The 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 48th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 16–19 May, with the champion receiving €800,000. The format was 24 players split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage.[1] It was an official money event on the European Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 May |
| Location | Kavarna, Bulgaria 43°24′47″N 28°16′48″E / 43.413°N 28.2801°E |
| Course(s) | Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Match play – 18 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,291 yards (6,667 m) |
| Field | 24 players |
| Prize fund | €3,000,000 |
| Winner's share | €800,000 |
| Champion | |
 Graeme McDowell | |
| def. Thongchai Jaidee 2 & 1 | |
| Location map | |
  Thracian Cliffs Location in Bulgaria | |
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.[2][3]
Course edit
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 457 | 210 | 416 | 692 | 573 | 382 | 157 | 231 | 330 | 3,448 | 343 | 419 | 546 | 390 | 396 | 466 | 587 | 174 | 522 | 3,843 | 7,291 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
Format edit
The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool.[4] Within each pool, every player played each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points were awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advanced to the knock-out stage. In case of ties, sudden-death playoffs were used to determine rankings.
Participants edit
| Seed | Player | Rank[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell |
8 |
| 2 |  Ian Poulter |
15 |
| 3 |  Peter Hanson |
23 |
| 4 |  Bo Van Pelt |
26 |
| 5 |  Branden Grace |
31 |
| 6 | Henrik Stenson |
32 |
| 7 |  Thorbjørn Olesen |
33 |
| 8 |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
34 |
| 9 |  Jamie Donaldson |
37 |
| 10 | Carl Pettersson |
39 |
| 11 |  Francesco Molinari |
43 |
| 12 |  Nicolas Colsaerts |
44 |
| 13 | Richard Sterne |
51 |
| 14 | George Coetzee |
52 |
| 15 |  Thongchai Jaidee |
63 |
| 16 | Chris Wood |
66 |
 Geoff Ogilvy |
69 | |
 Stephen Gallacher |
71 | |
| Brett Rumford |
76 | |
 Shane Lowry |
84 | |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
85 | |
| Scott Jamieson |
90 | |
| Thomas Aiken |
102 | |
 Felipe Aguilar |
127 |
Pool play edit
- Round 1, 16 May
- Round 2, 17 May, morning
- Round 3, 17 May, afternoon
Source[6]
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Graeme McDowell | 5 & 3 | Chris Wood |
| Chris Wood | 2 & 1 | Stephen Gallacher |
| Graeme McDowell | 4 & 2 | Stephen Gallacher |
- 1st – McDowell
- 2nd – Wood
- 3rd – Gallacher
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Thongchai Jaidee | 3 & 2 | Ian Poulter |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 1 up | Thomas Aiken |
| Thomas Aiken | 1 up | Ian Poulter |
- 1st – Jaidee
- 2nd – Aiken
- 3rd – Poulter
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Hanson | 2 & 1 | George Coetzee |
| George Coetzee | 3 & 2 | Shane Lowry |
| Shane Lowry | 5 & 4 | Peter Hanson |
- 1st – Lowry (Lowry takes first place with birdie on second extra hole.)
- 2nd – Hanson (Hanson takes second place with par on second extra hole.)
- 3rd – Coetzee
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Bo Van Pelt | Halved | Richard Sterne |
| Richard Sterne | 5 & 4 | Geoff Ogilvy |
| Bo Van Pelt | Halved | Geoff Ogilvy |
- 1st – Sterne
- 2nd – Van Pelt
- 3rd – Ogilvy
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Branden Grace | 4 & 3 | Nicolas Colsaerts |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 3 & 2 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| Branden Grace | Halved | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
- 1st – Grace
- 2nd – Colsaerts
- 3rd – Aphibarnrat
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Francesco Molinari | 2 & 1 | Henrik Stenson |
| Francesco Molinari | 4 & 3 | Felipe Aguilar |
| Felipe Aguilar | 3 & 1 | Henrik Stenson |
- 1st – Molinari
- 2nd – Aguilar
- 3rd – Stenson
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Pettersson | 4 & 3 | Thorbjørn Olesen |
| Scott Jamieson | 1 up | Carl Pettersson |
| Scott Jamieson | 5 & 3 | Thorbjørn Olesen |
- 1st – Jamieson
- 2nd – Pettersson
- 3rd – Olesen
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 1 up | Jamie Donaldson |
| Brett Rumford | 5 & 3 | Jamie Donaldson |
| Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 3 & 2 | Brett Rumford |
- 1st – Fernández-Castaño
- 2nd – Rumford
- 3rd – Donaldson
Playoffs edit
Source[6]
| Round of 16 18 May, morning | Quarter-finals 18 May, afternoon | Semi-finals 19 May, morning | Final 19 May, afternoon | ||||||||||||
| Francesco Molinari
| 6&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Carl Pettersson
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| Francesco Molinari
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| Thomas Aiken
| 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Shane Lowry
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| Thomas Aiken
| 19 h | ||||||||||||||
| Thomas Aiken
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| Thongchai Jaidee
| 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Scott Jamieson
| 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Felipe Aguilar
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| Scott Jamieson
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| Thongchai Jaidee
| 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Thongchai Jaidee
| 21 h | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Hanson
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| Thongchai Jaidee
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| Graeme McDowell
| 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Richard Sterne
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| Chris Wood
| 5&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Wood
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| Branden Grace
| 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Branden Grace
| 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Brett Rumford
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| Branden Grace
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| Graeme McDowell
| 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Graeme McDowell
| 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Bo Van Pelt
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| Graeme McDowell
| 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Colsaerts
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| Gonzalo F'dez-Castaño
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| Nicolas Colsaerts
| 2 up | ||||||||||||||
Prize money breakdown edit
| Place | Actual prize fund (€) | Race to Dubai fund (€) |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 800,000 | 499,999 |
| Runner-up | 400,000 | 333,333 |
| Semi-finals losers x 2 | 200,000 | 168,900 |
| Quarter-finals losers x 4 | 100,000 | 99,300 |
| Round of 16 losers x 8 | 75,000 | 51,825 |
| Third place in pool x 8 | 50,000 | 35,775 |
| Total | €3,000,000 | €2,269,132 |
Notes and references edit
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play format explained". PGA European Tour. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Graeme McDowell beats Thongchai Jaidee to win Volvo World Match Play Championship". Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Graeme McDowell beats Jaidee in World Match Play final". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "On the tee: Volvo World Match Play draw revealed". PGA European Tour. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Official World Golf Ranking; Week 19, 2013" (PDF). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.