2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship February 24–27, 2005 Carlsbad, California La Costa Resort and Spa PGA Tour European Tour 72 7,277 64 players $7,500,000 $1,300,000 USA David Toms def. Chris DiMarco 6 & 5 2004 2006 The 2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 24–27, 2005 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the seventh WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships events held in 2005. The Championship was due to start on Wednesday February 23 but was delayed by a day because of wet conditions. The first round was played on February 24, while both the second and third rounds were played on February 25.La Costa Resort given chance to dry David Toms won his first World Golf Championships event by defeating Chris DiMarco 6 and 5 in the 36 hole final. 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, seeded according to the rankings.Official World Golf Rankings February 13, 2005 Ernie Els, ranked number 3, chose not to play the event, so number 65 Shingo Katayama was added to the field.Wet weather delays World Match Play Bobby Jones bracket 160 First roundFebruary 24 Second roundFebruary 25 Third roundFebruary 25 Fourth roundFebruary 26 FJI Vijay Singh JPN Shingo Katayama 4&3 USA Jonathan Kaye USA Jay Haas 4&2 USA Justin Leonard USA John Daly 1up USA Chris DiMarco USA Tim Herron 1up ENG Lee Westwood USA Steve Flesch 4&3 USA Davis Love III USA Chris Riley 1up KOR K. J. Choi USA Tom Lehman 4&2 USA Stewart Cink USA Fred Funk 2up 1 FJI Vijay Singh 9 USA Jay Haas 3&2 12 USA John Daly 4 USA Chris DiMarco 4&3 6 ENG Lee Westwood 3 USA Davis Love III 7&6 10 USA Tom Lehman 2 USA Stewart Cink 2&1 9 USA Jay Haas 4 USA Chris DiMarco 2&1 3 USA Davis Love III 2 USA Stewart Cink 20h 4 USA Chris DiMarco 2 USA Stewart Cink 2&1 Ben Hogan bracket 160 First roundFebruary 24 Second roundFebruary 25 Third roundFebruary 25 Fourth roundFebruary 26 RSA Retief Goosen AUS Stephen Leaney 1up AUS Peter Lonard USA Fred Couples 1up USA Chad Campbell SWE Freddie Jacobson 2up ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez AUS Rod Pampling 3&2 USA Todd Hamilton AUS Robert Allenby 6&5 NIR Darren Clarke NIR Graeme McDowell 1up ZAF Tim Clark AUS Craig Parry 1up CAN Mike Weir USA Kirk Triplett 1up 1 ZAF Retief Goosen 9 USA Fred Couples 1up 5 USA Chad Campbell 4 ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez 24h 11 AUS Robert Allenby 14 NIR Graeme McDowell 3&2 10 AUS Craig Parry 15 USA Kirk Triplett 5&4 1 ZAF Retief Goosen 5 USA Chad Campbell 19h 11 AUS Robert Allenby 15 USA Kirk Triplett 2&1 1 ZAF Retief Goosen 11 AUS Robert Allenby 4&3 Gary Player bracket 160 First roundFebruary 24 Second roundFebruary 25 Third roundFebruary 25 Fourth roundFebruary 26 USA Tiger Woods ZWE Nick Price 4&3 AUS Nick O'Hern USA Charles Howell III 19h ENG Luke Donald USA Zach Johnson 4&3 USA Kenny Perry FRA Thomas Levet 3&2 USA Jim Furyk ENG Ian Poulter 3&1 AUS Stuart Appleby SWE Joakim Haeggman 19h DNK Thomas Bjørn ZAF Rory Sabbatini 6&5 IRL Pádraig Harrington USA Jeff Maggert 1up 1 USA Tiger Woods 8 AUS Nick O'Hern 3&1 5 ENG Luke Donald 4 USA Kenny Perry 1up 11 ENG Ian Poulter 3 AUS Stuart Appleby 1up 10 ZAF Rory Sabbatini 2 IRL Pádraig Harrington 3&1 8 AUS Nick O'Hern 5 ENG Luke Donald 5&4 11 ENG Ian Poulter 10 ZAF Rory Sabbatini 1up 8 AUS Nick O'Hern 11 ENG Ian Poulter 3&1 Sam Snead bracket 160 First roundFebruary 24 Second roundFebruary 25 Third roundFebruary 25 Fourth roundFebruary 26 USA Phil Mickelson USA Loren Roberts 3&1 ARG Ángel Cabrera ENG Paul Casey 4&2 TTO Stephen Ames AUS Mark Hensby 7&6 USA David Toms AUS Richard Green 1up JPN Shigeki Maruyama ENG David Howell 6&5 AUS Adam Scott ZAF Trevor Immelman 2up USA Scott Verplank USA Jerry Kelly 1up ESP Sergio García DEU Alex Čejka 4&2 1 USA Phil Mickelson 8 ARG Angel Cabrera 4&3 12 AUS Mark Hensby 4 USA David Toms 2up 11 ENG David Howell 3 AUS Adam Scott 2&1 10 USA Jerry Kelly 2 ESP Sergio García 19h 1 USA Phil Mickelson 4 USA David Toms 4&2 3 AUS Adam Scott 2 ESP Sergio García 4&3 4 USA David Toms 3 AUS Adam Scott 2&1 Final Four 150 Semi-finalsFebruary 26 FinalsFebruary 27 Third place 4 USA Chris DiMarco 2&1 1 ZAF Retief Goosen 11 ENG Ian Poulter 4 USA David Toms 3&2 4 USA Chris DiMarco 4 USA David Toms 6&5 1 ZAF Retief Goosen 20h 11 ENG Ian Poulter Prize money breakdown Place US ($) Champion 1,300,000 Runner-up 750,000 Third place 560,000 Fourth place 450,000 Losing quarter-finalists x 4 240,000 Losing third round x 8 125,000 Losing second round x 16 85,000 Losing first round x 32 35,000 Total $7,500,000 References External links Bracket 33 05 32.16 N 117 16 01.33 W type:event title Category:WGC Match Play Category:Golf tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in San Diego County, California Category:Sports in Carlsbad, California WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship