES Billy Horschel • Took a 1-up lead against Scottie Scheffler after No. 7 and did not lose the lead for the remainder of the match; closed the 2-and-1 victory with a par on No. 17 • Claims his sixth career PGA TOUR victory in his 266th start at the age of 34 years, 3 months, 21 days • Most recent individual title came at the 2017 AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas; in 2018, won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with as partner • Wins in his fifth start in the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play; had never previously advanced to the Round of 16 • Wins in his 20th World Golf Championships start; most recently finished T2 in the season’s first WGC event (WGC- Workday Championship at The Concession) • With the win, the 2014 FedExCup champion collects 550 FedExCup points and moves from 45th to No. 7 in the standings • With the win, becomes fully exempt on the PGA TOUR through the 2023-24 season • Win marks his fourth top-10 finish in his 13th start of the season and is his first since a T2 at the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession

Scottie Scheffler • 2018 University of Texas alum’s only loss of the week came in the Championship Match against Billy Horschel • Claims his career-best PGA TOUR finish in his 48th start (previous: solo-third, 2020 The American Express) • Runner-up finish comes in his fourth World Golf Championships appearance (previous-best finish: 5th/2021 WGC- Workday Championship at The Concession) • With his Semifinals win, joined Jon Rahm as players to advance to the Championship Match in their tournament debut since Austin Country Club began hosting the event in 2016; Rahm lost to in 2017 • Third top-10 his in last five starts; T7/Waste Management , 5th/WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession, 2nd/WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

Consolation Match – Matt Kuchar defeats Victor Perez, 2 and 1 Player Seed Record Career DTMP record Matt Kuchar 52 6-1-0 34-11-4 Victor Perez 31 4-3-0 4-3-0

Matt Kuchar round-by-round RD 1: def. , 3 and 2 RD 2: def. Louis Oosthuizen, 1-up RD 3: def. , 2 and 1 RD 4: def. , 1-up QF: def. Brian Harman, 2 and 1 SF: lost to Scottie Scheffler, 1-up Consolation: def. Victor Perez, 2 and 1

Victor Perez round-by-round RD 1: def. Marc Leishman, 2 and 1 RD 2: lost to Russell Henley, 4 and 3 RD 3: def. Sungjae Im, 2 and 1 RD 4: def. Robert MacIntyre, 5 and 4 QF: def. Sergio Garcia, 4 and 3 SF: lost to Billy Horschel, 3 and 2 Consolation: lost to Matt Kuchar, 2 and 1

CONSOLATION MATCH NOTES Matt Kuchar • 2013 champion and 2019 runner-up never trailed in his 2-and-1 victory over France’s Victor Perez • Collects his 34th match win at the event, second-most in tournament history (most: Tiger Woods, 36) • This week marked his fourth berth in the Round of 16 in his last five starts in the event

Victor Perez • Earned his best result in his fifth World Golf Championships appearance; previous-best result: T4/2019 WGC-HSBC Champions • 13th career start on the PGA TOUR and first since a T9 at • Second player from France in tournament history to advance to the Semifinals (Victor Dubuisson/2014/2nd); no player from France has won a World Golf Championships event • Winner of the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Championship on the European Tour