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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.

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

First round
February 25
Second round
February 26
Third round
February 27
Fourth round
February 28
            
1 United States Tiger Woods 3&2
16 Australia Brendan Jones
1 United States Tiger Woods
8 South Africa Tim Clark 4&2
8 South Africa Tim Clark 3&2
9 South Africa Retief Goosen
8 South Africa Tim Clark
4 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 4&3
5 Canada Mike Weir
12 United States Hunter Mahan 1up
12 United States Hunter Mahan
4 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 1up
4 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 2&1
13 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen
4 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
2 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 2&1
6 Spain Miguel Á. Jiménez 2&1
11 South Africa Rory Sabbatini
6 Spain Miguel Á. Jiménez
3 Colombia Camilo Villegas 5&4
3 Colombia Camilo Villegas 7&6
14 Australia Rod Pampling
3 Colombia Camilo Villegas
2 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 2&1
7 South Africa Trevor Immelman
10 Japan Shingo Katayama 3&2
10 Japan Shingo Katayama
2 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 19h
2 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 19h
15 United States Kevin Sutherland

Ben Hogan bracket

First round
February 25
Second round
February 26
Third round
February 27
Fourth round
February 28
            
1 Fiji Vijay Singh 2&1
16 Denmark Søren Kjeldsen
1 Fiji Vijay Singh
9 England Luke Donald 19h
8 United States Ben Curtis
9 England Luke Donald 19h
9 England Luke Donald
4 South Africa Ernie Els 2up
5 United States Steve Stricker 2&1
12 United States Dustin Johnson
5 United States Steve Stricker
4 South Africa Ernie Els 3&2
4 South Africa Ernie Els 4&2
13 Denmark Søren Hansen
4 South Africa Ernie Els
6 United States Stewart Cink 2&1
6 United States Stewart Cink 19h
11 South Africa Richard Sterne
6 United States Stewart Cink 23h
3 England Lee Westwood
3 England Lee Westwood 2&1
14 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
6 United States Stewart Cink 1up
2 United States Phil Mickelson
7 United States Zach Johnson 3&1
10 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
7 United States Zach Johnson
2 United States Phil Mickelson 1up
2 United States Phil Mickelson 19h
15 Argentina Ángel Cabrera

Gary Player bracket

First round
February 25
Second round
February 26
Third round
February 27
Fourth round
February 28
            
1 Spain Sergio García
16 South Africa Charl Schwartzel 1up
16 South Africa Charl Schwartzel
8 England Ian Poulter 1up
8 England Ian Poulter 4&3
9 India Jeev Milkha Singh
8 England Ian Poulter
12 United States Sean O'Hair 2&1
5 Australia Adam Scott
12 United States Sean O'Hair 1up
12 United States Sean O'Hair 2&1
13 United States Boo Weekley
4 England Justin Rose
13 United States Boo Weekley 1up
12 United States Sean O'Hair
6 England Paul Casey 4&3
6 England Paul Casey 1up
11 Australia Aaron Baddeley
6 England Paul Casey 6&4
14 Australia Mathew Goggin
3 United States Kenny Perry
14 Australia Mathew Goggin 2&1
6 England Paul Casey 3&2
15 Sweden Peter Hanson
7 Spain Álvaro Quirós
10 Canada Stephen Ames 1up
10 Canada Stephen Ames
15 Sweden Peter Hanson 2&1
2 Sweden Robert Karlsson
15 Sweden Peter Hanson 3&2

Sam Snead bracket

First round
February 25
Second round
February 26
Third round
February 27
Fourth round
February 28
            
1 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
16 United States Pat Perez 1up
16 United States Pat Perez
9 England Ross Fisher 6&5
8 Australia Robert Allenby
9 England Ross Fisher 1up
9 England Ross Fisher 4&3
4 United States Jim Furyk
5 Germany Martin Kaymer 1up
12 Australia Stuart Appleby
5 Germany Martin Kaymer
4 United States Jim Furyk 4&2
4 United States Jim Furyk 2&1
13 Denmark Anders Hansen
9 England Ross Fisher 2&1
7 United States Justin Leonard
6 South Korea K. J. Choi
11 England Oliver Wilson 3&1
11 England Oliver Wilson 2&1
3 United States Anthony Kim
3 United States Anthony Kim 7&5
14 Taiwan Lin Wen-tang
11 England Oliver Wilson
7 United States Justin Leonard 19h
7 United States Justin Leonard 2&1
10 Argentina Andrés Romero
7 United States Justin Leonard 1up
15 United States Davis Love III
2 Sweden Henrik Stenson
15 United States Davis Love III 21h

Final Four

Semi-finals
February 28
Finals
March 1
      
2 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 4&2
6 United States Stewart Cink
2 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 4&3
6 England Paul Casey
6 England Paul Casey 4&3
9 England Ross Fisher Third place
6 United States Stewart Cink 1up
9 England Ross Fisher

Prize money breakdown

Place US ($)
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
Total $8,500,000
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Notes and references

  1. ^ The field and seedings were not adjusted to account for the February 23 ranking.
  2. ^ Official World Golf Ranking - February 15, 2009
  3. ^ "Win or lose, NBC expects to show Tiger Woods". Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
  4. ^ European Tour weekly - prize breakdown on second page

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