2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play

Golf tournament September 2018 2015 WGC-CadillacMatch Play April 29 – May 3, 2015 San Francisco, California, U.S. TPC Harding Park PGA TourEuropean Tour 71 7,127 yd 64 players Match play – 18 holes $9,250,000€8,487,016 $1,570,000€1,440,499 NIR Rory McIlroy def. Gary Woodland, 4 & 2 2014 2016 USA 1 San Francisco 37.724 -122.493 Location in the United States 5 230 USA California 1 San Francisco 37.724 -122.493 Location in California 5 150 The 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play was the 17th WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship, played April 29 – May 3 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California. It was the second of four World Golf Championships in 2015. Top-ranked Rory McIlroy defeated Gary Woodland 4 & 2 in the final, for his second win in a WGC event, after his win in the 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/golf/32577219 Rory McIlroy wins WGC Match Play by beating Gary Woodland May 3, 2015 BBC Sport May 15, 2015 On September 30, 2014, Cadillac was announced as the new title sponsor.http://www.pgatour.com/news/2014/09/30/cadillac-title-sponsor-wgc-match-play.html Cadillac new title sponsor of WGC-Match Play PGA Tour September 30, 2014 Field The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on April 19. However, the seedings were based on the World Rankings on April 26.http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/news/2015/04/26/phil-mickelson-withdraw.html Mickelson withdraws from WGC-Cadillac Match Play PGA Tour April 26, 2015 Luke Donald (ranked 50 on April 19, personal reasons),https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/12735956/tim-clark-withdraws-match-play-championship-elbow-injury Tim Clark (elbow) withdraws from Match Play Championship ESPN Associated Press April 23, 2015 Tim Clark (ranked 57, injury), and Phil Mickelson (ranked 18, personal reasons)https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/12771934/phil-mickelson-withdraws-match-play-championship-cites-personal-reasons Phil Mickelson pulls out of Match Play, cites personal reasons ESPN Jason Sobel April 27, 2015 did not compete, allowing entry for Miguel Ángel Jiménez (ranked 65), Francesco Molinari (ranked 66), and Mikko Ilonen (ranked 67). Two players made their WGC debut: Andy Sullivan and Ben Martin. Format A new format was introduced in 2015. Previously, the Championship was a single elimination match play event. Beginning in 2015, the championship started with pool play, with 16 groups of four players playing round-robin matches, on Wednesday through Friday. There are no halved matches in pool play with extra holes played to determine the winner. The top 16 seeded players were allocated to the 16 groups, one in each group. The remaining 48 players were placed into three pools (seeds 17–32, seeds 33–48, seeds 49–64). Each group had one player randomly selected from each pool to complete the group.http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/news/2015/03/18/match-play-drawing-process.html WGC-Cadillac Match Play's new drawing process PGA Tour March 18, 2015 The winners of each group advanced to a single-elimination bracket on the weekend, with the round of 16 and quarterfinals on Saturday, and the semi-finals, finals, and consolation match on Sunday.https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11168101/new-look-match-play-championship-heads-tpc-harding-park-2015 Match Play gets new format for '15 ESPN Associated Press July 2, 2014 If two players are tied at the top of the group, the result of their head-to-head match determines the group winner. If three players are tied, the winner is determined