2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

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.

2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 25 –
March 1, 2009
LocationMarana, Arizona
Course(s)Ritz-Carlton Golf Club
at Dove Mountain
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,833 yards (7,162 m)
Field64 players
Prize fund$8,500,000
Winner's share$1,400,000
Champion
Australia Geoff Ogilvy
def. Paul Casey 4 & 3
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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,[1] seeded according to the rankings.[2] 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.[3]

Bobby Jones bracket

First round
February 25
Second round
February 26
Third round
February 27
Fourth round
February 28
            
1 Tiger Woods3&2
16 Brendan Jones
1 Tiger Woods
8 Tim Clark4&2
8 Tim Clark3&2
9 Retief Goosen
8 Tim Clark
4 Rory McIlroy4&3
5 Mike Weir
12 Hunter Mahan1up
12 Hunter Mahan
4 Rory McIlroy1up
4 Rory McIlroy2&1
13 Louis Oosthuizen
4 Rory McIlroy
2 Geoff Ogilvy2&1
6 Miguel Á. Jiménez2&1
11 Rory Sabbatini
6 Miguel Á. Jiménez
3 Camilo Villegas5&4
3 Camilo Villegas7&6
14 Rod Pampling
3 Camilo Villegas
2 Geoff Ogilvy2&1
7 Trevor Immelman
10 Shingo Katayama3&2
10 Shingo Katayama
2 Geoff Ogilvy19h
2 Geoff Ogilvy19h
15 Kevin Sutherland

Ben Hogan bracket

First round
February 25
Second round
February 26
Third round
February 27
Fourth round
February 28
            
1 Vijay Singh2&1
16 Søren Kjeldsen
1 Vijay Singh
9 Luke Donald19h
8 Ben Curtis
9 Luke Donald19h
9 Luke Donald
4 Ernie Els2up
5 Steve Stricker2&1
12 Dustin Johnson
5 Steve Stricker
4 Ernie Els3&2
4 Ernie Els4&2
13 Søren Hansen
4 Ernie Els
6 Stewart Cink2&1
6 Stewart Cink19h
11 Richard Sterne
6 Stewart Cink23h
3 Lee Westwood
3 Lee Westwood2&1
14 Prayad Marksaeng
6 Stewart Cink1up
2 Phil Mickelson
7 Zach Johnson3&1
10 Graeme McDowell
7 Zach Johnson
2 Phil Mickelson1up
2 Phil Mickelson19h
15 Ángel Cabrera

Gary Player bracket

First round
February 25
Second round
February 26
Third round
February 27
Fourth round
February 28
            
1 Sergio García
16 Charl Schwartzel1up
16 Charl Schwartzel
8 Ian Poulter1up
8 Ian Poulter4&3
9 Jeev Milkha Singh
8 Ian Poulter
12 Sean O'Hair2&1
5 Adam Scott
12 Sean O'Hair1up
12 Sean O'Hair2&1
13 Boo Weekley
4 Justin Rose
13 Boo Weekley1up
12 Sean O'Hair
6 Paul Casey4&3
6 Paul Casey1up
11 Aaron Baddeley
6 Paul Casey6&4
14 Mathew Goggin
3 Kenny Perry
14 Mathew Goggin2&1
6 Paul Casey3&2
15 Peter Hanson
7 Álvaro Quirós
10 Stephen Ames1up
10 Stephen Ames
15 Peter Hanson2&1
2 Robert Karlsson
15 Peter Hanson3&2

Sam Snead bracket

First round
February 25
Second round
February 26
Third round
February 27
Fourth round
February 28
            
1 Pádraig Harrington
16 Pat Perez1up
16 Pat Perez
9 Ross Fisher6&5
8 Robert Allenby
9 Ross Fisher1up
9 Ross Fisher4&3
4 Jim Furyk
5 Martin Kaymer1up
12 Stuart Appleby
5 Martin Kaymer
4 Jim Furyk4&2
4 Jim Furyk2&1
13 Anders Hansen
9 Ross Fisher2&1
7 Justin Leonard
6 K. J. Choi
11 Oliver Wilson3&1
11 Oliver Wilson2&1
3 Anthony Kim
3 Anthony Kim7&5
14 Lin Wen-tang
11 Oliver Wilson
7 Justin Leonard19h
7 Justin Leonard2&1
10 Andrés Romero
7 Justin Leonard1up
15 Davis Love III
2 Henrik Stenson
15 Davis Love III21h

Final Four

Semi-finals
February 28
Finals
March 1
      
2 Geoff Ogilvy4&2
6 Stewart Cink
2 Geoff Ogilvy4&3
6 Paul Casey
6 Paul Casey4&3
9 Ross FisherThird place
6 Stewart Cink1up
9 Ross Fisher

Prize money breakdown

PlaceUS ($)
Champion1,400,000
Runner-up850,000
Third place600,000
Fourth place490,000
Losing quarter-finalists x 4270,000
Losing third round x 8140,000
Losing second round x 1695,000
Losing first round x 3245,000
Total$8,500,000

Notes and references

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