"Just go 3-0 and that’ll do the job" - Xander Schauffele hopeful of a good showing at 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

Xander Schauffele wasn't overexcited after his impressive win against Cam Davis in the WGC-Dell Technologies gameplay on Wednesday. He knows he will have to do well in the next two games given how tough the group is. He will next face Tom Hoge and Aaron Wise, which is not going to be an easy road for the World No. 7.

Schauffele has never reached the knockout stage of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play despite playing some good golf, and this is what is making him extra careful.

“There’s been plenty of times where you go 2-1 and you don’t get out because somebody goes 3-0,” Schauffele told PGA Tour. “If you want to get out of your group, just go 3-0 and that’ll do the job. That’s kind of what we have in mind.”

He admitted that he never came to Austin Country Club in good form in past editions.

“The one time I played really well I think Sergio (Garcia) was like 9 under through 16 or something and I was 6under,” he said. “I was playing well and he beat me straight up. It’s one of those things where you can match up against someone, shoot 1 over and win your match, or you can shoot 7 under and lose your match.

“That’s just the beauty of match play and the beauty of all these players being the top players in the world, and it’s also this golf course. Anyone can birdie any hole on any given day, so it makes it pretty exciting.”

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Schauffele to face Aaron Wise at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Day 2

Xander Schauffele will be hoping to continue his good form on the second day as well. Schauffele holed five of the first seven holes to move to a 4-and-3 victory over Cam Davis. He hit 10 of the 12 fairways and was one of the longest players off the tee on Wednesday.

The World No. 7 will next face Aaron Wise in his second game of the group stage. The match is scheduled to tee off at 3:06 pm ET on Thursday.

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2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Day 2 tee times

Here are the tee time details for the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Round 2 (All times ET):

10:20 am: Tony Finau vs. Adrian Meronk

10:31 am: Kurt Kitayama vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout

10:42 am: Will Zalatoris vs. Harris English

10:53 am: Ryan Fox vs. Andrew Putnam

11:04 am: Cameron Young vs. Corey Conners

11:15 am: Sepp Straka vs. Davis Thompson

11:26 am: Jon Rahm vs. Keith Mitchell

11:37 am: Billy Horschel vs. Rickie Fowler

11:48 am: Jordan Spieth vs. Taylor Montgomery

11:59 am: Shane Lowry vs. Mackenzie Hughes

12:10 am: Max Homa vs. Kevin Kisner

12:21 am: Hideki Matsuyama vs Justin Suh

12:32 am: Sam Burns vs. Adam Scott

12:43 am: Seamus Power vs. Adam Hadwin

12:54 am: Patrick Cantlay vs. K.H. Lee

1:05 pm: Brian Harman vs. Nick Taylor

1:16 pm: 9 Collin Morikawa vs. Adam Svensson

1:27 pm: Jason Day vs. Victor Perez

1:38 pm: Viktor Hovland vs. Si Woo Kim

1:49 pm: Chris Kirk vs. Matt Kuchar

2:00 pm: Sungjae Im vs. J.T. Poston

2:11 pm: Tommy Fleetwood vs. Maverick McNealy

2:22 pm: Scottie Scheffler vs. Alex Noren

2:33 pm: Tom Kim vs. Davis Riley

2:44 pm: Matt Fitzpatrick vs. Min Woo Lee

2:55 pm: Sahith Theegala vs. J.J. Spaun

3:06 pm: Xander Schauffele vs. Aaron Wise

3:17 pm: Tom Hoge vs. Cam Davis

3:28 pm: Tyrrell Hatton vs. Lucas Herbert

3:39 pm: Russell Henley vs. Ben Griffin

3:50 pm: Rory McIlroy vs. Denny McCarthy

4:01 pm: Keegan Bradley vs. Scott Stallings