2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship February 21–25, 2007 Marana, Arizona The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course) PGA TourEuropean Tour 72 7,466 64 players $8,000,000 $1,350,000 SWE Henrik Stenson def. Geoff Ogilvy 2 & 1 2006 2008 The 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 21–25, 2007 over the South Course at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. It was the ninth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 2007. It was the first time the championship was played at The Gallery, having previously been hosted by the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. Henrik Stenson defeated defending champion Geoff Ogilvy 2 and 1 in the 36 hole final to claim his first World Golf Championships title. The total purse was $8,000,000 of which Stenson earned $1,350,000. He also became the first player from Continental Europe to win one of the individual World Golf Championships. 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 - February 11, 2007 Number 60 Charl Schwartzel decided to play the South African PGA Championship on the Sunshine Tour in an effort to claim that Tour's Order of Merit (he was successful).http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news_07/charl_schwartzel.html Charl Schwartzel reaping rewards 2008-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20080725155539/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news_07/charl_schwartzel.html 2008-07-25 dead Number 65 J. J. Henry took Schwartzel's place in the field. Bobby Jones bracket First roundFebruary 21 Second roundFebruary 22 Third roundFebruary 23 Fourth roundFebruary 24 170 USA Tiger Woods USA J. J. Henry 3&2 ZAF Tim Clark AUS Robert Allenby 2&1 ENG David Howell ZAF Rory Sabbatini 2up AUS Nick O'Hern USA Lucas Glover 4&3 KOR K. J. Choi SWE Carl Pettersson 2&1 SWE Henrik Stenson USA Zach Johnson 1up JPN Shingo Katayama AUS Aaron Baddeley 1up ENG Luke Donald ESP Miguel Á. Jiménez 3&1 1 USA Tiger Woods 8 ZAF Tim Clark 5&4 12 ZAF Rory Sabbatini 4 AUS Nick O'Hern 2&1 6 KOR K. J. Choi 3 SWE Henrik Stenson 2up 10 AUS Aaron Baddeley 2 ENG Luke Donald 1up 1 USA Tiger Woods 4 AUS Nick O'Hern 20h 10 AUS Aaron Baddeley 3 SWE Henrik Stenson 4&3 4 AUS Nick O'Hern 3 SWE Henrik Stenson 1up Ben Hogan bracket First roundFebruary 21 Third roundFebruary 23 Fourth roundFebruary 24 170 USA Phil Mickelson AUS Richard Green 1up NZL Michael Campbell ENG Justin Rose 6&5 AUS Stuart Appleby USA Charles Howell III 4&3 ESP Sergio García NIR Darren Clarke 19h USA Chris DiMarco USA Brett Wetterich 4&3 ZAF Trevor Immelman DNK Thomas Bjørn 6&5 ENG Ian Poulter USA Bart Bryant 5&4 ZAF Ernie Els WAL Bradley Dredge 4&2 1 USA Phil Mickelson 9 ENG Justin Rose 3&1 12 USA Charles Howell III 4 ESP Sergio García 4&3 6 USA Chris DiMarco 3 ZAF Trevor Immelman 3&1 7 ENG Ian Poulter 15 WAL Bradley Dredge 3&1 9 ENG Justin Rose 12 USA Charles Howell III 3&2 3 ZAF Trevor Immelman 7 ENG Ian Poulter 2&1 9 ENG Justin Rose 3 ZAF Trevor Immelman 5&4 Gary Player bracket First roundFebruary 21 Second roundFebruary 22 Third roundFebruary 23 Fourth roundFebruary 24 170 USA Jim Furyk USA Brett Quigley 2&1 ARG Ángel Cabrera USA Chad Campbell 2up USA David Toms USA Arron Oberholser 6&4 USA Davis Love III USA Ben Crane 2&1 USA Stewart Cink IND Jeev Milkha Singh 3&2 IRL Pádraig Harrington ENG Lee Westwood 19h SWE Robert Karlsson CAN Stephen Ames 8&7 FJI Vijay Singh USA John Rollins 4&3 1 USA Jim Furyk 9 USA Chad Campbell 19h 5 USA David Toms 13 USA Ben Crane 3&2 6 USA Stewart Cink 3 IRL Pádraig Harrington 1up 10 CAN Stephen Ames 2 FJI Vijay Singh 19h 9 USA Chad Campbell 5 USA David Toms 1up 6 USA Stewart Cink 10 CAN Stephen Ames 3&1 9 USA Chad Campbell 10 CAN Stephen Ames 1up Sam Snead bracket First roundFebruary 21 Second roundFebruary 22 Third roundFebruary 23 Fourth roundFebruary 24 170 AUS Adam Scott USA Shaun Micheel 21h KOR Yang Yong-eun AUS Rod Pampling 5&4 SCO Colin Montgomerie SWE Johan Edfors 2&1 ENG Paul Casey CAN Mike Weir 1up ESP José M. Olazábal USA Paul Goydos 19h AUS Geoff Ogilvy USA Steve Stricker 4&3 USA Joe Durant SWE Niclas Fasth 1up ZAF Retief Goosen USA Scott Verplank 5&4 16 USA Shaun Micheel 9 AUS Rod Pampling 1up 5 SCO Colin Montgomerie 4 ENG Paul Casey 4&3 6 ESP José M. Olazábal 3 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 2&1 10 SWE Niclas Fasth 2 ZAF Retief Goosen 1up 16 USA Shaun Micheel 4 ENG Paul Casey 2up 3 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 10 SWE Niclas Fasth 2&1 4 ENG Paul Casey 3 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 5&4 Final Four 150 Semi-finalsFebruary 24 FinalsFebruary 25 Third place 3 SWE Henrik Stenson 3&2 3 ZAF Trevor Immelman 9 USA Chad Campbell 3 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 3&2 3 SWE Henrik Stenson 2&1 3 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 3 ZAF Trevor Immelman 4&2 9 USA Chad Campbell 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 References External links Bracket 32 27 36.02 N 111 4 17.28 W type:event title Category:WGC Match Play Category:Golf tournaments in Arizona Category:Marana, Arizona WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship