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2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

The 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from 3–7 January 2001 at Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the third WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 2001.

2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates3–7 January 2001
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Course(s)Metropolitan Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,066
Field64 players
Prize fund$5,000,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
United States Steve Stricker
def. Pierre Fulke 2&1
← 2000
2002 →

Steve Stricker won his first and only World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Pierre Fulke 2&1 in the 36 hole final.

Brackets edit

The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings.[1] Because it was played in Australia and also because it was very early in the year a large number of players chose not compete. These were: Tiger Woods (ranked 1), David Duval (3), Phil Mickelson (4), Lee Westwood (5), Colin Montgomerie (6), Davis Love III (7), Jesper Parnevik (11), Darren Clarke (12), Nick Price (13), Jim Furyk (15), Sergio García (16), Thomas Bjørn (20), Mike Weir (21), Loren Roberts (22), Carlos Franco (25), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (27), Paul Azinger (30), Rocco Mediate (32), Notah Begay III (33), José María Olazábal (34), Jeff Maggert (37), Fred Couples (39), Eduardo Romero (40), Greg Norman (42), Scott Hoch (46), Ángel Cabrera (47), Mark Calcavecchia (48), Shingo Katayama (53), Masashi Ozaki (67), Andrew Magee (73), Mark O'Meara (74), Lee Janzen (82), Ian Woosnam (83), Rory Sabbatini (85), Frank Lickliter (87), Stephen Ames (94), J. P. Hayes (95), Jarmo Sandelin (96), Bill Glasson (97) and Steve Elkington (101). The lowest player competing was Greg Kraft (104).[2]

Bobby Jones bracket edit

First round
3 January 		Second round
4 January 		Third round
5 January 		Fourth round
6 January
            
1   Ernie Els 3&2
16   Greg Kraft
1   Ernie Els 1up
8   Hidemichi Tanaka
8   Hidemichi Tanaka 19h
9   Bernhard Langer
1   Ernie Els 19h
13   Jean van de Velde
5   Retief Goosen 2&1
12   Steve Lowery
5   Retief Goosen
13   Jean van de Velde 4&3
4   Duffy Waldorf
13   Jean van de Velde 19h
1   Ernie Els 1up
15   Craig Stadler
6   Phillip Price
11   Andrew Coltart 3&2
11   Andrew Coltart 3&2
3   David Toms
3   David Toms 1up
14   Hirofumi Miyase
11   Andrew Coltart
15   Craig Stadler 19h
7   Dennis Paulson
10   Craig Parry 21h
10   Craig Parry
15   Craig Stadler 7&6
2   John Huston
15   Craig Stadler 4&2

Ben Hogan bracket edit

First round
3 January 		Second round
4 January 		Third round
5 January 		Fourth round
6 January
            
1   Tom Lehman 2&1
16   Greg Chalmers
1   Tom Lehman 3&2
9   Jeff Sluman
8   Joe Ozaki
9   Jeff Sluman 3&2
1   Tom Lehman
12   Brad Faxon 1up
5   José Cóceres
12   Brad Faxon 3&2
12   Brad Faxon 1up
4   Chris Perry
4   Chris Perry 1up
13   Jonathan Kaye
12   Brad Faxon
6   Pierre Fulke 19h
6   Pierre Fulke 5&4
11   Fred Funk
6   Pierre Fulke 20h
14   Glen Day
3   Kirk Triplett
14   Glen Day 3&1
6   Pierre Fulke 1up
2   Michael Campbell
7   Toshi Izawa 19h
10   Steve Pate
7   Toshi Izawa
2   Michael Campbell 5&4
2   Michael Campbell 4&3
15   Mathias Grönberg

Gary Player bracket edit

First round
3 January 		Second round
4 January 		Third round
5 January 		Fourth round
6 January
            
1   Hal Sutton
16   Nick O'Hern 21h
16   Nick O'Hern 5&3
9   Tim Herron
8   Franklin Langham
9   Tim Herron 2&1
16   Nick O'Hern 5&4
6   Dudley Hart
5   Dudley Hart 6&5
12   Skip Kendall
5   Dudley Hart 5&4
4   Robert Allenby
4   Robert Allenby 2&1
13   Nobuhito Sato
16   Nick O'Hern
14   Steve Stricker 20h
6   Scott Verplank 19h
11   Brent Geiberger
6   Scott Verplank
14   Steve Stricker 3&2
3   Pádraig Harrington
14   Steve Stricker 2&1
14   Steve Stricker 6&5
2   Justin Leonard
7   Gary Orr 2&1
10   Paul McGinley
7   Gary Orr
2   Justin Leonard 20h
2   Justin Leonard 6&5
15   Patrik Sjöland

Sam Snead bracket edit

First round
3 January 		Second round
4 January 		Third round
5 January 		Fourth round
6 January
            
1   Vijay Singh 4&2
16   Kevin Sutherland
1   Vijay Singh
8   Toru Taniguchi 1up
8   Toru Taniguchi 3&2
9   Bob Estes
8   Toru Taniguchi 2&1
4   Stuart Appleby
5   Steve Flesch
12   Per-Ulrik Johansson 5&4
12   Per-Ulrik Johansson
4   Stuart Appleby 4&3
4   Stuart Appleby 1up
13   Kenny Perry
8   Toru Taniguchi 2&1
6   Shigeki Maruyama
6   Shigeki Maruyama 2&1
11   Scott Dunlap
6   Shigeki Maruyama 22h
3   Bob May
3   Bob May 2&1
14   Tom Scherrer
6   Shigeki Maruyama 4&3
15   Mark McNulty
7   Paul Lawrie 5&4
10   Chris DiMarco
7   Paul Lawrie
15   Mark McNulty 5&4
2   Stewart Cink
15   Mark McNulty 1up

Final Four edit

Semi-finals
6 January 		Finals
7 January
      
1   Ernie Els
6   Pierre Fulke 2&1
6   Pierre Fulke
14   Steve Stricker 2&1
14   Steve Stricker 2&1
8   Toru Taniguchi Third place
1   Ernie Els
8   Toru Taniguchi 4&3

Prize money breakdown edit

Place US ($)[3]
Champion 1,000,000
Runner-up 500,000
Third place 400,000
Fourth place 300,000
Losing quarter-finalists x 4 150,000
Losing third round x 8 75,000
Losing second round x 16 50,000
Losing first round x 32 25,000
Total $5,000,000

References edit

  1. ^ Official World Golf Rankings December 10, 2000
  2. ^ Els leads depleted Match Play field
  3. ^ Golf Observer. "2001 WGC match play money in dollars". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2010.

External links edit

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