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2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

The 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 20–24, 2008 over the South Course at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona.[1] It was the tenth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships held in 2008.

2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 20–24, 2008
LocationMarana, Arizona
Course(s)The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,351
Field64 players
Prize fund$8,000,000
Winner's share$1,350,000
Champion
United States Tiger Woods
def. Stewart Cink 8 & 7
← 2007
2009 →

The purse remained at $8,000,000, one of the largest in golf. Tiger Woods won his third WGC Match Play title, and his 15th World Golf Championships event, by beating fellow American Stewart Cink 8 and 7 in the final.

Brackets edit

The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings.[2] Brett Wetterich (ranked 45) pulled out of the event with a shoulder injury and was replaced by J. B. Holmes (ranked 65).

Bobby Jones bracket edit

First round
February 20 		Second round
February 21 		Third round
February 22 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1   Tiger Woods 1up
16   J. B. Holmes
1   Tiger Woods 3&2
9   Arron Oberholser
8   Mike Weir
9   Arron Oberholser 3&1
1   Tiger Woods 20h
5   Aaron Baddeley
5   Aaron Baddeley 4&2
12   Mark Calcavecchia
5   Aaron Baddeley
13   David Toms WD
4   Zach Johnson
13   David Toms 2&1
1   Tiger Woods 3&2
3   K. J. Choi
6   Ian Poulter 2&1
11   Søren Hansen
6   Ian Poulter
3   K. J. Choi 19h
3   K. J. Choi 3&2
14   Camilo Villegas
3   K. J. Choi 2up
7   Paul Casey
7   Paul Casey 2up
10   Robert Karlsson
7   Paul Casey 2&1
15   Bradley Dredge
2   Rory Sabbatini
15   Bradley Dredge 4&3

Ben Hogan bracket edit

First round
February 20 		Second round
February 21 		Third round
February 22 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1   Ernie Els
16   Jonathan Byrd 6&5
16   Jonathan Byrd 6&4
9   Andrés Romero
8   Retief Goosen
9   Andrés Romero 2&1
16   Jonathan Byrd
4   Henrik Stenson 1up
5   Trevor Immelman 1up
12   Shingo Katayama
5   Trevor Immelman
4   Henrik Stenson 25h
4   Henrik Stenson 1up
13   Robert Allenby
4   Henrik Stenson 2up
10   Woody Austin
6   Martin Kaymer
11   Boo Weekley 2&1
11   Boo Weekley 3&1
3   Sergio García
3   Sergio García 3&2
14   John Senden
11   Boo Weekley
10   Woody Austin 3&2
7   Toru Taniguchi
10   Woody Austin 6&5
10   Woody Austin 19h
2   Adam Scott
2   Adam Scott 2&1
15   Brendan Jones

Gary Player bracket edit

First round
February 20 		Second round
February 21 		Third round
February 22 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1   Phil Mickelson 1up
16   Pat Perez
1   Phil Mickelson
8   Stuart Appleby 2&1
8   Stuart Appleby 3&2
9   Tim Clark
8   Stuart Appleby
13   Justin Leonard 3&2
5   Lee Westwood 2&1
12   Brandt Snedeker
5   Lee Westwood
13   Justin Leonard 2&1
4   Geoff Ogilvy
13   Justin Leonard 3&2
13   Justin Leonard 1up
3   Vijay Singh
6   Niclas Fasth 6&5
11   Richard Green
6   Niclas Fasth
3   Vijay Singh 1up
3   Vijay Singh 19h
14   Peter Hanson
3   Vijay Singh 25h
15   Rod Pampling
7   Scott Verplank
10   Nick O'Hern 3&2
10   Nick O'Hern
15   Rod Pampling 5&4
2   Justin Rose
15   Rod Pampling 2&1

Sam Snead bracket edit

First round
February 20 		Second round
February 21 		Third round
February 22 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1   Steve Stricker 20h
16   Daniel Chopra
1   Steve Stricker 20h
9   Hunter Mahan
8   Richard Sterne
9   Hunter Mahan 4&3
1   Steve Stricker
4   Ángel Cabrera 4&3
5   Luke Donald 2&1
12   Nick Dougherty
5   Luke Donald
4   Ángel Cabrera 2&1
4   Ángel Cabrera 3&2
13   Anders Hansen
4   Ángel Cabrera
6   Stewart Cink 3&2
6   Stewart Cink 4&3
11   Miguel Á. Jiménez
6   Stewart Cink 2up
3   Pádraig Harrington
3   Pádraig Harrington 4&3
14   Jerry Kelly
6   Stewart Cink 4&2
15   Colin Montgomerie
7   Stephen Ames
10   Charles Howell III 19h
10   Charles Howell III
15   Colin Montgomerie 1up
2   Jim Furyk
15   Colin Montgomerie 3&2

Final Four edit

Semi-finals
February 23 		Finals
February 24
      
1   Tiger Woods 2up
4   Henrik Stenson
1   Tiger Woods 8&7
6   Stewart Cink
13   Justin Leonard
6   Stewart Cink 4&2 Third place
4   Henrik Stenson 3&2
13   Justin Leonard

Championship match edit

Player/Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Tiger Woods 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 6 3 3 2 4 4 3
AS 1up 1up 1up 2up 2up 3up 4up 4up 4up 5up 4up 4up 4up 4up 3up 4up 4up 4up 5up 5up 5up 5up 6up 7up 8up 8up 7up 8up
Stewart Cink 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 2 5 5 4 4 3 4 6 4 4 3 4 3 4
AS 1dn 1dn 1dn 2dn 2dn 3dn 4dn 4dn 4dn 5dn 4dn 4dn 4dn 4dn 3dn 4dn 4dn 4dn 5dn 5dn 5dn 5dn 6dn 7dn 8dn 8dn 7dn 8dn

Yellow background for eagles.
Red background for birdies.
Blue background for bogeys.

Prize money breakdown edit

Place US ($)
Champion 1,350,000
Runner-up 800,000
Third place 575,000
Fourth place 475,000
Losing quarter-finalists x 4 260,000
Losing third round x 8 130,000
Losing second round x 16 90,000
Losing first round x 32 40,000
Total $8,000,000

References edit

  1. ^ "WGC Accenture Matchplay". European Tour. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
  2. ^ Official World Golf Ranking - 10 February 2008
  3. ^ 2008 Accenture Match Play Final Earnings and Points Archived March 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - from the World Golf Championships official site
  4. ^ European Tour weekly Archived June 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - prize breakdown on second page

External links edit

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