The first day of the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play came to a close on Wednesday, with top seeds Henrik Stenson (No. 3), Justin Rose (No. 6), Adam Scott (No. 9) and Matt Kuchar (No. 14) failing to win.

Under a new format, however, all four still have the opportunity to advance to the knockout rounds. Below is a recap of the first day’s events (via PGA Tour).

What They're Saying

Jason Day: “Obviously, I need to go out there and win the next two. Whatever happens, happens. If I sneak through, I sneak through. If not, then it's my own fault for losing.”

Webb Simpson: “You couldn’t have written it better. I chunked the first one, but we erased the video, so the one that we have was good. But it was amazing being back.”

Marc Leishman: “I think sometimes you get into a mindset where you take [golf] too seriously, like it's a life and death situation . And I've just been through a real one of those, so I know that golf isn't life and death anymore. If I don't pull a shot off, it doesn't matter.”

Rory McIlroy: “Mindset going into [Thursday], have to win, you have to win every match. No point in thinking you can't win matches and progress here.”

Round 1 Results

Group 1
  • Rory McIlroy (1)
  • 1 - 0
5 & 4
  • 0 - 1
  • Jason Dufner (56)
Group 1
  • Billy Horschel (19)
  • 1 - 0
5 & 4
  • 0 - 1
  • Brandt Snedeker (36)
Group 16
  • Hideki Matsuyama (16)
  • 1 - 0
5 & 4
  • 0 - 1
  • Alexander Levy (54)
Group 16
  • Kevin Na (21)
  • 0 - 1
19 HOLES
  • 1 - 0
  • Joost Luiten (44)
Group 8
  • Dustin Johnson (8)
  • 1 - 0
3 & 1
  • 0 - 1
  • Matt Jones (63)
Group 8
  • Victor Dubuisson (22)
  • 0 - 1
5 & 4
  • 1 - 0
  • Charl Schwartzel (38)
Group 9
  • Adam Scott (9)
  • 0 - 1
5 & 4
  • 1 - 0
  • Francesco Molinari (70)
Group 9
  • Chris Kirk (26)
  • 0 - 1
22 HOLES
  • 1 - 0
  • Paul Casey (37)
Group 2
  • Jordan Spieth (2)
  • 1 - 0
4 & 2
  • 0 - 1
  • Mikko Ilonen (68)
Group 2
  • Lee Westwood (27)
  • 1 - 0
1 UP
  • 0 - 1
  • Matt Every (41)
Group 15
  • Patrick Reed (15)
  • 1 - 0
2 & 1
  • 0 - 1
  • Andy Sullivan (61)
Group 15
  • Ryan Moore (29)
  • 0 - 1
3 & 2
  • 1 - 0
  • Danny Willett (49)
Group 7
  • Jason Day (7)
  • 0 - 1
4 & 3
  • 1 - 0
  • Charley Hoffman (50)
Group 7
  • Zach Johnson (25)
  • 1 - 0
2 UP
  • 0 - 1
  • Branden Grace (39)
Group 10
  • Sergio Garcia (10)
  • 1 - 0
2 UP
  • 0 - 1
  • Tommy Fleetwood (57)
Group 10
  • Jamie Donaldson (31)
  • 1 - 0
1 UP
  • 0 - 1
  • Bernd Wiesberger (40)
Group 3
  • Henrik Stenson (3)
  • 0 - 1
19 HOLES
  • 1 - 0
  • John Senden (65)
Group 3
  • Bill Haas (24)
  • 1 - 0
3 & 2
  • 0 - 1
  • Brendon Todd (43)
Group 14
  • Matt Kuchar (14)
  • 0 - 1
1 UP
  • 1 - 0
  • Ben Martin (67)
Group 14
  • Hunter Mahan (32)
  • 1 - 0
7 & 6
  • 0 - 1
  • Stephen Gallacher (42)
Group 6
  • Justin Rose (6)
  • 0 - 1
3 & 2
  • 1 - 0
  • Marc Leishman (60)
Group 6
  • Ryan Palmer (23)
  • 0 - 1
4 & 2
  • 1 - 0
  • Anirban Lahiri (35)
Group 11
  • Jimmy Walker (11)
  • 0 - 1
19 HOLES
  • 1 - 0
  • Gary Woodland (52)
Group 11
  • Ian Poulter (28)
  • 0 - 1
3 & 2
  • 1 - 0
  • Webb Simpson (47)
Group 4
  • Bubba Watson (4)
  • 1 - 0
5 & 4
  • 0 - 1
  • Miguel Angel Jimenez (69)
Group 4
  • Louis Oosthuizen (30)
  • 1 - 0
6 & 5
  • 0 - 1
  • Keegan Bradley (34)
Group 13
  • Rickie Fowler (13)
  • 1 - 0
1 UP
  • 0 - 1
  • Harris English (58)
Group 13
  • Graeme McDowell (33)
  • 0 - 1
1 UP
  • 1 - 0
  • Shane Lowry (48)
Group 5
  • Jim Furyk (5)
  • 1 - 0
3 & 2
  • 0 - 1
  • George Coetzee (64)
Group 5
  • Martin Kaymer (17)
  • 1 - 0
3 & 1
  • 0 - 1
  • Thongchai Jaidee (45)
Group 12
  • J.B. Holmes (12)
  • 0 - 1
2 & 1
  • 1 - 0
  • Marc Warren (53)
Group 12
  • Brooks Koepka (20)
  • 1 - 0
1 UP
  • 0 - 1
  • Russell Henley (46)