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2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship


FieldValue
name2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
datesFebruary 20–24, 2008
locationMarana, Arizona
courseThe Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course)
tourPGA Tour
European Tour
par72
yardage7,351
field64 players
purse$8,000,000
winners_share$1,350,000
championUSA Tiger Woods
scoredef. Stewart Cink 8 & 7
previous2007
next2009

European Tour The 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 20–24, 2008 over the South Course at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. It was the tenth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships held in 2008.

The purse remained at $8,000,000, one of the largest in golf. Tiger Woods won his third WGC Match Play title, and his 15th World Golf Championships event, by beating fellow American Stewart Cink 8 and 7 in the final.

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. Brett Wetterich (ranked 45) pulled out of the event with a shoulder injury and was replaced by J. B. Holmes (ranked 65).

Bobby Jones bracket

February 21 February 22 February 23 | team-width=165

| RD1-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD1-team02= USA J. B. Holmes | RD1-score01= 1up | RD1-score02=

| RD1-team03= CAN Mike Weir | RD1-team04= USA Arron Oberholser | RD1-score03= | RD1-score04= 3&1

| RD1-team07= USA Zach Johnson | RD1-team08= USA David Toms | RD1-score05= 4&2 | RD1-score06=

| RD1-team05= AUS Aaron Baddeley | RD1-team06= USA Mark Calcavecchia | RD1-score07= | RD1-score08= 2&1

| RD1-team15= ZAF Rory Sabbatini | RD1-team16= WAL Bradley Dredge | RD1-score09= 2&1 | RD1-score10=

| RD1-team13= ENG Paul Casey | RD1-team14= SWE Robert Karlsson | RD1-score11= 3&2 | RD1-score12=

| RD1-team11= KOR K. J. Choi | RD1-team12= COL Camilo Villegas | RD1-score13= 2up | RD1-score14=

| RD1-team09= ENG **Ian Poulter ** | RD1-team10= DNK Søren Hansen | RD1-score15= | RD1-score16= 4&3 | RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD2-seed02= 9 | RD2-team02= USA Arron Oberholser | RD2-score01= 3&2 | RD2-score02= | RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= AUS Aaron Baddeley | RD2-seed04= 13 | RD2-team04= USA David Toms | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= WD | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= ENG Ian Poulter | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= KOR K. J. Choi | RD2-score05= | RD2-score06= 19h | RD2-seed07= 7 | RD2-team07= ENG Paul Casey | RD2-seed08= 15 | RD2-team08= WAL Bradley Dredge | RD2-score07= 2&1 | RD2-score08= | RD3-seed01= 1 | RD3-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD3-seed02= 5 | RD3-team02= AUS Aaron Baddeley | RD3-score01= 20h | RD3-score02= | RD3-seed03= 3 | RD3-team03= KOR K. J. Choi | RD3-seed04= 7 | RD3-team04= ENG Paul Casey | RD3-score03= 2up | RD3-score04= | RD4-seed01= 1 | RD4-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD4-seed02= 3 | RD4-team02= KOR K. J. Choi | RD4-score01= 3&2 | RD4-score02=

Ben Hogan bracket

February 21 February 22 February 23 | team-width=165

| RD1-team01= ZAF Ernie Els | RD1-team02= USA Jonathan Byrd | RD1-score01= | RD1-score02= 6&5

| RD1-team03= ZAF Retief Goosen | RD1-team04= ARG Andrés Romero | RD1-score03= | RD1-score04= 2&1

| RD1-team07= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD1-team08= AUS Robert Allenby | RD1-score05= 1up | RD1-score06=

| RD1-team05= ZAF Trevor Immelman | RD1-team06= JPN Shingo Katayama | RD1-score07= 1up | RD1-score08=

| RD1-team15= AUS Adam Scott | RD1-team16= AUS Brendan Jones | RD1-score09= | RD1-score10= 2&1

| RD1-team13= JPN Toru Taniguchi | RD1-team14= USA Woody Austin | RD1-score11= 3&2 | RD1-score12=

