2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 23–27, 2011 |
| Location | Marana, Arizona |
| Course(s) |
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro, Tortolita nines) |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
| Format | Match play - 18 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,791 yards (7,124 m)[1] |
| Field | 64 players |
| Prize fund |
$8,500,000 €6,240,960 |
| Winner's share |
$1,400,000 €1,027,923 |
| Champion | |
 Luke Donald | |
| def. Martin Kaymer, 3 & 2 | |
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«2010 2012» | |
The 2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a professional golf tournament played from February 23–27 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.[2] 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.[3] With snow forecasted for early Sunday, the quarterfinals and semifinals were played on Saturday and the finals and consolation match were played Sunday.
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | Record | Advanced to | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Ogilvy |  Australia | 2006, 2009 | 2–1 | Third round | T9 |
| Ian Poulter | England | 2010 | 0–1 | First round | T33 |
| Henrik Stenson |  Sweden | 2007 | 0–1 | First round | T33 |
| Steve Stricker |  United States | 2001 | 0–1 | First round | T33 |
| Tiger Woods | United States | 2003, 2004, 2008 | 0–1 | First round | T33 |
2011 course layout
| Course | Saguaro | Tortolita | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total [1] |
| Yards | 460 | 574 | 208 | 393 | 536 | 185 | 486 | 576 | 476 | 3,894 | 493 | 601 | 219 | 583 | 449 | 343 | 247 | 482 | 480 | 3,897 | 7,791 |
| 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 2,600 feet (790 m) above sea level.[4]
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,[5] seeded according to the rankings.[6]
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).[7] Tim Clark (#22) withdrew due to an elbow injury and his place in the bracket was taken by J. B. Holmes (#66).[8]
Bobby Jones bracket
| First round February 23 | Second round February 24 | Third round February 25 | Fourth round February 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lee Westwood
| 3&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Henrik Stenson
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| 1 | Lee Westwood
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| 8 | Nick Watney
| 1up | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nick Watney
| 5&4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Anthony Kim
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| 8 | Nick Watney
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| 12 | Ryan Moore
| 19h | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Francesco Molinari
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| 12 | Ryan Moore
| 3&1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ryan Moore
| 5&4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  K. J. Choi
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| 4 |  Retief Goosen
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| 13 | K. J. Choi
| 1up | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ryan Moore
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| 3 | Luke Donald
| 5&4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Edoardo Molinari
| 3&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  Martin Laird
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| 6 | Edoardo Molinari
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| 3 | Luke Donald
| 2&1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Luke Donald
| 6&5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Charley Hoffman
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| 3 | Luke Donald
| 3&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Matteo Manassero
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| 7 | Charl Schwartzel
| 20h | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Ryo Ishikawa
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| 7 | Charl Schwartzel
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| 15 | Matteo Manassero
| 1up | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Steve Stricker
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| 15 | Matteo Manassero
| 2&1 | |||||||||||||||||
Ben Hogan bracket
| First round February 23 | Second round February 24 | Third round February 25 | Fourth round February 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Phil Mickelson
| 6&5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brendan Jones
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| 1 | Phil Mickelson
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| 8 | Rickie Fowler
| 6&5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rickie Fowler
| 1up | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Peter Hanson
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| 8 | Rickie Fowler
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| 4 | Matt Kuchar
| 2&1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Louis Oosthuizen
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| 12 | Bo Van Pelt
| 2up | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Bo Van Pelt
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| 4 | Matt Kuchar
| 3&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Matt Kuchar
| 22h | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Anders Hansen
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| 4 | Matt Kuchar
| 2&1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Y. E. Yang
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| 6 |  Álvaro Quirós
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| 11 | Y. E. Yang
| 20h | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Y. E. Yang
| 4&3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Stewart Cink
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| 3 | Ian Poulter
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| 14 | Stewart Cink
| 19h | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Y. E. Yang
| 3&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Graeme McDowell
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| 7 | Robert Allenby
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| 10 | Ross Fisher
| 4&3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ross Fisher
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| 2 | Graeme McDowell
| 4&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Graeme McDowell
| 4&3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Heath Slocum
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Gary Player bracket
| First round February 23 | Second round February 24 | Third round February 25 | Fourth round February 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Martin Kaymer
| 7&6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Noh Seung-yul
