The national golfer will be measured against three players, in a modality where the holes are counted and not the strokes. Among Talagantino’s opponents is Kevin Na, who beat him in the playoffs for the Hawaiian title last year.
Joaquín Niemann (18th) prepares for a new challenge, the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play 2022 , one of the most traditional events that brings together the best players in the world. The action will take place in the Austin Country Club of Texas starting this Wednesday, and the national golfer will face tough rivals in Group 14, where he will face the South Korean Kevin Na (30°) and American Russell Henley (39°) and Maverick McNealy (74°).
Precisely against the rival with the lowest ranking will be Joaco’s premiere this Wednesday, at 12:04 p.m. Chilean time. While Thursday, at 4:28 p.m., it will be measured against Henley and will close on Friday, at a time to be defined against Na, who beat him last year in the title playoffs in Hawaii.
Unlike other PGA tournaments, the Match Play World Cup is scored by holes, not hits. In this case, it is played in individual duels, where the player who gets the fewest hits in a hole will be the winner of this flag. If there is a tie, each contestant gets half a point, while a victory is worth one unit. However, this changes from the round of 16, since in the event of parity, a definition will have to be played on the 10th and 18th holes, while from the quarter-finals, playoffs It will be the 12th and 18th.
Matches will be played over 18 holes, unless one of the opponents has more flags in front of their opponent than are left to play. In this case, it is not necessary to continue playing. On the other hand, there is also the particularity of conceding shots, holes or even the match when it is certain that the opponent will finish the hole.
The championship brings together the 64 best players and the first 16 are seeded in their respective groups. In this edition, Niemann will hold this condition for the first time. Only the winner of each batch advances to the round of 16 which will be played on Saturday, as well as the round of the best eight, while the semi-finals and the final will take place on Sunday.
Niemann arrives after a week off After finishing 22nd in the The players one of the most important tournaments on the circuit.
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