2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship

September 2018 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship 15–19 October Kent, England London Golf Club European Tour 16 players Match play – 18 holes €2,250,000 €650,000 FIN Mikko Ilonen def. SWE Henrik Stenson 3 & 1 2013 England 1 London Golf Club 51.19 0.73 England 240 The 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 49th World Match Play Championship to be played. It was held 15–19 October, with the champion receiving €650,000. The format was 16 players split into four pools of four, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2014/tournamentid=2014082/news/newsid=217259.html London Golf Club to host 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship PGA European Tour 5 February 2014 It is an official money event on the European Tour. Format The 16 players are split into four pools of four, seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking.http://www.volvoworldmatchplay.com/sites/default/files/files/VWMP2014Draw.pdf Draw for group stage matches Volvo World Match Play 13 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017195336/http://www.volvoworldmatchplay.com/sites/default/files/files/VWMP2014Draw.pdf 17 October 2014 dead dmy-all Within each pool, every player plays each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points are awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advance to the knock-out stage. In the case of a tie in the standings, head-to-head results determine places with sudden-death playoffs used to determine standings if head-to-head match halved.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2014/tournamentid=2014082/news/newsid=238780.html Volvo World Match Play Championship: Tournament Format PGA European Tour 13 October 2014 Participants Seed Player Rank1 SWE Henrik Stenson 52 NIR Graeme McDowell 183 FRA Victor Dubuisson 234 WAL Jamie Donaldson 255 USA Patrick Reed 266 SCO Stephen Gallacher 357 NLD Joost Luiten 378 THA Thongchai Jaidee 419 ITA Francesco Molinari 4810 FIN Mikko Ilonen 5211 IRL Shane Lowry 5312 SWE Jonas Blixt 5813 ENG Paul Casey 6614 ESP Pablo Larrazábal 7015 FRA Alexander Lévy 7416 ZAF George Coetzee 89 Pool play Round 1 – 15 Octoberhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/15/graeme-mcdowell-world-match-play-championship-london-club Graeme McDowell makes fine start to World Match Play Championship 15 October 2014 The Guardian 16 October 2014 Round 2 – 16 Octoberhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/16/volvo-world-match-play-graeme-mcdowell-stephen-gallacher Volvo World Match Play: Graeme McDowell and Stephen Gallacher lose 16 October 2014 The Guardian 16 October 2014 Round 3 – 17 Octoberhttps://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11727041/mikko-ilonen-beats-henrik-stenson-world-match-play-final Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson ESPN Associated Press 19 October 2014 Sourcehttp://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2014/tournamentid=2014082/leaderboard/index.html Volvo World Match Play Championship – Tournament Leaderboard PGA European Tour 15 October 2014 + Arnold Palmer Group Round Winner Score Loser1 Henrik Stenson & George Coetzee – halved Thongchai Jaidee 2 up Francesco Molinari2 Henrik Stenson 2 & 1 Francesco Molinari George Coetzee 2 & 1 Thongchai Jaidee3 Henrik Stenson 2 & 1 Thongchai Jaidee Francesco Molinari 2 & 1 George Coetzee 1st – Henrik Stenson 2nd – George Coetzee 3rd – Thongchai Jaidee & Francesco Molinari+ Mark McCormack Group Round Winner Score Loser1 Paul Casey 2 & 1 Jamie Donaldson Jonas Blixt 2 & 1 Patrick Reed2 Jamie Donaldson 3 & 2 Jonas Blixt Patrick Reed 2 & 1 Paul Casey3 Patrick Reed 3 & 2 Jamie DonaldsonJonas Blixt & Paul Casey – halved 1st – Patrick Reed 2nd – Jonas Blixt (won second place on firstsudden-death playoff hole) 3rd – Paul Casey 4th – Jamie Donaldson+ Assar Gabrielsson Group Round Winner Score Loser1 Victor Dubuisson 3 & 2 Pablo Larrazábal Shane Lowry 3 & 2 Stephen Gallacher2 Victor Dubuisson 3 & 2 Shane Lowry Pablo Larrazábal 1 up Stephen Gallacher3 Stephen Gallacher 2 & 1 Victor Dubuisson Pablo Larrazábal 2 & 1 Shane Lowry 1st – Victor Dubuisson (first place based onhead-to-head match vs Larrazábal) 2nd – Pablo Larrazábal 3rd – Stephen Gallacher & Shane Lowry+ Gustaf Larson Group Round Winner Score Loser1 Graeme McDowell 3 & 2 Alexander Lévy Joost Luiten 1 up Mikko Ilonen2 Mikko Ilonen 2 & 1 Graeme McDowell Joost Luiten 4 & 3 Alexander Lévy3 Joost Luiten 2 up Graeme McDowell Mikko Ilonen 1 up Alexander Lévy 1st – Joost Luiten 2nd – Mikko Ilonen 3rd – Graeme McDowell 4th – Alexander Lévy Playoffs Sourcehttps://www.bbc.com/sport/0/golf/29682309 World Match Play: Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson 19 October 2014 BBC Sport 24 October 2014 no 1 Quarter-finals18 October Semi-finals19 October – morning Final19 October – afternoon 11em 3em NLD Joost Luiten 6 & 5 ESP Pablo Larrazábal FRA Victor Dubuisson FIN Mikko Ilonen 2 up USA Patrick Reed ZAF George Coetzee 2 & 1 SWE Henrik Stenson 2 up SWE Jonas Blixt NLD Joost Luiten FIN Mikko Ilonen 2 & 1 ZAF George Coetzee SWE Henrik Stenson 1 up FIN Mikko Ilonen 3 & 1 SWE Henrik Stenson NLD Joost Luiten 19 h ZAF George Coetzee Prize money breakdown Source:http://www.volvoworldmatchplay.com/content/prize-money-2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund 2014 3 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071953/http://www.volvoworldmatchplay.com/content/prize-money-2014 6 October 2014 dead dmy-all Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€) Champion 650,000 375,000 Runner-up 330,000 250,000 Third place 210,000 140,850 Fourth place 160,000 112,500 Quarter-finals losers x 4 100,000 74,475 Third in group x 4 75,000 43,875 Last in group x 4 50,000 33,862 Total €2,250,000 €1,487,198 References External links Official site Coverage on the European Tour's official site 51.19 0.73 title type:event Category:Volvo World Match Play Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Category:Sport in Kent Volvo World Match Play Championship Category:October 2014 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:2010s in Kent