| RD1-team11= ESP Sergio García | RD1-team12= AUS John Senden | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 6&5

| RD1-team09= GER Martin Kaymer | RD1-team10= USA Boo Weekley | RD1-score15= 2&1 | RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 16 | RD2-team01= USA Jonathan Byrd | RD2-seed02= 9 | RD2-team02= ARG Andrés Romero | RD2-score01= 6&4 | RD2-score02= | RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= ZAF Trevor Immelman | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= 25h | RD2-seed05= 11 | RD2-team05= USA Boo Weekley | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= ESP Sergio García | RD2-score05= 3&1 | RD2-score06= | RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= USA Woody Austin | RD2-seed08= 2 | RD2-team08= AUS Adam Scott | RD2-score07= 19h | RD2-score08= | RD3-seed01= 16 | RD3-team01= USA Jonathan Byrd | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 1up | RD3-seed03= 11 | RD3-team03= USA Boo Weekley | RD3-seed04= 10 | RD3-team04= USA Woody Austin | RD3-score03= | RD3-score04= 3&2 | RD4-seed01= 4 | RD4-team01= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD4-seed02= 10 | RD4-team02= USA Woody Austin | RD4-score01= 2up | RD4-score02=

Gary Player bracket

February 21 February 22 February 23 | team-width=165

| RD1-team01= USA Phil Mickelson | RD1-team02= USA Pat Perez | RD1-score01= 1up | RD1-score02=

| RD1-team03= AUS Stuart Appleby | RD1-team04= ZAF Tim Clark | RD1-score03= 3&2 | RD1-score04=

| RD1-team05= ENG Lee Westwood | RD1-team06= USA Brandt Snedeker | RD1-score05= 2&1 | RD1-score06=

| RD1-team07= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD1-team08= USA Justin Leonard | RD1-score07= | RD1-score08= 3&2

| RD1-team15= ENG Justin Rose | RD1-team16= AUS Rod Pampling | RD1-score09= 6&5 | RD1-score10=

| RD1-team13= USA Scott Verplank | RD1-team14= AUS Nick O'Hern | RD1-score11= 19h | RD1-score12=

| RD1-team11= FJI Vijay Singh | RD1-team12= SWE Peter Hanson | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 3&2

| RD1-team09= SWE Niclas Fasth | RD1-team10= AUS Richard Green | RD1-score15= | RD1-score16= 2&1 | RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= USA Phil Mickelson | RD2-seed02= 8 | RD2-team02= AUS Stuart Appleby | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 2&1 | RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= ENG Lee Westwood | RD2-seed04= 13 | RD2-team04= USA Justin Leonard | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= 2&1 | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= SWE Niclas Fasth | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= FJI Vijay Singh | RD2-score05= | RD2-score06= 1up | RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= AUS Nick O'Hern | RD2-seed08= 15 | RD2-team08= AUS Rod Pampling | RD2-score07= | RD2-score08= 5&4 | RD3-seed01= 8 | RD3-team01= AUS Stuart Appleby | RD3-seed02= 13 | RD3-team02= USA Justin Leonard | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 3&2 | RD3-seed03= 3 | RD3-team03= FJI Vijay Singh | RD3-seed04= 15 | RD3-team04= AUS Rod Pampling | RD3-score03= 25h | RD3-score04= | RD4-seed01= 13 | RD4-team01= USA Justin Leonard | RD4-seed02= 3 | RD4-team02= FJI Vijay Singh | RD4-score01= 1up | RD4-score02=