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| 1 | Martin Kaymer
| 20h | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Justin Rose
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| 8 | Zach Johnson
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| 9 | Justin Rose
| 2&1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martin Kaymer
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| 5 | Hunter Mahan
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| 5 | Hunter Mahan
| 4&3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Sean O'Hair
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| 5 | Hunter Mahan
| 2up | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Robert Karlsson
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| 4 | Robert Karlsson
| 5&3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Hiroyuki Fujita
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| 1 | Martin Kaymer
| 1up | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Miguel Á. Jiménez
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| 6 | Miguel Á. Jiménez
| 2&1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Yuta Ikeda
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| 6 | Miguel Á. Jiménez
| 4&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Palmer
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| 3 | Jim Furyk
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| 14 | Ryan Palmer
| 2up | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Miguel Á. Jiménez
| 7&6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ben Crane
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| 7 | Adam Scott
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| 10 | Ben Crane
| 4&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ben Crane
| 8&7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rory McIlroy
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| 2 | Rory McIlroy
| 4&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Jonathan Byrd
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Sam Snead bracket
| First round February 23 | Second round February 24 | Third round February 25 | Fourth round February 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tiger Woods
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| 16 | Thomas Bjørn
| 19h | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Thomas Bjørn
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| 8 | Geoff Ogilvy
| 1up | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Geoff Ogilvy
| 4&3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Pádraig Harrington
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| 8 | Geoff Ogilvy
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| 5 | Bubba Watson
| 6&4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bubba Watson
| 3&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Bill Haas
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| 5 | Bubba Watson
| 6&5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Mark Wilson
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| 4 | Dustin Johnson
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| 13 | Mark Wilson
| 19h | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bubba Watson
| 19h | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J. B. Holmes
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| 6 | J. B. Holmes
| 4&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  Camilo Villegas
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| 6 | J. B. Holmes
| 1up | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ernie Els
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| 3 | Ernie Els
| 19h | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Jeff Overton
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| 6 | J. B. Holmes
| 1up | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jason Day
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| 7 | Kim Kyung-tae
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| 10 | Jason Day
| 3&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jason Day
| 4&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Paul Casey
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| 2 | Paul Casey
| 19h | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Richard Green
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Final Four
| Semi-finals February 26 |
Finals February 27 | |||||||
| 3 | Luke Donald |
6&5 | ||||||
| 4 | Matt Kuchar |
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| 3 | Luke Donald |
3&2 | ||||||
| 1 | Martin Kaymer |
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| 1 | Martin Kaymer |
1up | ||||||
| 5 | Bubba Watson |
Third place | ||||||
| 4 | Matt Kuchar |
2&1 | ||||||
| 5 | Bubba Watson |
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Breakdown by country
| Country | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | Ch |
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| Australia | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Colombia | 1 | ||||||
| Denmark | 2 | 1 | |||||
| England | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ireland | 1 | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | |||||
| South Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Scotland | 1 | ||||||
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | |||||
| United States | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Prize money and FedEx Cup points breakdown
| Place | Record | Description | US ($) | Euro (€) | Points |
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| 1 | 6–0 | Champion | 1,400,000 | 1,027,923 | 550.00 |
| 2 | 5–1 | Runner-up | 850,000 | 624,096 | 315.00 |
| 3 | 5–1 | Third place | 600,000 | 440,538 | 200.00 |
| 4 | 4–2 | Fourth place | 490,000 | 359,773 | 140.00 |
| T5 | 3–1 | Losing quarter-finalists x 4 | 270,000 | 198,242 | 101.00 |
| T9 | 2–1 | Losing third round x 8 | 140,000 | 102,792 | 68.25 |
| T17 | 1–1 | Losing second round x 16 | 95,000 | 69,752 | 46.56 |
| T33 | 0–1 | Losing first round x 32 | 45,000 | 33,040 | 22.50 |
| Total | 8,500,000 | 6,240,960 | 3,620 |
($1.36197 = 1 Euro)
- Sources:[9]
Notes and references
- 1 2 i.cdn.turner.com - course map & yardages - AMPC 2011 - accessed 2012-02-20. Archived 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "England's Luke Donald wins Accenture Match Play Championship as world No1 Martin Kaymer falls short". Daily Telegraph. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ↑ Match Play finale to be contested in 18 holes, not 36, in 2011
- ↑ Google maps.com - accessed 2012-02-20
- ↑ The field and seedings were not adjusted to account for the February 20 ranking.
- ↑ Official World Golf Ranking - February 13, 2011
- ↑ Toru Taniguchi has neck injury
- ↑ Tim Clark withdraws due to injury
- ↑ FedEx Cup Points Page at pgatour.com - points for first four rounds determined from places 9th through 64th on WGC Chart
External links
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