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2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

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.

2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 25 –
March 1, 2009
LocationMarana, Arizona
Course(s)Ritz-Carlton Golf Club
at Dove Mountain
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,833 yards (7,162 m)
Field64 players
Prize fund$8,500,000
Winner's share$1,400,000
Champion
Australia Geoff Ogilvy
def. Paul Casey 4 & 3
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Marana is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Marana  is located in Arizona
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Location in Arizona

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.

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 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 had happened.[3]

Bobby Jones bracket edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 1up
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 edit

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 edit

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

Prize money breakdown edit

Place US ($)
Champion 1,400,000
Runner-up 850,000
Third place 600,000
Fourth place 490,000
Losing quarter-finalists x 4 270,000
Losing third round x 8 140,000
Losing second round x 16 95,000
Losing first round x 32 45,000
Total $8,500,000

Notes and references edit

  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". Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
  4. ^ European Tour weekly[permanent dead link] - prize breakdown on second page

External links edit

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