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2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2011 WGC-Accenture |
| Match Play Championship | |
| dates | February 23–27, 2011 |
| location | Marana, Arizona |
| course | Ritz-Carlton Golf Club |
| at Dove Mountain | |
| (Saguaro, Tortolita nines) | |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| European Tour | |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 7791 yd |
| field | 64 players |
| format | Match play - 18 holes |
| purse | $8,500,000 |
| €6,240,960 | |
| winners_share | $1,400,000 |
| €1,027,923 | |
| champion | ENG Luke Donald |
| score | def. Martin Kaymer, 3 & 2 |
| previous | [2010](2010-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) |
| next | [2012](2012-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) |
Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain (Saguaro, Tortolita nines) European Tour €6,240,960 €1,027,923 |USA |USA Arizona The 2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a professional golf tournament played from February 23 to 27, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson. It was the 13th WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships held in 2011.
Luke Donald won his only WGC title with a 3 & 2 win in the final over runner-up Martin Kaymer. Four previous winners lost in the first round, including defending champion Ian Poulter and three-time winner Tiger Woods.
Format change
A change in the final round format was instituted for 2011; it was shortened from 36 holes to 18 holes, and the semi-finals were moved to Sunday morning from Saturday afternoon. With snow forecasted for early Sunday, the quarterfinals and semifinals were played on Saturday and the finals and consolation match were played Sunday.
2011 course layout
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | **36** | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | **36** | **72** |
|---|
The average elevation of the Saguaro and Tortolita nines is approximately 2600 ft above sea level.
Brackets
The championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking as of the February 13 ranking, seeded according to the rankings.
All of the top 64 golfers were in the field initially. Toru Taniguchi (ranked #64) withdrew due to neck injury and was replaced by Henrik Stenson (#65). Tim Clark (#22) withdrew due to an elbow injury and his place in the bracket was taken by J. B. Holmes (#66).
Bobby Jones bracket
| team-width = 160 February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26
| RD1-team01= ENG Lee Westwood | RD1-team02= SWE Henrik Stenson | RD1-score01= 3&2 | RD1-score02=
| RD1-team03= USA Nick Watney | RD1-team04= USA Anthony Kim | RD1-score03= 5&4 | RD1-score04=
| RD1-team07= ZAF Retief Goosen | RD1-team08= KOR K. J. Choi | RD1-score07= | RD1-score08= 1up
| RD1-team05= ITA Francesco Molinari | RD1-team06= USA Ryan Moore | RD1-score05= | RD1-score06= 3&1
| RD1-team15= USA Steve Stricker | RD1-team16= ITA Matteo Manassero | RD1-score15= | RD1-score16= 2&1
| RD1-team13= ZAF Charl Schwartzel | RD1-team14= JPN Ryo Ishikawa | RD1-score13= 20h | RD1-score14=
| RD1-team11= ENG Luke Donald | RD1-team12= USA Charley Hoffman | RD1-score11= 6&5 | RD1-score12=
| RD1-team09= ITA Edoardo Molinari | RD1-team10= SCO Martin Laird | RD1-score09= 3&2 | RD1-score10=
| RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= ENG Lee Westwood | RD2-seed02= 8 | RD2-team02= USA Nick Watney | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 1up
| RD2-seed03= 12 | RD2-team03= USA Ryan Moore | RD2-seed04= 13 | RD2-team04= KOR K. J. Choi | RD2-score03= 5&4 | RD2-score04=
| RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= ITA Edoardo Molinari | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= ENG Luke Donald | RD2-score05= | RD2-score06= 2&1
