2022 MGM Match Play Invitational Preview

 

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• COURSE: Maggie Hathaway

• CHECK IN TIME: 7:45am, Saturday May 21

• STORYLINES: It’s the season’s first major.  Match Play returns for the first time since 2019. Chris Moawad, the last winner of the tournament (2019), is attempting to become just the 2nd golfer in Tour history to 3-peat in this event.  He’ll face the winner of #4 Tim Joe (3-15 in match play) vs. #5 Doug Vargas (21-10).  Joe is 0-2 lifetime against Vargas who is making his season debut. They last faced each other in 2015 with Vargas prevailing 4and3 in a 1st round match.  #2 Walter Vargas (14-10 in match play) awaits the winner of #3 Eric Stolz (0-4 in match play) vs. #6 Martin Witt (3-10). Stolz and Witt have never faced each other in match play.

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PAST CHAMPIONS:

2003, Jo Clemente
2004, no tournament held
2005, Jo Clemente
2006, Armen Grigorian
2007, Armen Grigorian
2008, Chris Moawad
2009, Doug Vargas
2010, Armen Grigorian
2011, Armen Grigorian
2012, Armen Grigorian
2013, Doug Vargas
2014, Travois Gordón
2015, Nik Freitas
2016, Ed Quiroz
2017, Chris Moawad
2018, no tournament held
2019, Chris Moawad
2020, no tournament held
2021no tournament held