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2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship |
| dates | February 25 – |
| March 1, 2009 | |
| location | Marana, Arizona |
| course | Ritz-Carlton Golf Club |
| at Dove Mountain | |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| European Tour | |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 7,833 yd |
| field | 64 players |
| purse | $8,500,000 |
| winners_share | $1,400,000 |
| champion | AUS Geoff Ogilvy |
| score | def. Paul Casey 4 & 3 |
| previous | [2008](2008-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) |
| next | [2010](2010-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) |
March 1, 2009 at Dove Mountain European Tour |USA |USA Arizona 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.
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, seeded according to the rankings. 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.
Bobby Jones bracket
February 26 February 27 February 28 | team-width=150
| RD1-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD1-team02= AUS Brendan Jones | RD1-score01= 3&2 | RD1-score02=
| RD1-team03= ZAF Tim Clark | RD1-team04= ZAF Retief Goosen | RD1-score03= 3&2 | RD1-score04=
| RD1-team07= NIR Rory McIlroy | RD1-team08= ZAF Louis Oosthuizen | RD1-score07= 2&1 | RD1-score08=
| RD1-team05= CAN Mike Weir | RD1-team06= USA Hunter Mahan | RD1-score05= | RD1-score06= 1up
| RD1-team15= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD1-team16= USA Kevin Sutherland | RD1-score15= 19h | RD1-score16=
| RD1-team13= ZAF Trevor Immelman | RD1-team14= JPN Shingo Katayama | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 3&2
| RD1-team11= COL Camilo Villegas | RD1-team12= AUS Rod Pampling | RD1-score11= 7&6 | RD1-score12=
| RD1-team09= ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez | RD1-team10= ZAF Rory Sabbatini | RD1-score09= 2&1 | RD1-score10= | RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD2-seed02= 8 | RD2-team02= ZAF Tim Clark | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 4&2 | RD2-seed03= 12 | RD2-team03= USA Hunter Mahan | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= NIR Rory McIlroy | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= 1up | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= COL Camilo Villegas | RD2-score05= | RD2-score06= 5&4 | RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= JPN Shingo Katayama | RD2-seed08= 2 | RD2-team08= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD2-score07= | RD2-score08= 19h | RD3-seed01= 8 | RD3-team01= ZAF Tim Clark | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= NIR Rory McIlroy | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 4&3 | RD3-seed03= 3 | RD3-team03= COL Camilo Villegas | RD3-seed04= 2 | RD3-team04= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD3-score03= | RD3-score04= 2&1 | RD4-seed01= 4 | RD4-team01= NIR Rory McIlroy | RD4-seed02= 2 | RD4-team02= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD4-score01= | RD4-score02= 2&1
Ben Hogan bracket
February 26 February 27 February 28 | team-width=150
| RD1-team01= FJI Vijay Singh | RD1-team02= DNK Søren Kjeldsen | RD1-score01= 2&1 | RD1-score02=
| RD1-team03= USA Ben Curtis | RD1-team04= ENG Luke Donald | RD1-score03= | RD1-score04= 19h
| RD1-team07= ZAF Ernie Els | RD1-team08= DNK Søren Hansen | RD1-score07= 4&2 | RD1-score08=
| RD1-team05= USA Steve Stricker | RD1-team06= USA Dustin Johnson | RD1-score05= 2&1 | RD1-score06=
| RD1-team15= USA Phil Mickelson | RD1-team16= ARG Ángel Cabrera | RD1-score15= 19h | RD1-score16=
| RD1-team13= USA Zach Johnson | RD1-team14= NIR Graeme McDowell | RD1-score13= 3&1 | RD1-score14=
| RD1-team11= ENG Lee Westwood | RD1-team12= THA Prayad Marksaeng | RD1-score11= 2&1 | RD1-score12=
| RD1-team09= USA Stewart Cink | RD1-team10= ZAF Richard Sterne | RD1-score09= 19h | RD1-score10= | RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= FJI Vijay Singh | RD2-seed02= 9 | RD2-team02= ENG Luke Donald | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 19h | RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= USA Steve Stricker | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= ZAF Ernie Els | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= 3&2 | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= USA Stewart Cink | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= ENG Lee Westwood | RD2-score05= 23h | RD2-score06= | RD2-seed07= 7 | RD2-team07= USA Zach Johnson | RD2-seed08= 2 | RD2-team08= USA Phil Mickelson | RD2-score07= | RD2-score08= 1up | RD3-seed01= 9 | RD3-team01= ENG Luke Donald | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= ZAF Ernie Els | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 2up | RD3-seed03= 6 | RD3-team03= USA Stewart Cink | RD3-seed04= 2 | RD3-team04= USA Phil Mickelson | RD3-score03= 1up | RD3-score04= | RD4-seed01= 4 | RD4-team01= ZAF Ernie Els | RD4-seed02= 6 | RD4-team02= USA Stewart Cink | RD4-score01= | RD4-score02= 2&1
