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
Geoff Ogilvy
def. Paul Casey 4 & 3
Marana
Location in the United States
Marana 
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

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
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 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
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
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

Breakdown by country
CountryR64R32R16QFSFFCh
 Argentina2
 Australia8211111
 Canada21
 Colombia111
 Denmark3
 England765221
 Fiji11
 Germany11
 India1
 Ireland1
 Japan11
 Northern Ireland2111
 South Africa8321
 South Korea1
 Spain31
 Sweden311
 Taiwan1
 Thailand1
 United States1713531

Prize money and FedEx Cup points breakdown
PlaceUS ($)Euro (€)Points
Champion1,400,0001,101,204.13550.00
Runner-up850,000668,588.22315.00
Third place600,000471,944.63200.00
Fourth place490,000385,421.45140.00
Losing quarter-finalists x 4270,000212,375.08101.00
Losing third round x 8140,000110,120.4168.25
Losing second round x 1695,00074,724.5746.56
Losing first round x 3245,00035,395.8522.50
Total$8,500,000€6,685,8823,620

($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". Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
  4. European Tour weekly - prize breakdown on second page
  5. "Fed Ex Cup Points". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. – points for first four rounds determined from places 9th through 64th on WGC Chart

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