Accenture Match Play Championship and World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship is one of four World Golf Championships events which debuted in 1999. It is sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours. Eligibility for the Accenture Match Play Championship is limited to the top 64 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking.
The International Federation of PGA Tours, formed in 1996, created the World Golf Championships to enhance the competitive structure of professional golf worldwide while preserving the traditions and strengths of its six member Tours. The member Tours are the Asian PGA, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA TOUR, PGA Tour of Australasia and Southern Africa Tour.
In its eleven-year history, the Accenture Match Play Championship has generated many dramatic and captivating moments.
On Feb. 15th, 2011 Tiger Woods committed to play of the Accenture Match Play Championship, he has won this competition 3 times before but was did not play it last year. Woods is the number 3 in the world and he will be competing with 64 more players on this event.
Ian Poulter will be defending this title this coming week, he defeated Paul Casey last year in a 4-2.
DAY-BY-DAY ONSITE SCHEDULE
Sunday, Feb. 20
Bracket Announcement: 5 p.m. MT
Monday, Feb. 21
• Practice Round for Professionals - The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
• Gates Open: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. MT
Tuesday, Feb. 22
• Practice Round for Professionals - The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
• Gates Open: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. MT
Wednesday, Feb. 23
• Competition begins
• Thirty-Two Matches (approximate match times: 7:36 a.m.-12:30 p.m. MT)
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
• Gates Open: 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. MT
Thursday, Feb. 24
• Sixteen Matches (approximate match times: 9:18 a.m.-12:18 p.m. MT)
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
• Gates Open: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. MT
• Volunteer Appreciation Party
Dove Mountain Center -- By invitation only
5-7:30 p.m. MT
Friday, Feb. 25
• Military Appreciation Ceremony
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Southwest Lawn of Clubhouse
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
• Eight Matches (approximate match times: 10:50 a.m.-12:14 p.m. MT)
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
• Gates Open: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. MT
Saturday, Feb. 26
• Four Quarterfinal Matches (Approximate match times:
First two matches: 10:05 a.m. -- 10:20 a.m. MT
Second two matches: 12:05-12:20 p.m. MT)
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
• Gates Open: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. MT
Sunday, Feb. 27
• Two Semifinal Matches (Approximate match times: 7:15-7:27 a.m. MT)
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
Consolation Match (Approximate match time: 12:02 p.m. MT)
Championship Match (Approximate match time: 12:17 p.m. MT)
• Gates Open: 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. MT
2011 Accenture Match Play Results
| Year |
Player |
Country |
Runner-up |
Score |
1st Prize |
Purse ($) |
| WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship |
| 2011 |
Luke Donald |
England |
Martin Kaymer |
3 & 2 |
1,400,000 |
8,500,000 |
2010 Accenture Match Play Results
The Accenture Professional Match Up Golf Competition has a new winner. Over the weekend Ian Poulter confirmed to be a skilled player and a really fair opponent.
With his ninth career victory, and by far the biggest, Poulter moved to a personal-best No. 5 in the Official World Golf Rankings. And as always, he looked good getting there.
"I've had an interesting ride from a lot of people's point of view of how I present myself on the golf course, as opposed to how well I can actually perform," Poulter said. "This to me is very pleasing to be able to be in that position now. I guess #5 in the world stands for more than just what I wear on the golf course."
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Past Winners
2010 Winner- Ian Poulter
2009 Winner—Geoff Ogilvy
2008 Winner—Tiger Woods
2007 – Henrik Stenson defeated Geoff Ogilvy
2006 Winner—Geoff Ogilvy
2005 Winner—David Toms
2004 Winner—Tiger Woods
2003 Winner—Tiger Woods
2002 Winner—Kevin Sutherland
2001 Winner—Steve Stricker
2000 Winner—Darren Clarke
1999 Winner—Jeff Maggert |
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The World Golf Championships are a series of four prestigious golf events featuring the world's best golfers. The events in the series are designed and sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which consists of the leading professional golf tours in the world. These international events attract world-class players such as Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Colin Montgomerie and many others. These are the events that will take place: Acceture Match Play Championship, Bridgestone Invitational, American Express Championship and World Cup.
The Accenture Match Play Championship is part of the World Golf Championships, a series of global events that bring the world’s best golfers together in competition in different formats at a variety of venues. This global event captures the spirit and culture of Accenture - to continually achieve through the very best performance, and then raise the bar even higher.
| Accenture Match Play Championship |
CA Championship |
Dates: February 23 - 27, 2011
Site: The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Format: Match Play
Field: Top 64 available players based on the Official World Golf Ranking |
Dates:March 10-13, 2011
Site: TPC Blue Monster at Doral - Doral, Florida. U.S.A.
Field: 65-70, including 44 of the top 50 from the Official World Golf Rankings and leaders of the six Tours' Official Money Lists/Order of Merit.
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Dates: August 4-7, 2011
Site: Firestone Country Club - Akron, Ohio, U.S.A. |
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