2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship

The 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 46th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 19–22 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.

2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates19–22 May
LocationAndalusia, Spain
Course(s)Finca Cortesín Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length7,290 yards (6,670 m)
Field24 players
Prize fund€3,400,000
Winner's share€800,000
Champion
Ian Poulter
def. Luke Donald 2 & 1

Course
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 471 215 541 334 575 195 494 574 352 3,751 188 627 224 413 353 525 464 177 568 3,539 7,290
Par 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 37 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 35 72

Format

The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the players seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking.[1] 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
SeedPlayerCountryRank[2][3]
1Lee Westwood England1
2Luke Donald England2
3Martin Kaymer Germany3
4Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland5
5Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland6
6Paul Casey England9
7Charl Schwartzel South Africa12
8Francesco Molinari Italy21
9Ian Poulter England22
10Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain25
11Álvaro Quirós Spain26
12Retief Goosen South Africa27
13Louis Oosthuizen South Africa32
14Yang Yong-eun South Korea38
15Ryan Moore United States39
16Anders Hansen Denmark40
17Aaron Baddeley Australia50
18Ross Fisher England51
19Noh Seung-yul South Korea82
20Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela96
21Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium108
22Søren Kjeldsen Denmark111
23Johan Edfors Sweden124
24Paul Lawrie Scotland133

Pool play

Source[4]

Pool Ballesteros
WinnerScoreLoser
Lee Westwood6 & 5Anders Hansen
Aaron Baddeley1 upAnders Hansen
Lee Westwood4 & 3Aaron Baddeley
  • 1st – Westwood
  • 2nd – Baddeley
  • 3rd – Hansen
Pool Gabrielsson
WinnerScoreLoser
Miguel Ángel Jiménez6 & 5Charl Schwartzel
Johan Edfors2 & 1Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Charl Schwartzel5 & 4Johan Edfors
  • 1st – Schwartzel (Schwartzel wins at second extra hole.)
  • 2nd – Edfors
  • 3rd – Jiménez (Jiménez eliminated on first extra hole.)
Pool Palmer
WinnerScoreLoser
Martin Kaymer2 & 1Yang Yong-eun
Noh Seung-yul2 & 1Yang Yong-eun
Martin Kaymer2 & 1Noh Seung-yul
  • 1st – Kaymer
  • 2nd – Noh
  • 3rd – Yang
Pool Larson
WinnerScoreLoser
Rory McIlroy1 upRetief Goosen
Nicolas Colsaerts1 upRetief Goosen
Nicolas Colsaerts3 & 2Rory McIlroy
  • 1st – Colsaerts
  • 2nd – McIlroy
  • 3rd – Goosen
Pool Woosnam
WinnerScoreLoser
Graeme McDowell2 & 1Louis Oosthuizen
Jhonattan Vegas5 & 4Louis Oosthuizen
Graeme McDowell4 & 2Jhonattan Vegas
  • 1st – McDowell
  • 2nd – Vegas
  • 3rd – Oosthuizen
Pool Norman
WinnerScoreLoser
Álvaro Quirós3 & 1Paul Casey
Álvaro Quirós3 & 1Søren Kjeldsen
Søren Kjeldsen1 upPaul Casey
  • 1st – Quirós
  • 2nd – Kjeldsen
  • 3rd – Casey
Pool McCormack
WinnerScoreLoser
Luke Donald5 & 4Ryan Moore
Ross Fisher2 & 1Ryan Moore
Luke Donald4 & 3Ross Fisher
  • 1st – Donald
  • 2nd – Fisher
  • 3rd – Moore
Pool Player
WinnerScoreLoser
Francesco MolinariHalvedIan Poulter
Ian PoulterHalvedPaul Lawrie
Francesco Molinari3 & 2Paul Lawrie
  • 1st – Molinari
  • 2nd – Poulter
  • 3rd – Lawrie

Playoffs

Source[4]

Round of 16
21 May, morning 		Quarter-finals
21 May, afternoon 		Semi-finals
22 May, morning 		Final
22 May, afternoon
        
Noh Seung-yul
Álvaro Quirós 1up
Álvaro Quirós
Martin Kaymer 2up
Martin Kaymer 3&2
Søren Kjeldsen
Martin Kaymer
Luke Donald 5&3
Ross Fisher
Charl Schwartzel 1up
Charl Schwartzel
Luke Donald 2up
Luke Donald 19h
Johan Edfors
Luke Donald
Ian Poulter 2&1
Jhonattan Vegas
Nicolas Colsaerts 1up
Nicolas Colsaerts 2&1
Graeme McDowell
Graeme McDowell 3&2
Rory McIlroy
Nicolas Colsaerts
Ian Poulter 19h
Aaron Baddeley
Francesco Molinari 3&2
Francesco Molinari
Ian Poulter 2up
Lee Westwood
Ian Poulter 1 up

Prize money breakdown

Source:[5]

PlaceActual prize fund (€)Race to Dubai fund (€)
Champion800,000566,660
Runner-up420,000377,770
Semi-finals losers x 2220,000119,400
Quarter-finals losers x 4115,000112,500
Round of 16 losers x 890,00058,730
Third place in pool x 870,00040,540
Total€3,400,0002,571,390

Notes and references
  1. "Volvo World Match Play Explained". PGA European Tour. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. Official World Golf Ranking as of 15 May 2011
  3. "Official World Golf Ranking, Week 20, 2011" (PDF). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. "2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Tournament Leaderboard". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  5. "2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Final Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
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