by a sudden-death playoff. +Top 16 seedsSeed and Rank Player1 NIR Rory McIlroy 2 USA Jordan Spieth 3 SWE Henrik Stenson4 USA Bubba Watson 5 USA Jim Furyk 6 ENG Justin Rose7 AUS Jason Day8 USA Dustin Johnson 9 AUS Adam Scott 10 ESP Sergio García 11 USA Jimmy Walker 12 USA J. B. Holmes 13 USA Rickie Fowler 14 USA Matt Kuchar 15 USA Patrick Reed 16 JPN Hideki Matsuyama +Pool 1SeedRankPlayer17 17 DEU Martin Kaymer18 19 USA Billy Horschel19 20 USA Brooks Koepka20 21 USA Kevin Na21 22 FRA Victor Dubuisson22 23 USA Ryan Palmer23 24 USA Bill Haas24 25 USA Zach Johnson25 26 USA Chris Kirk26 27 ENG Lee Westwood27 28 ENG Ian Poulter28 29 USA Ryan Moore29 30 ZAF Louis Oosthuizen30 31 WAL Jamie Donaldson31 32 USA Hunter Mahan32 33 NIR Graeme McDowell +Pool 2 Seed Rank Player33 34 USA Keegan Bradley34 35 IND Anirban Lahiri35 36 USA Brandt Snedeker36 37 ENG Paul Casey37 38 ZAF Charl Schwartzel38 39 ZAF Branden Grace39 40 AUT Bernd Wiesberger40 41 USA Matt Every41 42 SCO Stephen Gallacher42 43 USA Brendon Todd43 44 NLD Joost Luiten44 45 THA Thongchai Jaidee45 46 USA Russell Henley46 47 USA Webb Simpson47 48 IRL Shane Lowry48 49 ENG Danny Willett+Pool 3SeedRankPlayer49 50 USA Charley Hoffman50 52 USA Gary Woodland51 53 SCO Marc Warren52 54 FRA Alexander Lévy53 56 USA Jason Dufner54 57 ENG Tommy Fleetwood55 58 USA Harris English56 60 AUS Marc Leishman57 61 ENG Andy Sullivan58 63 AUS Matt Jones59 64 ZAF George Coetzee60 65 AUS John Senden61 67 USA Ben Martin62 68 FIN Mikko Ilonen63 69 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez64 70 ITA Francesco Molinari Rank – Official World Golf Ranking on April 26, 2015. Results Pool play Players were divided into 16 groups of four players and played round-robin matches on Wednesday to Friday. Round 1 – April 29 Round 2 – April 30 Round 3 – May 1 Notes: Round 1 Of the 32 matches played, 14 were "upsets" with the lower seeded player beating the higher seeded player. These included #3 Henrik Stenson (lost to #60 John Senden), #6 Justin Rose (lost to #56 Marc Leishman), #7 Jason Day (lost to #49 Charley Hoffman), and #9 Adam Scott (lost to #64 Francesco Molinari).https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/12789320/jordan-spieth-advances-group-stage-wgc-cadillac-match-play Jordan Spieth handles Mikko Ilonen to advance in WGC-Cadillac Match Play ESPN Bob Harig April 30, 2015 Notes: Round 2 Of the 32 matches played, 16 were upsets. These included #5 Jim Furyk (lost to #44 Thongchai Jaidee), #7 Day (lost to #38 Branden Grace), #8 Dustin Johnson (lost to #37 Charl Schwartzel), #9 Scott (lost to #36 Paul Casey), and #10 Sergio García (lost to #39 Bernd Wiesberger). Two players, #13 Rickie Fowler and #60 John Senden, were guaranteed to advance.https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/12795528/rory-mcilroy-billy-horschel-set-wgc-cadillac-match-play-showdown Rory McIlroy advances at Match Play, will next face Billy Horschel ESPN Bob Harig April 30, 2015https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/12796628/rickie-fowler-wins-2nd-straight-match-play-championship-secures-round-16-spot Rickie Fowler assured of advancing at Match Play; Jordan Spieth 2-0 ESPN Associated Press May 1, 2015 Notes: Round 3 Of the 32 matches played, 18 were upsets. These included #2 Jordan Spieth (lost to #26 Lee Westwood), #3 Stenson (lost to #23 Bill Haas), #4 Bubba Watson (lost to #29 Louis Oosthuizen), #7 Day (lost to #24 Zach Johnson), #9 Scott (lost to #25 Chris Kirk), and #10 García (lost to #30 Jamie Donaldson). Day, Scott and Jimmy Walker were the only top seeds to lose all three matches. Only five of the top seeds advanced: #1 Rory McIlroy, #5 Furyk, #12 J. B. Holmes, #13 Fowler, and #16 Hideki Matsuyama. 