With the top two players in the world taking next week off, Henrik Stenson has the No. 1 overall seed in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
The Swede, who won both the FedEx Cup and Race to Dubai in 2013, will face 67th-ranked Kiradech Aphibarnrat when the event gets underway Wednesday at Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz.
World No. 5 Justin Rose (vs. Scott Piercy), No. 6 Zach Johnson (vs. Richard Sterne) and No. 7 Rory McIlroy (vs. Boo Weekley) hold the top spots in their respective regions.
WGC-Accenture Match Play bracket
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Barring any more withdrawals, here is the full list of first-round matchups. All times Eastern. (Note: Should any other player WD, Brooks Kopeka is the first alternate):
9:25 a.m.: Ian Poulter vs. Rickie Fowler
9:35 a.m.: Jimmy Walker vs. Branden Grace
9:45 a.m.: Bubba Watson vs. Mikko Ilonen
9:55 a.m.: Keegan Bradley vs. Jonas Blixt
10:05 a.m.: Steve Stricker vs. George Coetzee
10:15 a.m.: Graham DeLaet vs. Patrick Reed
10:25 a.m.: Jordan Spieth vs. Pablo Larrazabal
10:35 a.m.: Thomas Bjorn vs. Francesco Molinari
10:45 a.m.: Sergio Garcia vs. Marc Leishman
10:55 a.m.: Bill Haas vs. Miguel Angel Jimenez
11:05 a.m.: Dustin Johnson vs. Peter Hanson
11:15 a.m.: Victor Dubuisson vs. Kevin Streelman
11:25 a.m.: Jason Day vs. Thorbjorn Olesen
11:35 a.m.: Jamie Donaldson vs. Billy Horschel
11:45 a.m.: Matt Kuchar vs. Bernd Wiesberger
11:55 a.m.: Ryan Moore vs. Joost Luiten
12:05 p.m.: Charl Schwartzel vs. Kevin Stadler
12:15 p.m.: Jim Furyk vs. Chris Kirk
12:25 p.m.: Graeme McDowell vs. Gary Woodland
12:35 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama vs. Martin Kaymer
12:45 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker vs. David Lynn
12:55 p.m.: Webb Simpson vs. Thongchai Jaidee
1:05 p.m.: Jason Dufner vs. Scott Stallings
1:15 p.m.: Luke Donald vs. Matteo Manassero
1:25 p.m.: Rory McIlroy vs. Boo Weekley
1:35 p.m.: Lee Westwood vs. Harris English
1:45 p.m.: Zach Johnson vs. Richard Sterne
1:55 p.m.: Hunter Mahan vs. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
2:05 p.m.: Henrik Stenson vs. Kiradech Aphibarnrat
2:15 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen vs. Nick Watney
2:25 p.m.: Justin Rose vs. Scott Piercy
2:35 p.m.: Ernie Els vs. Stephen Gallacher