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2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship |
| dates | February 21–25, 2007 |
| location | Marana, Arizona |
| course | The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course) |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| European Tour | |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 7,466 |
| field | 64 players |
| purse | $8,000,000 |
| winners_share | $1,350,000 |
| champion | SWE Henrik Stenson |
| score | def. Geoff Ogilvy 2 & 1 |
| previous | 2006 |
| next | 2008 |
European Tour The 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 21–25, 2007 over the South Course at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. It was the ninth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 2007. It was the first time the championship was played at The Gallery, having previously been hosted by the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.
Henrik Stenson defeated defending champion Geoff Ogilvy 2 and 1 in the 36 hole final to claim his first World Golf Championships title. The total purse was $8,000,000 of which Stenson earned $1,350,000. He also became the first player from Continental Europe to win one of the individual World Golf Championships.
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, seeded according to the rankings. Number 60 Charl Schwartzel decided to play the South African PGA Championship on the Sunshine Tour in an effort to claim that Tour's Order of Merit (he was successful). Number 65 J. J. Henry took Schwartzel's place in the field.
Bobby Jones bracket
February 22 February 23 February 24 | team-width=170
| RD1-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD1-team02= USA J. J. Henry | RD1-score01= 3&2 | RD1-score02=
| RD1-team03= ZAF Tim Clark | RD1-team04= AUS Robert Allenby | RD1-score03= 2&1 | RD1-score04=
| RD1-team05= ENG David Howell | RD1-team06= ZAF Rory Sabbatini | RD1-score05= | RD1-score06= 2up
| RD1-team07= AUS Nick O'Hern | RD1-team08= USA Lucas Glover | RD1-score07= 4&3 | RD1-score08=
| RD1-team09= KOR K. J. Choi | RD1-team10= SWE Carl Pettersson | RD1-score09= 2&1 | RD1-score10=
| RD1-team11= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD1-team12= USA Zach Johnson | RD1-score11= 1up | RD1-score12=
| RD1-team13= JPN Shingo Katayama | RD1-team14= AUS Aaron Baddeley | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 1up
| RD1-team15= ENG Luke Donald | RD1-team16= ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez | RD1-score15= 3&1 | RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD2-seed02= 8 | RD2-team02= ZAF Tim Clark | RD2-score01= 5&4 | RD2-score02= | RD2-seed03= 12 | RD2-team03= ZAF Rory Sabbatini | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= AUS Nick O'Hern | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= 2&1 | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= KOR K. J. Choi | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD2-score05= | RD2-score06= 2up | RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= AUS Aaron Baddeley | RD2-seed08= 2 | RD2-team08= ENG Luke Donald | RD2-score07= 1up | RD2-score08= | RD3-seed01= 1 | RD3-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= AUS Nick O'Hern | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 20h | RD3-seed03= 10 | RD3-team03= AUS Aaron Baddeley | RD3-seed04= 3 | RD3-team04= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD3-score03= | RD3-score04= 4&3 | RD4-seed01= 4 | RD4-team01= AUS Nick O'Hern | RD4-seed02= 3 | RD4-team02= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD4-score01= | RD4-score02= 1up
Ben Hogan bracket
February 23 February 24 | team-width=170
| RD1-team01= USA Phil Mickelson | RD1-team02= AUS Richard Green | RD1-score01= 1up | RD1-score02= | RD1-team03= NZL Michael Campbell | RD1-team04= ENG Justin Rose | RD1-score03= | RD1-score04= 6&5
| RD1-team05= AUS Stuart Appleby | RD1-team06= USA Charles Howell III | RD1-score05= | RD1-score06= 4&3
| RD1-team07= ESP Sergio García | RD1-team08= NIR Darren Clarke | RD1-score07= 19h | RD1-score08=
| RD1-team09= USA Chris DiMarco | RD1-team10= USA Brett Wetterich | RD1-score09= 4&3 | RD1-score10=
| RD1-team11= ZAF Trevor Immelman | RD1-team12= DNK Thomas Bjørn | RD1-score11= 6&5 | RD1-score12=
| RD1-team13= ENG Ian Poulter | RD1-team14= USA Bart Bryant | RD1-score13= 5&4 | RD1-score14=
| RD1-team15= ZAF Ernie Els | RD1-team16= WAL Bradley Dredge | RD1-score15= | RD1-score16= 4&2 | RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= USA Phil Mickelson | RD2-seed02= 9 | RD2-team02= ENG Justin Rose | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 3&1 | RD2-seed03= 12 | RD2-team03= USA Charles Howell III | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= ESP Sergio García | RD2-score03= 4&3 | RD2-score04= | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= USA Chris DiMarco | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= ZAF Trevor Immelman | RD2-score05= | RD2-score06= 3&1
| RD2-seed07= 7 | RD2-team07= ENG Ian Poulter | RD2-seed08= 15 | RD2-team08= WAL Bradley Dredge | RD2-score07= 3&1 | RD2-score08= | RD3-seed01= 9 | RD3-team01= ENG Justin Rose | RD3-seed02= 12 | RD3-team02= USA Charles Howell III | RD3-score01= 3&2 | RD3-score02= | RD3-seed03= 3 | RD3-team03= ZAF Trevor Immelman | RD3-seed04= 7 | RD3-team04= ENG Ian Poulter | RD3-score03= 2&1 | RD3-score04= | RD4-seed01= 9 | RD4-team01= ENG Justin Rose | RD4-seed02= 3 | RD4-team02= ZAF Trevor Immelman | RD4-score01= | RD4-score02= 5&4
