2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship

2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates 16–19 May
Location Kavarna, Bulgaria
Course(s) Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Match play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,291 yards (6,667 m)
Field 24 players
Prize fund €3,000,000
Winner's share €800,000
Champion
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
def. Thongchai Jaidee 2 & 1
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The 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 48th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 16–19 May, with the champion receiving €800,000. The format was 24 players split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage.[1] It was an official money event on the European Tour.

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.[2][3]

Course

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 457 210 416 692 573 382 157 231 330 3,448 343 419 546 390 396 466 587 174 522 3,843 7,291
Par 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 35 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 37 72

Format

The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool.[4] Within each pool, every player played each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points were awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advanced to the knock-out stage. In case of ties, sudden-death playoffs were used to determine rankings.

Participants

Seed Player Country Rank[5]
1 Graeme McDowell  Northern Ireland 8
2 Ian Poulter  England 15
3 Peter Hanson  Sweden 23
4 Bo Van Pelt  United States 26
5 Branden Grace  South Africa 31
6 Henrik Stenson  Sweden 32
7 Thorbjørn Olesen  Denmark 33
8 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño  Spain 34
9 Jamie Donaldson  Wales 37
10 Carl Pettersson  Sweden 39
11 Francesco Molinari  Italy 43
12 Nicolas Colsaerts  Belgium 44
13 Richard Sterne  South Africa 51
14 George Coetzee  South Africa 52
15 Thongchai Jaidee  Thailand 63
16 Chris Wood  England 66
Geoff Ogilvy  Australia 69
Stephen Gallacher  Scotland 71
Brett Rumford  Australia 76
Shane Lowry  Ireland 84
Kiradech Aphibarnrat  Thailand 85
Scott Jamieson  Scotland 90
Thomas Aiken  South Africa 102
Felipe Aguilar  Chile 127

Pool play

Source[6]

Pool Ballesteros
Winner Score Loser
Graeme McDowell 5 & 3 Chris Wood
Chris Wood 2 & 1 Stephen Gallacher
Graeme McDowell 4 & 2 Stephen Gallacher
  • 1st – McDowell
  • 2nd – Wood
  • 3rd – Gallacher
Pool Gabrielsson
Winner Score Loser
Thongchai Jaidee 3 & 2 Ian Poulter
Thongchai Jaidee 1 up Thomas Aiken
Thomas Aiken 1 up Ian Poulter
  • 1st – Jaidee
  • 2nd – Aiken
  • 3rd – Poulter
Pool Palmer
Winner Score Loser
Peter Hanson 2 & 1 George Coetzee
George Coetzee 3 & 2 Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry 5 & 4 Peter Hanson
  • 1st – Lowry (Lowry takes first place with birdie on second extra hole.)
  • 2nd – Hanson (Hanson takes second place with par on second extra hole.)
  • 3rd – Coetzee
Pool Larson
Winner Score Loser
Bo Van Pelt Halved Richard Sterne
Richard Sterne 5 & 4 Geoff Ogilvy
Bo Van Pelt Halved Geoff Ogilvy
  • 1st – Sterne
  • 2nd – Van Pelt
  • 3rd – Ogilvy
Pool Woosnam
Winner Score Loser
Branden Grace 4 & 3 Nicolas Colsaerts
Nicolas Colsaerts 3 & 2 Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Branden Grace Halved Kiradech Aphibarnrat
  • 1st – Grace
  • 2nd – Colsaerts
  • 3rd – Aphibarnrat
Pool Norman
Winner Score Loser
Francesco Molinari 2 & 1 Henrik Stenson
Francesco Molinari 4 & 3 Felipe Aguilar
Felipe Aguilar 3 & 1 Henrik Stenson
  • 1st – Molinari
  • 2nd – Aguilar
  • 3rd – Stenson
Pool McCormack
Winner Score Loser
Carl Pettersson 4 & 3 Thorbjørn Olesen
Scott Jamieson 1 up Carl Pettersson
Scott Jamieson 5 & 3 Thorbjørn Olesen
  • 1st – Jamieson
  • 2nd – Pettersson
  • 3rd – Olesen
Pool Player
Winner Score Loser
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 1 up Jamie Donaldson
Brett Rumford 5 & 3 Jamie Donaldson
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 3 & 2 Brett Rumford
  • 1st – Fernández-Castaño
  • 2nd – Rumford
  • 3rd – Donaldson

Playoffs

Source[6]

Round of 16
18 May, morning 		Quarter-finals
18 May, afternoon 		Semi-finals
19 May, morning 		Final
19 May, afternoon
        
Italy Francesco Molinari 6&4
Sweden Carl Pettersson
Italy Francesco Molinari
South Africa Thomas Aiken 3&2
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry
South Africa Thomas Aiken 19 h
South Africa Thomas Aiken
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 3&2
Scotland Scott Jamieson 1 up
Chile Felipe Aguilar
Scotland Scott Jamieson
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 4&3
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 21 h
Sweden Peter Hanson
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 2&1
South Africa Richard Sterne
England Chris Wood 5&3
England Chris Wood
South Africa Branden Grace 2&1
South Africa Branden Grace 4&3
Australia Brett Rumford
South Africa Branden Grace
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 3&2
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 1 up
United States Bo Van Pelt
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 2&1
Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts
Spain Gonzalo F'dez-Castaño
Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts 2 up

Prize money breakdown

Source:[7][6]

Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€)
Champion 800,000 499,999
Runner-up 400,000 333,333
Semi-finals losers x 2 200,000 168,900
Quarter-finals losers x 4 100,000 99,300
Round of 16 losers x 8 75,000 51,825
Third place in pool x 8 50,000 35,775
Total €3,000,000 €2,269,132

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Volvo World Match Play format explained". PGA European Tour. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Graeme McDowell beats Thongchai Jaidee to win Volvo World Match Play Championship". Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Graeme McDowell beats Jaidee in World Match Play final". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "On the tee: Volvo World Match Play draw revealed". PGA European Tour. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Official World Golf Ranking; Week 19, 2013" (PDF). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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