2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship February 20–24, 2008 Marana, Arizona The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course) PGA TourEuropean Tour 72 7,351 64 players $8,000,000 $1,350,000 USA Tiger Woods def. Stewart Cink 8 & 7 2007 2009 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.http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0%2DEFF5%2D4C05%2DAB0F%2DFD08D947D944%7D&eventid=2008012&infosid=3&pageno=1 WGC Accenture Matchplay European Tour February 9, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071029125740/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0-EFF5-4C05-AB0F-FD08D947D944%7D&eventid=2008012&infosid=3&pageno=1 October 29, 2007 dead It was the tenth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships held in 2008. 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 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 Ranking - 10 February 2008 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 First roundFebruary 20 Second roundFebruary 21 Third roundFebruary 22 Fourth roundFebruary 23 165 USA Tiger Woods USA J. B. Holmes 1up CAN Mike Weir USA Arron Oberholser 3&1 USA Zach Johnson USA David Toms 4&2 AUS Aaron Baddeley USA Mark Calcavecchia 2&1 ZAF Rory Sabbatini WAL Bradley Dredge 2&1 ENG Paul Casey SWE Robert Karlsson 3&2 KOR K. J. Choi COL Camilo Villegas 2up ENG Ian Poulter DNK Søren Hansen 4&3 1 USA Tiger Woods 9 USA Arron Oberholser 3&2 5 AUS Aaron Baddeley 13 USA David Toms WD 6 ENG Ian Poulter 3 KOR K. J. Choi 19h 7 ENG Paul Casey 15 WAL Bradley Dredge 2&1 1 USA Tiger Woods 5 AUS Aaron Baddeley 20h 3 KOR K. J. Choi 7 ENG Paul Casey 2up 1 USA Tiger Woods 3 KOR K. J. Choi 3&2 Ben Hogan bracket First roundFebruary 20 Second roundFebruary 21 Third roundFebruary 22 Fourth roundFebruary 23 165 ZAF Ernie Els USA Jonathan Byrd 6&5 ZAF Retief Goosen ARG Andrés Romero 2&1 SWE Henrik Stenson AUS Robert Allenby 1up ZAF Trevor Immelman JPN Shingo Katayama 1up AUS Adam Scott AUS Brendan Jones 2&1 JPN Toru Taniguchi USA Woody Austin 3&2 ESP Sergio García AUS John Senden 6&5 GER Martin Kaymer USA Boo Weekley 2&1 16 USA Jonathan Byrd 9 ARG Andrés Romero 6&4 5 ZAF Trevor Immelman 4 SWE Henrik Stenson 25h 11 USA Boo Weekley 3 ESP Sergio García 3&1 10 USA Woody Austin 2 AUS Adam Scott 19h 16 USA Jonathan Byrd 4 SWE Henrik Stenson 1up 11 USA Boo Weekley 10 USA Woody Austin 3&2 4 SWE Henrik Stenson 10 USA Woody Austin 2up Gary Player bracket First roundFebruary 20 Second roundFebruary 21 Third roundFebruary 22 Fourth roundFebruary 23 165 USA Phil Mickelson USA Pat Perez 1up AUS Stuart Appleby ZAF Tim Clark 3&2 ENG Lee Westwood USA Brandt Snedeker 2&1 AUS Geoff Ogilvy USA Justin Leonard 3&2 ENG Justin Rose AUS Rod Pampling 6&5 USA Scott Verplank AUS Nick O'Hern 19h FJI Vijay Singh SWE Peter Hanson 3&2 SWE Niclas Fasth AUS Richard Green 2&1 1 USA Phil Mickelson 8 AUS Stuart Appleby 2&1 5 ENG Lee Westwood 13 USA Justin Leonard 2&1 6 SWE Niclas Fasth 3 FJI Vijay Singh 1up 10 AUS Nick O'Hern 15 AUS Rod Pampling 5&4 8 AUS Stuart Appleby 13 USA Justin Leonard 3&2 3 FJI Vijay Singh 15 AUS Rod Pampling 25h 13 USA Justin Leonard 3 FJI Vijay Singh 1up Sam Snead bracket First roundFebruary 20 Second roundFebruary 21 Third roundFebruary 22 Fourth roundFebruary 23 165 USA Steve Stricker SWE Daniel Chopra 20h ZAF Richard Sterne USA Hunter Mahan 4&3 ARG Ángel Cabrera DNK Anders Hansen 2&1 ENG Luke Donald ENG Nick Dougherty 3&2 USA Jim Furyk SCO Colin Montgomerie 4&3 CAN Stephen Ames USA Charles Howell III 4&3 IRL Pádraig Harrington USA Jerry Kelly 19h USA Stewart Cink ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez 3&2 1 USA Steve Stricker 9 USA Hunter Mahan 20h 5 ENG Luke Donald 4 ARG Ángel Cabrera 2&1 6 USA Stewart Cink 3 IRL Pádraig Harrington 2up 10 USA Charles Howell III 15 SCO Colin Montgomerie 1up 1 USA Steve Stricker 4 ARG Ángel Cabrera 4&3 6 USA Stewart Cink 15 SCO Colin Montgomerie 4&2 4 ARG Ángel Cabrera 6 USA Stewart Cink 3&2 Final Four 150 Semi-finalsFebruary 23 FinalsFebruary 24 Third place 1 USA Tiger Woods 2up 4 SWE Henrik Stenson 13 USA Justin Leonard 6 USA Stewart Cink 4&2 1 USA Tiger Woods 8&7 6 USA Stewart Cink 4 SWE Henrik Stenson 3&2 13 USA Justin Leonard Championship match Player/Hole1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829Tiger Woods43344433443443434543346332443AS1up1up1up2up2up3up4up4up4up5up4up4up4up4up3up4up4up4up5up5up5up5up6up7up8up8up7up8upStewart Cink44345444445343425544346443434AS1dn1dn1dn2dn2dn3dn4dn4dn4dn5dn4dn4dn4dn4dn3dn4dn4dn4dn5dn5dn5dn5dn6dn7dn8dn8dn7dn8dn Yellow background for eagles. Red background for birdies. Blue background for bogeys. Prize money breakdown 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 Sources:2008 Accenture Match Play Final Earnings and Points https://web.archive.org/web/20080305030125/http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/2008/tournaments/r470/02/28/results_470/index.html March 5, 2008 - from the World Golf Championships official siteEuropean Tour weekly https://web.archive.org/web/20080624224204/http://dps.twiihosting.net/pga/doc/content/doc_528_500.pdf June 24, 2008 - prize breakdown on second page References External links Official site European Tour Weekly - February 19, 2008 32 27 36.02 N 111 4 17.28 W type:event title 2008 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Category:2008 in golf Category:2008 in American sports Category:February 2008 in the United States