Gary Player bracket
February 22 February 23 February 24 | team-width=170
| RD1-team01= USA Jim Furyk | RD1-team02= USA Brett Quigley | RD1-score01= 2&1 | RD1-score02=
| RD1-team03= ARG Ángel Cabrera | RD1-team04= USA Chad Campbell | RD1-score03= | RD1-score04= 2up
| RD1-team05= USA David Toms | RD1-team06= USA Arron Oberholser | RD1-score05= 6&4 | RD1-score06=
| RD1-team07= USA Davis Love III | RD1-team08= USA Ben Crane | RD1-score07= | RD1-score08= 2&1
| RD1-team09= USA Stewart Cink | RD1-team10= IND Jeev Milkha Singh | RD1-score09= 3&2 | RD1-score10=
| RD1-team11= IRL Pádraig Harrington | RD1-team12= ENG Lee Westwood | RD1-score11= 19h | RD1-score12=
| RD1-team13= SWE Robert Karlsson | RD1-team14= CAN Stephen Ames | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 8&7
| RD1-team15= FJI Vijay Singh | RD1-team16= USA John Rollins | RD1-score15= 4&3 | RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= USA Jim Furyk | RD2-seed02= 9 | RD2-team02= USA Chad Campbell | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 19h | RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= USA David Toms | RD2-seed04= 13 | RD2-team04= USA Ben Crane | RD2-score03= 3&2 | RD2-score04= | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= USA Stewart Cink | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= IRL Pádraig Harrington | RD2-score05= 1up | RD2-score06=
| RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= CAN Stephen Ames | RD2-seed08= 2 | RD2-team08= FJI Vijay Singh | RD2-score07= 19h | RD2-score08= | RD3-seed01= 9 | RD3-team01= USA Chad Campbell | RD3-seed02= 5 | RD3-team02= USA David Toms | RD3-score01= 1up | RD3-score02= | RD3-seed03= 6 | RD3-team03= USA Stewart Cink | RD3-seed04= 10 | RD3-team04= CAN Stephen Ames | RD3-score03= | RD3-score04= 3&1 | RD4-seed01= 9 | RD4-team01= USA Chad Campbell | RD4-seed02= 10 | RD4-team02= CAN Stephen Ames | RD4-score01= 1up | RD4-score02=
Sam Snead bracket
February 22 February 23 February 24 | team-width=170
| RD1-team01= AUS Adam Scott | RD1-team02= USA Shaun Micheel | RD1-score01= | RD1-score02= 21h
| RD1-team03= KOR Yang Yong-eun | RD1-team04= AUS Rod Pampling | RD1-score03= | RD1-score04= 5&4
| RD1-team05= SCO Colin Montgomerie | RD1-team06= SWE Johan Edfors | RD1-score05= 2&1 | RD1-score06=
| RD1-team07= ENG Paul Casey | RD1-team08= CAN Mike Weir | RD1-score07= 1up | RD1-score08=
| RD1-team09= ESP José M. Olazábal | RD1-team10= USA Paul Goydos | RD1-score09= 19h | RD1-score10=
| RD1-team11= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD1-team12= USA Steve Stricker | RD1-score11= 4&3 | RD1-score12=
| RD1-team13= USA Joe Durant | RD1-team14= SWE Niclas Fasth | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 1up
| RD1-team15= ZAF Retief Goosen | RD1-team16= USA Scott Verplank | RD1-score15= 5&4 | RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 16 | RD2-team01= USA ** Shaun Micheel** | RD2-seed02= 9 | RD2-team02= AUS Rod Pampling | RD2-score01= 1up | RD2-score02= | RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= SCO Colin Montgomerie | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= ENG Paul Casey | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= 4&3 | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= ESP José M. Olazábal | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD2-score05= | RD2-score06= 2&1
| RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= SWE Niclas Fasth | RD2-seed08= 2 | RD2-team08= ZAF Retief Goosen | RD2-score07= 1up | RD2-score08= | RD3-seed01= 16 | RD3-team01= USA Shaun Micheel | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= ENG Paul Casey | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 2up | RD3-seed03= 3 | RD3-team03= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD3-seed04= 10 | RD3-team04= SWE Niclas Fasth | RD3-score03= 2&1 | RD3-score04= | RD4-seed01= 4 | RD4-team01= ENG Paul Casey | RD4-seed02= 3 | RD4-team02= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD4-score01= | RD4-score02= 5&4
Final Four
| Team-Width = 150 February 24 February 25
| RD1-seed1 = 3 | RD1-team1 = SWE Henrik Stenson | RD1-score1 = 3&2 | RD1-seed2 = 3 | RD1-team2 = ZAF Trevor Immelman | RD1-score2 =
| RD1-seed3 = 9 | RD1-team3 = USA Chad Campbell | RD1-score3 = | RD1-seed4 = 3 | RD1-team4 = AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD1-score4 = 3&2
| RD2-seed1 = 3 | RD2-team1 = SWE Henrik Stenson | RD2-score1 = 2&1 | RD2-seed2 = 3 | RD2-team2 = AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD2-score2 =
| RD2b-seed1 = 3 | RD2b-team1 = ZAF Trevor Immelman | RD2b-score1 = 4&2 | RD2b-seed2 = 9 | RD2b-team2 = USA Chad Campbell | RD2b-score2 =
Prize money breakdown
| Place | US ($) | Total | $8,000,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1,350,000 | ||
| Runner-up | 800,000 | ||
| Third place | 575,000 | ||
| Fourth place | 475,000 | ||
| Losing quarter-finalists x 4 | 260,000 | ||
| Losing third round x 8 | 130,000 | ||
| Losing second round x 16 | 90,000 | ||
| Losing first round x 32 | 40,000 |
References
References
- [http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2007/owgr06f2007.pdf Official World Golf Ranking - February 11, 2007]
- "Charl Schwartzel reaping rewards".
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