| RD2-seed07= 7 | RD2-team07= ZAF Charl Schwartzel | RD2-seed08= 15 | RD2-team08= ITA Matteo Manassero | RD2-score07= | RD2-score08= 1up
| RD3-seed01= 8 | RD3-team01= USA Nick Watney | RD3-seed02= 12 | RD3-team02= USA Ryan Moore | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 19h
| RD3-seed03= 3 | RD3-team03= ENG Luke Donald | RD3-seed04= 15 | RD3-team04= ITA Matteo Manassero | RD3-score03= 3&2 | RD3-score04=
| RD4-seed01= 12 | RD4-team01= USA Ryan Moore | RD4-seed02= 3 | RD4-team02= ENG Luke Donald | RD4-score01= | RD4-score02= 5&4
Ben Hogan bracket
| team-width = 160
February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26
| RD1-team01= USA Phil Mickelson | RD1-team02= AUS Brendan Jones | RD1-score01= 6&5 | RD1-score02=
| RD1-team03= USA Rickie Fowler | RD1-team04= SWE Peter Hanson | RD1-score03= 1up | RD1-score04=
| RD1-team07= USA Matt Kuchar | RD1-team08= DNK Anders Hansen | RD1-score07= 22h | RD1-score08=
| RD1-team05= ZAF Louis Oosthuizen | RD1-team06= USA Bo Van Pelt | RD1-score05= | RD1-score06= 2up
| RD1-team15= NIR Graeme McDowell | RD1-team16= USA Heath Slocum | RD1-score15= 4&3 | RD1-score16=
| RD1-team13= AUS Robert Allenby | RD1-team14= ENG Ross Fisher | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 4&3
| RD1-team11= ENG Ian Poulter | RD1-team12= USA Stewart Cink | RD1-score11= | RD1-score12= 19h
| RD1-team09= ESP Álvaro Quirós | RD1-team10= KOR Yang Yong-eun | RD1-score09= | RD1-score10= 20h | RD2-seed01= 1
| RD2-team01= USA Phil Mickelson | RD2-seed02= 8 | RD2-team02= USA Rickie Fowler | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 6&5
| RD2-seed03= 12 | RD2-team03= USA Bo Van Pelt | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= USA Matt Kuchar | RD2-score03= | RD2-score04= 3&2
| RD2-seed05= 11 | RD2-team05= KOR Yang Yong-eun | RD2-seed06= 14 | RD2-team06= USA Stewart Cink | RD2-score05= 4&3 | RD2-score06=
| RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= ENG Ross Fisher | RD2-seed08= 2 | RD2-team08= NIR Graeme McDowell | RD2-score07= | RD2-score08= 4&2
| RD3-seed01= 8 | RD3-team01= USA Rickie Fowler | RD3-seed02= 4 | RD3-team02= USA Matt Kuchar | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 2&1
| RD3-seed03= 11 | RD3-team03= KOR Yang Yong-eun | RD3-seed04= 2 | RD3-team04= NIR Graeme McDowell | RD3-score03= 3&2 | RD3-score04=
| RD4-seed01= 4 | RD4-team01= USA Matt Kuchar | RD4-seed02= 11 | RD4-team02= KOR Yang Yong-eun | RD4-score01= 2&1 | RD4-score02=
Gary Player bracket
| team-width = 160
February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26
| RD1-team01= DEU Martin Kaymer | RD1-team02= KOR Noh Seung-yul | RD1-score01= 7&6 | RD1-score02=
| RD1-team03= USA Zach Johnson | RD1-team04= ENG Justin Rose | RD1-score03= | RD1-score04= 2&1
| RD1-team05= USA Hunter Mahan | RD1-team06= USA Sean O'Hair | RD1-score05= 4&3 | RD1-score06=
| RD1-team07= SWE Robert Karlsson | RD1-team08= JPN Hiroyuki Fujita | RD1-score07= 5&3 | RD1-score08=
| RD1-team15= NIR Rory McIlroy | RD1-team16= USA Jonathan Byrd | RD1-score15= 4&2 | RD1-score16=
| RD1-team13= AUS Adam Scott | RD1-team14= USA Ben Crane | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 4&2
| RD1-team11= USA Jim Furyk | RD1-team12= USA Ryan Palmer | RD1-score11= | RD1-score12= 2up
| RD1-team09= ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez | RD1-team10= JPN Yuta Ikeda | RD1-score09= 2&1 | RD1-score10=
| RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= DEU Martin Kaymer | RD2-seed02= 9 | RD2-team02= ENG Justin Rose | RD2-score01= 20h | RD2-score02=
| RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= USA Hunter Mahan | RD2-seed04= 4 | RD2-team04= SWE Robert Karlsson | RD2-score03= 2up | RD2-score04=
| RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez | RD2-seed06= 14 | RD2-team06= USA Ryan Palmer | RD2-score05= 4&2 | RD2-score06=
| RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= USA Ben Crane | RD2-seed08= 2 | RD2-team08= NIR Rory McIlroy | RD2-score07= 8&7 | RD2-score08=
| RD3-seed01= 1 | RD3-team01= DEU Martin Kaymer | RD3-seed02= 5 | RD3-team02= USA Hunter Mahan | RD3-score01= 2&1 | RD3-score02=
| RD3-seed03= 6 | RD3-team03= ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez | RD3-seed04= 10 | RD3-team04= USA Ben Crane | RD3-score03= 7&6 | RD3-score04=
| RD4-seed01= 1 | RD4-team01= DEU Martin Kaymer | RD4-seed02= 6 | RD4-team02= ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez | RD4-score01= 1up | RD4-score02=
Sam Snead bracket
| team-width = 160
February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26
| RD1-team01= USA Tiger Woods | RD1-team02= DNK Thomas Bjørn | RD1-score01= | RD1-score02= 19h
| RD1-team03= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD1-team04= IRL Pádraig Harrington | RD1-score03= 4&3 | RD1-score04=
| RD1-team05= USA Bubba Watson | RD1-team06= USA Bill Haas | RD1-score05= 3&2 | RD1-score06=
| RD1-team07= USA Dustin Johnson | RD1-team08= USA Mark Wilson | RD1-score07= | RD1-score08= 19h
| RD1-team15= ENG Paul Casey | RD1-team16= AUS Richard Green | RD1-score15= 19h | RD1-score16=
| RD1-team13= KOR Kim Kyung-tae | RD1-team14= AUS Jason Day | RD1-score13= | RD1-score14= 3&2
| RD1-team11= ZAF Ernie Els | RD1-team12= USA Jeff Overton | RD1-score11= 19h | RD1-score12=
| RD1-team09= USA J. B. Holmes | RD1-team10= COL Camilo Villegas | RD1-score09= 4&2 | RD1-score10=
| RD2-seed01= 16 | RD2-team01= DNK Thomas Bjørn | RD2-seed02= 8 | RD2-team02= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD2-score01= | RD2-score02= 1up
| RD2-seed03= 5 | RD2-team03= USA Bubba Watson | RD2-seed04= 13 | RD2-team04= USA Mark Wilson | RD2-score03= 6&5 | RD2-score04=
| RD2-seed05= 6 | RD2-team05= USA J. B. Holmes | RD2-seed06= 3 | RD2-team06= ZAF Ernie Els | RD2-score05= 1up | RD2-score06=
| RD2-seed07= 10 | RD2-team07= AUS Jason Day | RD2-seed08= 2 | RD2-team08= ENG Paul Casey | RD2-score07= 4&2 | RD2-score08=
| RD3-seed01= 8 | RD3-team01= AUS Geoff Ogilvy | RD3-seed02= 5 | RD3-team02= USA Bubba Watson | RD3-score01= | RD3-score02= 6&4
| RD3-seed03= 6 | RD3-team03= USA J. B. Holmes | RD3-seed04= 10 | RD3-team04= AUS Jason Day | RD3-score03= 1up | RD3-score04=
| RD4-seed01= 5 | RD4-team01= USA Bubba Watson | RD4-seed02= 6 | RD4-team02= USA J. B. Holmes | RD4-score01= 19h | RD4-score02=
Final Four
| Team-Width = 160 February 26 February 27
| RD1-seed1 = 3 | RD1-team1 = ENG Luke Donald | RD1-score1 = 6&5 | RD1-seed2 = 4 | RD1-team2 = USA Matt Kuchar | RD1-score2 =
| RD1-seed3 = 1 | RD1-team3 = DEU Martin Kaymer | RD1-score3 = 1up | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = USA Bubba Watson | RD1-score4 =
| RD2-seed1 = 3 | RD2-team1 = ENG Luke Donald | RD2-score1 = 3&2 | RD2-seed2 = 1 | RD2-team2 = DEU Martin Kaymer | RD2-score2 =
| RD2b-seed1 = 4 | RD2b-team1 = USA Matt Kuchar | RD2b-score1 = 2&1 | RD2b-seed2 = 5 | RD2b-team2 = USA Bubba Watson | 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
- "Course map & yardages".
- Garside, Kevin. (February 28, 2011). "England's Luke Donald wins Accenture Match Play Championship as world No1 Martin Kaymer falls short". Daily Telegraph.
- (December 2, 2010). "Match Play finale to be contested in 18 holes, not 36, in 2011".
- "The Golf Club at Dove Mountain". Google Maps.
- The field and seedings were not adjusted to account for the February 20 ranking.
- "Official World Golf Ranking – Week 7 – 13 February 2011".
- (February 19, 2011). "Toru Taniguchi has neck injury". ESPN.
- (February 22, 2011). "Tim Clark withdraws due to injury". ESPN.
- "Past Results – World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play – 2011".
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