2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates February 25–March 1, 2009
Location Marana, Arizona
Course(s) Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain
Tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,833
Field 64 players
Prize fund $8,500,000
Winner's share $1,400,000
Champion
Geoff Ogilvy
Def. Paul Casey 4 & 3

The 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 25 to March 1, 2009, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. It was the eleventh WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships held in 2009.

The tournament marked the return of Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour, following eight months out of the sport after undergoing knee surgery shortly after his victory in the 2008 U.S. Open.

Geoff Ogilvy continued his success at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship defeating Paul Casey, who had not trailed in any of his first five matches, 4 and 3 in the final. It was Ogilvy's second win in the event, in which reached the final for the third time in four years. The victory also improved his already impressive match record in the event to 17 wins and 2 losses.

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Brackets

The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings as of the February 16 ranking,[1] seeded according to the rankings.[2] All of the top 64 players in the February 16 ranking participated in the event, the first time in the tournament's history that has happened.[3]

Bobby Jones bracket

  First round
February 25		 Second round
February 26		 Third round
February 27		 Fourth round
February 28
                                     
1   Tiger Woods 3&2  
16   Brendan Jones  
  1   Tiger Woods  
 
  8   Tim Clark 4&2  
8   Tim Clark 3&2
9   Retief Goosen  
  8   Tim Clark  
  4   Rory McIlroy 4&3  
5   Mike Weir  
12   Hunter Mahan 1up  
  12   Hunter Mahan
 
  4   Rory McIlroy 1up  
4   Rory McIlroy 2&1
13   Louis Oosthuizen  
  4   Rory McIlroy
  2   Geoff Ogilvy 2&1
6   Miguel Á. Jiménez 2&1  
11   Rory Sabbatini  
  6   Miguel Á. Jiménez
 
  3   Camilo Villegas 5&4  
3   Camilo Villegas 7&6
14   Rod Pampling  
  3   Camilo Villegas
  2   Geoff Ogilvy 2&1  
7   Trevor Immelman  
10   Shingo Katayama 3&2  
  10   Shingo Katayama
 
  2   Geoff Ogilvy 19h  
2   Geoff Ogilvy 19h
15   Kevin Sutherland  

Ben Hogan bracket

  First round
February 25		 Second round
February 26		 Third round
February 27		 Fourth round
February 28
                                     
1   Vijay Singh 2&1  
16   Søren Kjeldsen  
  1   Vijay Singh  
 
  9   Luke Donald 19h  
8   Ben Curtis
9   Luke Donald 19h  
  9   Luke Donald  
  4   Ernie Els 2up  
5   Steve Stricker 2&1  
12   Dustin Johnson  
  5   Steve Stricker
 
  4   Ernie Els 3&2  
4   Ernie Els 4&2
13   Søren Hansen  
  4   Ernie Els
  6   Stewart Cink 2&1
6   Stewart Cink 19h  
11   Richard Sterne  
  6   Stewart Cink 23h
 
  3   Lee Westwood  
3   Lee Westwood 2&1
14   Prayad Marksaeng  
  6   Stewart Cink 1up
  2   Phil Mickelson  
7   Zach Johnson 3&1  
10   Graeme McDowell  
  7   Zach Johnson
 
  2   Phil Mickelson 1up  
2   Phil Mickelson 19h
15   Ángel Cabrera  

Gary Player bracket

  First round
February 25		 Second round
February 26		 Third round
February 27		 Fourth round
February 28
                                     
1   Sergio García  
16   Charl Schwartzel 1up  
  16   Charl Schwartzel  
 
  8   Ian Poulter 1up  
8   Ian Poulter 4&3
9   Jeev Milkha Singh  
  8   Ian Poulter  
  12   Sean O'Hair 2&1  
5   Adam Scott  
12   Sean O'Hair  
  12   Sean O'Hair 2&1
 
  13   Boo Weekley  
4   Justin Rose
13   Boo Weekley 1up  
  12   Sean O'Hair
  6   Paul Casey 4&3
6   Paul Casey 1up  
11   Aaron Baddeley  
  6   Paul Casey 6&4
 
  14   Mathew Goggin  
3   Kenny Perry
14   Mathew Goggin 2&1  
  6   Paul Casey 3&2
  15   Peter Hanson  
7   Álvaro Quirós  
10   Stephen Ames 1up  
  10   Stephen Ames
 
  15   Peter Hanson 2&1  
2   Robert Karlsson
15   Peter Hanson 3&2  

Sam Snead bracket

  First round
February 25		 Second round
February 26		 Third round
February 27		 Fourth round
February 28
                                     
1   Pádraig Harrington  
16   Pat Perez 1up  
  16   Pat Perez  
 
  9   Ross Fisher 6&5  
8   Robert Allenby
9   Ross Fisher 1up  
  9   Ross Fisher 4&3  
  4   Jim Furyk  
5   Martin Kaymer 1up  
12   Stuart Appleby  
  5   Martin Kaymer
 
  4   Jim Furyk 4&2  
4   Jim Furyk 2&1
13   Anders Hansen  
  9   Ross Fisher 2&1
  7   Justin Leonard
6   K. J. Choi  
11   Oliver Wilson 3&1  
  11   Oliver Wilson 2&1
 
  3   Anthony Kim  
3   Anthony Kim 7&5
14   Lin Wen-tang  
  11   Oliver Wilson
  7   Justin Leonard 19h  
7   Justin Leonard 2&1  
10   Andrés Romero  
  7   Justin Leonard 1up
 
  15   Davis Love III  
2   Henrik Stenson
15   Davis Love III 21h  

Final Four

  Semi-finals Final
February 28
  Geoff Ogilvy   4&2  
  Stewart Cink    
 
March 1
      Geoff Ogilvy   4&3
    Paul Casey  
Third place
February 28 March 1
  Paul Casey   4&3   Stewart Cink   1 up
  Ross Fisher       Ross Fisher  

Prize money and FedEx Cup points breakdown

Place US ($) Euro (€) Points
Champion 1,400,000 1,101,204.13 550.00
Runner-Up 850,000 668,588.22 315.00
Third Place 600,000 471,944.63 200.00
Fourth Place 490,000 385,421.45 140.00
Losing Quarter Finalists x 4 270,000 212,375.08 101.00
Losing Third Round x 8 140,000 110,120.41 68.25
Losing Second Round x 16 95,000 74,724.57 46.56
Losing First Round x 32 45,000 35,395.85 22.50
Total $8,500,000 €6,685,882 3,620

($1.271335588 = 1 Euro)

Notes and references

  1. ^ The field and seedings were not adjusted to account for the February 23 ranking.
  2. ^ Official World Golf Ranking - February 15, 2009
  3. ^ Win or lose, NBC expects to show Tiger Woods
  4. ^ European Tour weekly - prize breakdown on second page
  5. ^ Fed Ex Cup Points Page at PGATOUR.COM - points for first four rounds determined from places 9th through 64th on WGC Chart

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