Sam Snead bracket

February 21 February 22 February 23 | team-width=165

| RD1-team01= USA Steve Stricker | RD1-team02= SWE Daniel Chopra | RD1-score01= 20h | RD1-score02=

| RD1-team03= ZAF Richard Sterne | RD1-team04= USA Hunter Mahan | RD1-score03= | RD1-score04= 4&3

| RD1-team07= ARG Ángel Cabrera | RD1-team08= DNK Anders Hansen | RD1-score05= 2&1 | RD1-score06=

| RD1-team05= ENG Luke Donald | RD1-team06= ENG Nick Dougherty | RD1-score07= 3&2 | RD1-score08=

| RD1-team15= USA Jim Furyk | RD1-team16= SCO Colin Montgomerie | RD1-score09= 4&3 | RD1-score10=

| RD1-team13= CAN Stephen Ames | RD1-team14= USA Charles Howell III | RD1-score11= 4&3 | RD1-score12=

| RD1-team11= IRL Pádraig Harrington | RD1-team12= USA Jerry Kelly | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 19h

| RD1-team09= USA Stewart Cink | RD1-team10= ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez | RD1-score15= | RD1-score16= 3&2 | RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= USA Steve Stricker | RD2-seed02= 9 | RD2-team02= USA Hunter Mahan | RD2-score01= 20h | RD2-score02= | RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= ENG Luke Donald | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= ARG Ángel Cabrera | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= 2&1 | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= USA Stewart Cink | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= IRL Pádraig Harrington | RD2-score05= 2up | RD2-score06= | RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= USA Charles Howell III | RD2-seed08= 15 | RD2-team08= SCO Colin Montgomerie | RD2-score07= | RD2-score08= 1up | RD3-seed01= 1 | RD3-team01= USA Steve Stricker | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= ARG Ángel Cabrera | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 4&3 | RD3-seed03= 6 | RD3-team03= USA Stewart Cink | RD3-seed04= 15 | RD3-team04= SCO Colin Montgomerie | RD3-score03= 4&2 | RD3-score04= | RD4-seed01= 4 | RD4-team01= ARG Ángel Cabrera | RD4-seed02= 6 | RD4-team02= USA Stewart Cink | RD4-score01= | RD4-score02= 3&2

Final Four

| Team-Width = 150 February 23 February 24

| RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = USA Tiger Woods | RD1-score1 = 2up | RD1-seed2 = 4 | RD1-team2 = SWE Henrik Stenson | RD1-score2 =

| RD1-seed3 = 13 | RD1-team3 = USA Justin Leonard | RD1-score3 = | RD1-seed4 = 6 | RD1-team4 = USA Stewart Cink | RD1-score4 = 4&2

| RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = USA Tiger Woods | RD2-score1 = 8&7 | RD2-seed2 = 6 | RD2-team2 = USA Stewart Cink | RD2-score2 =

| RD2b-seed1 = 4 | RD2b-team1 = SWE Henrik Stenson | RD2b-score1 = 3&2 | RD2b-seed2 = 13 | RD2b-team2 = USA Justin Leonard | RD2b-score2 =

Championship match

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AS1up1up1up2up2up3up4up4up4up5up4up4up4up4up3up4up4up4up5up5up5up5up6up7up8up8up7up8up
Stewart Cink44345444445343425544346443434
AS1dn1dn1dn2dn2dn3dn4dn4dn4dn5dn4dn4dn4dn4dn3dn4dn4dn4dn5dn5dn5dn5dn6dn7dn8dn8dn7dn8dn

Yellow background for eagles.

Red background for birdies.

Blue background for bogeys.

Prize money breakdown

PlaceUS ($)Total$8,000,000
Champion1,350,000
Runner-up800,000
Third place575,000
Fourth place475,000
Losing quarter-finalists x 4260,000
Losing third round x 8130,000
Losing second round x 1690,000
Losing first round x 3240,000
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References

References

  1. "WGC Accenture Matchplay". European Tour.
  2. [http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2008/owgr06f2008.pdf Official World Golf Ranking - 10 February 2008]
  3. [http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/2008/tournaments/r470/02/28/results_470/index.html 2008 Accenture Match Play Final Earnings and Points] {{Webarchive. link. (March 5, 2008 - from the World Golf Championships official site)
  4. [http://dps.twiihosting.net/pga/doc/content/doc_528_500.pdf European Tour weekly] {{Webarchive. link. (June 24, 2008 - prize breakdown on second page)
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