12 of the 16 group winners advanced with perfect 3–0 records. Three groups winners advanced based on head-to-head tie-breaker and one group went to a three-way sudden-death playoff. Branden Grace defeated Zach Johnson and Charley Hoffman on the third extra hole in group 7. In Group 11, all six matches of the three rounds were upsets. A total of 18 of the 96 matches went extra holes, causing some to suggest altering the format next year to include halved matches.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2015/05/02/mcilroy-rallies-to-advance-in-match-play-championship/26763485/ McIlroy rallies to advance in Match Play Championship USA Today Associated Press May 2, 2015https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/12799223/five-ways-fix-new-wgc-cadillac-match-play Five ways to fix the 'new' WGC-Match Play ESPN May 1, 2015 Jason Sobel + Group 1 Round Winner Score Loser1 McIlroy 5 & 4 Dufner Horschel 5 & 4 Snedeker2 McIlroy 2 up Snedeker Horschel 3 & 2 Dufner3 McIlroy 20 h Horschel Dufner 1 up Snedeker Seed Player W L Finish 1 NIR Rory McIlroy 3 0 1 18 USA Billy Horschel 2 1 2 53 USA Jason Dufner 1 2 3 35 USA Brandt Snedeker 0 3 4+ Group 2 Round Winner Score Loser1 Spieth 4 & 2 Ilonen Westwood 1 up Every2 Spieth 4 & 3 Every Westwood 1 up Ilonen3 Westwood 1 up Spieth Ilonen 8 & 6 Every Seed Player W L Finish 26 ENG Lee Westwood 3 0 1 2 USA Jordan Spieth 2 1 2 62 FIN Mikko Ilonen 1 2 3 40 USA Matt Every 0 3 4 + Group 3 Round Winner Score Loser1 Senden 19 h StensonHaas 3 & 2 Todd2 Stenson 3 & 2 ToddSenden 4 & 3 Haas3 Haas 3 & 1 Stenson Senden 1 up Todd Seed Player W L Finish 60 AUS John Senden 3 0 1 23 USA Bill Haas 2 1 2 3 SWE Henrik Stenson 1 2 3 42 USA Brendon Todd 0 3 4+ Group 4 Round Winner Score Loser1 Watson 5 & 4 Jiménez Oosthuizen 6 & 5 Bradley2 Watson 4 & 2 Bradley Oosthuizen 2 up Jiménez3 Oosthuizen 19 h Watson Jiménez 2 up Bradley Seed Player W L Finish 29 ZAF Louis Oosthuizen 3 0 1 4 USA Bubba Watson 2 1 2 63 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1 2 3 33 USA Keegan Bradley 0 3 4 + Group 5 Round Winner Score Loser1 Furyk 3 & 2 Coetzee Kaymer 3 & 1 Jaidee2 Jaidee 3 & 1 Furyk Coetzee 19 h Kaymer3 Furyk 20 h Kaymer Coetzee 21 h Jaidee Seed Player W L Finish 5 USA Jim Furyk 2 1 1 59 ZAF George Coetzee 2 1 2 17 DEU Martin Kaymer 1 2 T3 44 THA Thongchai Jaidee 1 2+ Group 6 Round Winner Score Loser1 Leishman 3 & 2 Rose Lahiri 4 & 2 Palmer2 Rose 19 h Lahiri Leishman 4 & 3 Palmer3 Rose 2 & 1 Palmer Leishman 1 up Lahiri Seed Player W L Finish 56 AUS Marc Leishman 3 0 1 6 ENG Justin Rose 2 1 2 34 IND Anirban Lahiri 1 2 3 22 USA Ryan Palmer 0 3 4 + Group 7 Round Winner Score Loser1 Hoffman 4 & 3 Day Z. Johnson 2 up Grace2 Grace 4 & 3 Day Hoffman 2 & 1 Z. Johnson3 Z. Johnson 3 & 2 Day Grace 2 & 1 Hoffman Seed Player W L Finish 38 ZAF Branden Grace 2 1 1 24 USA Zach Johnson 2 1 T2 49 USA Charley Hoffman 2 1 7 AUS Jason Day 0 3 4 Grace won sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the third hole.+ Group 8 Round Winner Score Loser1 D. Johnson 3 & 1 Jones Schwartzel 5 & 4 Dubuisson2 Schwartzel 20 h D. Johnson Jones 2 up Dubuisson3 D. Johnson 2 & 1 Dubuisson Schwartzel 20 h Jones Seed Player W L Finish 37 ZAF Charl Schwartzel 3 0 1 8 USA Dustin Johnson 2 1 2 58 AUS Matt Jones 1 2 3 21 FRA Victor Dubuisson 0 3 4 + Group 9 Round Winner Score Loser1 Molinari 5 & 4 ScottCasey 22 h Kirk2 Casey 1 up Scott Kirk 2 & 1 Molinari3 Kirk 1 up Scott Casey 1 up Molinari Seed Player W L Finish 36 ENG Paul Casey 3 0 1 25 USA Chris Kirk 2 1 2 64 ITA Francesco Molinari 1 2 3 9 AUS Adam Scott 0 3 4+ Group 10 Round Winner Score Loser1 García 2 up Fleetwood Donaldson 1 up Wiesberger2 Wiesberger 2 & 1 García Fleetwood 21 h Donaldson3 Donaldson 2 & 1 García Fleetwood 19 h Wiesberger Seed Player W L Finish 54 ENG Tommy Fleetwood 2 1 1 30 WAL Jamie Donaldson 2 1 2 39 AUT Bernd Wiesberger 1 2 T3 10 ESP Sergio García 1 2 + Group 11 Round Winner Score Loser1 Woodland 19 h Walker Simpson 3 & 2 Poulter2 Simpson19 h Walker Woodland 3 & 2 Poulter3 Poulter 4 & 2 Walker Woodland 1 up Simpson Seed Player W L Finish 50 USA Gary Woodland 3 0 1 46 USA Webb Simpson 2 1 2 27 ENG Ian Poulter 1 2 3 11 USA Jimmy Walker 0 3 4+ Group 12 Round Winner Score Loser1 Warren 2 & 1 Holmes Koepka 1 up Henley2 Holmes 19 h Henley Koepka 20 h Warren3 Holmes 2 & 1 Koepka Henley 1 up Warren Seed Player W L Finish 12 USA J. B. Holmes 2 1 1 19 USA Brooks Koepka 2 1 2 45 USA Russell Henley 1 2 T3 51 SCO Marc Warren 1 2 + Group 13 Round Winner Score Loser1 Fowler 1 up EnglishLowry 1 up McDowell2 Fowler 1 up Lowry English 2 & 1 McDowell3 Fowler 5 & 4 McDowell English 1 up Lowry Seed Player W L Finish 13 USA Rickie Fowler 3 0 1 55 USA Harris English 2 1 2 47 IRL Shane Lowry 1 2 3 32 NIR Graeme McDowell 0 3 4+ Group 14 Round Winner Score Loser1 Martin 1 up Kuchar Mahan 7 & 6 Gallacher2 Kuchar3 & 2 Gallacher Mahan 5 & 3 Martin3 Mahan 5 & 4 KucharMartin 20 h Gallacher Seed Player W L Finish 31 USA Hunter Mahan 3 0 1 61 USA Ben Martin 2 1 2 14 USA Matt Kuchar 1 2 3 41 SCO Stephen Gallacher 0 3 4 + Group 15 Round Winner Score Loser1 Reed 2 & 1 Sullivan Willett 3 & 2 Moore2 Willett 2 & 1 Reed Sullivan 3 & 2 Moore3 Reed 1 up Moore Willett 1 up Sullivan Seed Player W L Finish 48 ENG Danny Willett 3 0 1 15 USA Patrick Reed 2 1 2 57 ENG Andy Sullivan 1 2 3 28 USA Ryan Moore 0 3 4+ Group 16 Round Winner Score Loser1 Matsuyama 5 & 4 LévyLuiten 19 h Na2 Matsuyama 2 up Luiten Na 3 & 1 Lévy3 Matsuyama 5 & 4 Na Luiten 1 up Lévy Seed Player W L Finish 16 JPN Hideki Matsuyama 3 0 1 43 NLD Joost Luiten 2 1 2 20 USA Kevin Na 1 2 3 52 FRA Alexander Lévy 0 3 4 Final 16 bracket y First roundMay 2 – morning Quarter-finalsMay 2 – afternoon Semi-finalsMay 3 – morning FinalMay 3 – afternoon 160 1 16 NIR Rory McIlroy JPN Hideki Matsuyama 6&5 37 36 ZAF Charl Schwartzel ENG Paul Casey 3&1 29 13 ZAF Louis Oosthuizen USA Rickie Fowler 1 up 5 12 USA Jim Furyk USA J. B. Holmes 5&3 26 48 ENG Lee Westwood ENG Danny Willett 3&2 38 54 ZAF Branden Grace ENG Tommy Fleetwood 2&1 60 31 AUS John Senden USA Hunter Mahan 2&1 56 50 AUS Marc Leishman USA Gary Woodland 2&1 1 NIR Rory McIlroy 36 ENG Paul Casey 22h 5 USA Jim Furyk 29 ZAF Louis Oosthuizen 4&2 50 USA Gary Woodland 60 AUS John Senden 5&3 54 ENG Tommy Fleetwood 48 ENG Danny Willett 4&3 1 NIR Rory McIlroy 5 USA Jim Furyk 1up 50 USA Gary Woodland 48 ENG Danny Willett 3&2 1 NIR Rory McIlroy 50 USA Gary Woodland 4&2 5 USA Jim Furyk 48 ENG Danny Willett 3&2 The match between Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey was completed on May 3 having been all square after 21 holes when it became too dark to continue. Prize money breakdown Place Description US ($)1 Champion 1,570,0002 Runner-up 930,0003 Third place 646,0004 Fourth place 520,000T5 Losing quarter-finalists x 4 285,000T9 Losing round of 16 x 8 150,000T17 Those with 2–1 record in pool play x 17 85,824T34 Those with 1–2 record in pool play x 18 63,500T52 Those with 0–3 record in pool play x 13 49,385 Total 9,250,000 Source:https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wgc-dell-technologies-match-play/past-results.html Past Results – World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play March 30, 2021 References External links http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play.html Coverage on the European Tour's official site 37.724 N 122.493 W title Category:WGC Match Play Category:Golf tournaments in California WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship