2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship

September 2018 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship 16–19 May Kavarna, Bulgaria Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort European Tour 72 7291 yd m 24 players Match play – 18 holes €3,000,000 €800,000 NIR Graeme McDowell def. Thongchai Jaidee 2 & 1 2012 2014 43.413 28.2801 Bulgaria Thracian Cliffs Location in Bulgaria yes 200 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.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013036/news/newsid=191499.html Volvo World Match Play format explained PGA European Tour 13 May 2013 14 May 2013 It was an official money event on the European Tour. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/10067232/Graeme-McDowell-beats-Thongchai-Jaidee-to-win-Volvo-World-Match-Play-Championship.html Graeme McDowell beats Thongchai Jaidee to win Volvo World Match Play Championship 19 May 2013 Daily Telegraph 5 June 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/22586542 Graeme McDowell beats Jaidee in World Match Play final 19 May 2013 BBC Sport 5 June 2013 Course 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4572104166925733821572313303,4483434195463903964665871745223,8437,291Par434554334354454445343772 Format 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.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013036/news/newsid=191547.html On the tee: Volvo World Match Play draw revealed PGA European Tour 14 May 2013 14 May 2013 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 Seed Player Rankhttp://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2013/owgr19f2013.pdf Official World Golf Ranking; Week 19, 2013 12 May 2013 14 May 2013 17 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130717141250/http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2013/owgr19f2013.pdf dead 1 NIR Graeme McDowell 82 ENG Ian Poulter 153 SWE Peter Hanson 234 USA Bo Van Pelt 265 ZAF Branden Grace 316 SWE Henrik Stenson 327 DNK Thorbjørn Olesen 338 ESP Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 349 WAL Jamie Donaldson 3710 SWE Carl Pettersson 3911 ITA Francesco Molinari 4312 BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 4413 ZAF Richard Sterne 5114 ZAF George Coetzee 5215 THA Thongchai Jaidee 6316 ENG Chris Wood 66 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 69 SCO Stephen Gallacher 71 AUS Brett Rumford 76 IRL Shane Lowry 84 THA Kiradech Aphibarnrat 85 SCO Scott Jamieson 90 ZAF Thomas Aiken 102 CHL Felipe Aguilar 127 Pool play Round 1, 16 May Round 2, 17 May, morning Round 3, 17 May, afternoon Sourcehttp://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013036/leaderboard/index.html Volvo World Match Play Championship – Leaderboard PGA European Tour 17 May 2013 40em + Pool Ballesteros Winner Score LoserGraeme McDowell 5 & 3 Chris WoodChris Wood 2 & 1 Stephen GallacherGraeme McDowell 4 & 2 Stephen Gallacher 1st – McDowell 2nd – Wood 3rd – Gallacher + Pool Gabrielsson Winner Score LoserThongchai Jaidee 3 & 2 Ian PoulterThongchai Jaidee 1 up Thomas AikenThomas Aiken 1 up Ian Poulter 1st – Jaidee 2nd – Aiken 3rd – Poulter 40em + Pool Palmer Winner Score LoserPeter Hanson 2 & 1 George CoetzeeGeorge Coetzee 3 & 2 Shane LowryShane 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 + Pool Larson Winner Score LoserBo Van Pelt Halved Richard SterneRichard Sterne 5 & 4 Geoff OgilvyBo Van Pelt Halved Geoff Ogilvy 1st – Sterne 2nd – Van Pelt 3rd – Ogilvy 40em + Pool Woosnam Winner Score LoserBranden Grace 4 & 3 Nicolas ColsaertsNicolas Colsaerts 3 & 2 Kiradech AphibarnratBranden Grace Halved Kiradech Aphibarnrat 1st – Grace 2nd – Colsaerts 3rd – Aphibarnrat + Pool Norman Winner Score LoserFrancesco Molinari 2 & 1 Henrik StensonFrancesco Molinari 4 & 3 Felipe AguilarFelipe Aguilar 3 & 1 Henrik Stenson 1st – Molinari 2nd – Aguilar 3rd – Stenson 40em + Pool McCormack Winner Score LoserCarl Pettersson 4 & 3 Thorbjørn OlesenScott Jamieson 1 up Carl PetterssonScott Jamieson 5 & 3 Thorbjørn Olesen 1st – Jamieson 2nd – Pettersson 3rd – Olesen + Pool Player Winner Score LoserGonzalo Fernández-Castaño 1 up Jamie DonaldsonBrett Rumford 5 & 3 Jamie DonaldsonGonzalo Fernández-Castaño 3 & 2 Brett Rumford 1st – Fernández-Castaño 2nd – Rumford 3rd – Donaldson Playoffs Source Round of 1618 May, morning Quarter-finals18 May, afternoon Semi-finals19 May, morning Final19 May, afternoon 170 40 ITA Francesco Molinari 6&4 SWE Carl Pettersson IRL Shane Lowry ZAF Thomas Aiken 19 h SCO Scott Jamieson 1 up CHL Felipe Aguilar THA Thongchai Jaidee 21 h SWE Peter Hanson ZAF Richard Sterne ENG Chris Wood 5&3 ZAF Branden Grace 4&3 AUS Brett Rumford NIR Graeme McDowell 1 up USA Bo Van Pelt ESP Gonzalo F'dez-Castaño BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 2 up ITA Francesco Molinari ZAF Thomas Aiken 3&2 SCO Scott Jamieson THA Thongchai Jaidee 4&3 ENG Chris Wood ZAF Branden Grace 2&1 NIR Graeme McDowell 2&1 BEL Nicolas Colsaerts ZAF Thomas Aiken THA Thongchai Jaidee 3&2 ZAF Branden Grace NIR Graeme McDowell 3&2 THA Thongchai Jaidee NIR Graeme McDowell 2&1 Prize money breakdown Source:http://www.volvoworldmatchplay.com/content/prize-fund Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund 20 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110225/http://www.volvoworldmatchplay.com/content/prize-fund 6 October 2014 dead dmy-all 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 External links Official site Coverage on the European Tour's official site Category:Volvo World Match Play Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Bulgaria Volvo World Match Play Championship Volvo World Match Play Championship Volvo World Match Play Championship