2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship

2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship 19–22 May Andalusia, Spain Finca Cortesín Golf Club European Tour 72 7290 yd m 24 players Match play – 18 holes €3,400,000 €800,000 ENG Ian Poulter def. Luke Donald 2 & 1 2009 2012 The 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 46th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 19–22 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=2011/tournamentid=2011031/news/newsid=136880.html#volvo+world+match+play+explained Volvo World Match Play Explained PGA European Tour 19 May 2011 1 November 2012 It was an official money event on the European Tour. Course 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4712155413345751954945743523,7511886272244133535254641775683,5397,290Par435453454373534444353572 Format The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the players seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking. 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 RankOfficial World Golf Ranking as of 15 May 2011http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2011/owgr20f2011.pdf Official World Golf Ranking, Week 20, 2011 15 May 2011 1 November 20121 ENG Lee Westwood 12 ENG Luke Donald 23 DEU Martin Kaymer 34 NIR Graeme McDowell 55 NIR Rory McIlroy 66 ENG Paul Casey 97 ZAF Charl Schwartzel 128 ITA Francesco Molinari 219 ENG Ian Poulter 2210 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2511 ESP Álvaro Quirós 2612 ZAF Retief Goosen 2713 ZAF Louis Oosthuizen 3214 KOR Yang Yong-eun 3815 USA Ryan Moore 3916 DNK Anders Hansen 4017 AUS Aaron Baddeley 5018 ENG Ross Fisher 5119 KOR Noh Seung-yul 8220 VEN Jhonattan Vegas 9621 BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 10822 DNK Søren Kjeldsen 11123 SWE Johan Edfors 12424 SCO Paul Lawrie 133 Pool play Source 50em + Pool Ballesteros Winner Score LoserLee Westwood 6 & 5 Anders HansenAaron Baddeley 1 up Anders HansenLee Westwood 4 & 3 Aaron Baddeley 1st – Westwood 2nd – Baddeley 3rd – Hansen + Pool Gabrielsson Winner Score LoserMiguel Ángel Jiménez 6 & 5 Charl SchwartzelJohan Edfors 2 & 1 Miguel Ángel JiménezCharl Schwartzel 5 & 4 Johan Edfors 1st – Schwartzel (Schwartzel wins at second extra hole.) 2nd – Edfors 3rd – Jiménez (Jiménez eliminated on first extra hole.) 50em + Pool Palmer Winner Score LoserMartin Kaymer 2 & 1 Yang Yong-eunNoh Seung-yul 2 & 1 Yang Yong-eunMartin Kaymer 2 & 1 Noh Seung-yul 1st – Kaymer 2nd – Noh 3rd – Yang + Pool Larson Winner Score LoserRory McIlroy 1 up Retief GoosenNicolas Colsaerts 1 up Retief GoosenNicolas Colsaerts 3 & 2 Rory McIlroy 1st – Colsaerts 2nd – McIlroy 3rd – Goosen 50em + Pool Woosnam Winner Score LoserGraeme McDowell 2 & 1 Louis OosthuizenJhonattan Vegas 5 & 4 Louis OosthuizenGraeme McDowell 4 & 2 Jhonattan Vegas 1st – McDowell 2nd – Vegas 3rd – Oosthuizen + Pool Norman Winner Score LoserÁlvaro Quirós 3 & 1 Paul CaseyÁlvaro Quirós 3 & 1 Søren KjeldsenSøren Kjeldsen 1 up Paul Casey 1st – Quirós 2nd – Kjeldsen 3rd – Casey 50em + Pool McCormack Winner Score LoserLuke Donald 5 & 4 Ryan MooreRoss Fisher 2 & 1 Ryan MooreLuke Donald 4 & 3 Ross Fisher 1st – Donald 2nd – Fisher 3rd – Moore + Pool Player Winner Score LoserFrancesco Molinari Halved Ian PoulterIan Poulter Halved Paul LawrieFrancesco Molinari 3 & 2 Paul Lawrie 1st – Molinari 2nd – Poulter 3rd – Lawrie Playoffs Sourcehttp://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2011/tournamentid=2011031/leaderboard/index.html 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Tournament Leaderboard 1 November 2011 Round of 1621 May, morning Quarter-finals21 May, afternoon Semi-finals22 May, morning Final22 May, afternoon 155 40 KOR Noh Seung-yul ESP Álvaro Quirós 1up DEU Martin Kaymer 3&2 DNK Søren Kjeldsen ENG Ross Fisher ZAF Charl Schwartzel 1up ENG Luke Donald 19h SWE Johan Edfors VEN Jhonattan Vegas BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 1up NIR Graeme McDowell 3&2 NIR Rory McIlroy AUS Aaron Baddeley ITA Francesco Molinari 3&2 ENG Lee Westwood ENG Ian Poulter 1 up ESP Álvaro Quirós DEU Martin Kaymer 2up ZAF Charl Schwartzel ENG Luke Donald 2up BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 2&1 NIR Graeme McDowell ITA Francesco Molinari ENG Ian Poulter 2up DEU Martin Kaymer ENG Luke Donald 5&3 BEL Nicolas Colsaerts ENG Ian Poulter 19h ENG Luke Donald ENG Ian Poulter 2&1 Prize money breakdown Source:http://www.europeantour.com/mm/document/tournament/tournaments/13/72/90/137290_pdf.pdf 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Final Results 1 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120526142132/http://www.europeantour.com/mm/document/tournament/tournaments/13/72/90/137290_pdf.pdf 26 May 2012 dead Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€) Champion 800,000 566,660 Runner-up 420,000 377,770 Semi-finals losers x 2 220,000 119,400 Quarter-finals losers x 4 115,000 112,500 Round of 16 losers x 8 90,000 58,730 Third place in pool x 8 70,000 40,540 Total €3,400,000 2,571,390 Notes and references External links Official site Coverage on the European Tour's official site Volvo World Match Play Championship Volvo World Match Play Championship Category:Volvo World Match Play Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Spain Category:May 2011 sports events in Europe