Gary Player bracket
February 26 February 27 February 28 | team-width=150
| RD1-team01= ESP Sergio García | RD1-team02= ZAF Charl Schwartzel | RD1-score01= | RD1-score02= 1up
| RD1-team03= ENG Ian Poulter | RD1-team04= IND Jeev Milkha Singh | RD1-score03= 4&3 | RD1-score04=
| RD1-team05= AUS Adam Scott | RD1-team06= USA Sean O'Hair | RD1-score05= | RD1-score06= 1up
| RD1-team07= ENG Justin Rose | RD1-team08= USA Boo Weekley | RD1-score07= | RD1-score08= 1up
| RD1-team15= SWE Robert Karlsson | RD1-team16= SWE Peter Hanson | RD1-score15= | RD1-score16= 3&2
| RD1-team13= ESP Álvaro Quirós | RD1-team14= CAN Stephen Ames | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 1up
| RD1-team11= USA Kenny Perry | RD1-team12= AUS Mathew Goggin | RD1-score11= | RD1-score12= 2&1
| RD1-team09= ENG Paul Casey | RD1-team10= AUS Aaron Baddeley | RD1-score09= 1up | RD1-score10= | RD2-seed01= 16 | RD2-team01= ZAF Charl Schwartzel | RD2-seed02= 8 | RD2-team02= ENG Ian Poulter | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 1up | RD2-seed03= 12 | RD2-team03= USA Sean O'Hair | RD2-seed04= 13 | RD2-team04= USA Boo Weekley | RD2-score03= 2&1 | RD2-score04= | RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= ENG Paul Casey | RD2-seed06= 14 | RD2-team06= AUS Mathew Goggin | RD2-score05= 6&4 | RD2-score06= | RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= CAN Stephen Ames | RD2-seed08= 15 | RD2-team08= SWE Peter Hanson | RD2-score07= | RD2-score08= 2&1 | RD3-seed01= 8 | RD3-team01= ENG Ian Poulter | RD3-seed02= 12 | RD3-team02= USA Sean O'Hair | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 2&1 | RD3-seed03= 6 | RD3-team03= ENG Paul Casey | RD3-seed04= 15 | RD3-team04= SWE Peter Hanson | RD3-score03= 3&2 | RD3-score04= | RD4-seed01= 12 | RD4-team01= USA Sean O'Hair | RD4-seed02= 6 | RD4-team02= ENG Paul Casey | RD4-score01= | RD4-score02= 4&3
Sam Snead bracket
February 26 February 27 February 28 | team-width=150
| RD1-team01= IRL Pádraig Harrington | RD1-team02= USA Pat Perez | RD1-score01= | RD1-score02= 1up
| RD1-team03= AUS Robert Allenby | RD1-team04= ENG Ross Fisher | RD1-score03= | RD1-score04= 1up
| RD1-team05= DEU Martin Kaymer | RD1-team06= AUS Stuart Appleby | RD1-score05= 1up | RD1-score06=
| RD1-team07= USA Jim Furyk | RD1-team08= DNK Anders Hansen | RD1-score07= 2&1 | RD1-score08=
| RD1-team15= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD1-team16= USA Davis Love III | RD1-score15= | RD1-score16= 21h
| RD1-team13= USA Justin Leonard | RD1-team14= ARG Andrés Romero | RD1-score13= 2&1 | RD1-score14=
| RD1-team11= USA Anthony Kim | RD1-team12= TWN Lin Wen-tang | RD1-score11= 7&5 | RD1-score12=
| RD1-team09= KOR K. J. Choi | RD1-team10= ENG Oliver Wilson | RD1-score09= | RD1-score10= 3&1 | RD2-seed01= 16 | RD2-team01= USA Pat Perez | RD2-seed02= 9 | RD2-team02= ENG Ross Fisher | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 6&5 | RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= DEU Martin Kaymer | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= USA Jim Furyk | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= 4&2 | RD2-seed05= 11 | RD2-team05= ENG Oliver Wilson | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= USA Anthony Kim | RD2-score05= 2&1 | RD2-score06= | RD2-seed07= 7 | RD2-team07= USA Justin Leonard | RD2-seed08= 15 | RD2-team08= USA Davis Love III | RD2-score07= 1up | RD2-score08= | RD3-seed01= 9 | RD3-team01= ENG Ross Fisher | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= USA Jim Furyk | RD3-score01= 4&3 | RD3-score02= | RD3-seed03= 11 | RD3-team03= ENG Oliver Wilson | RD3-seed04= 7 | RD3-team04= USA Justin Leonard | RD3-score03= | RD3-score04= 19h | RD4-seed01= 9 | RD4-team01= ENG Ross Fisher | RD4-seed02= 7 | RD4-team02= USA Justin Leonard | RD4-score01= 2&1 | RD4-score02=
Final Four
| Team-Width = 150 February 28 March 1
| RD1-seed1 = 2 | RD1-team1 = AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD1-score1 = 4&2 | RD1-seed2 = 6 | RD1-team2 = USA Stewart Cink | RD1-score2 =
| RD1-seed3 = 6 | RD1-team3 = ENG Paul Casey | RD1-score3 = 4&3 | RD1-seed4 = 9 | RD1-team4 = ENG Ross Fisher | RD1-score4 =
| RD2-seed1 = 2 | RD2-team1 = AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD2-score1 = 4&3 | RD2-seed2 = 6 | RD2-team2 = ENG Paul Casey | RD2-score2 =
| RD2b-seed1 = 6 | RD2b-team1 = USA Stewart Cink | RD2b-score1 = 1up | RD2b-seed2 = 9 | RD2b-team2 = ENG Ross Fisher | RD2b-score2 =
Prize money breakdown
| Place | US ($) | Total | $8,500,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Source:
References
- The field and seedings were not adjusted to account for the February 23 ranking.
- [http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2009/owgr07f2009.pdf Official World Golf Ranking - February 15, 2009]
- "Win or lose, NBC expects to show Tiger Woods".
- [http://dps.twiihosting.net/pga/doc/content/doc_528_785.pdf European Tour weekly]{{Dead link. (September 2018)
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