1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship

The 1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 24–28, 1999 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the first WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 1999.

1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 24–28, 1999
LocationCarlsbad, California
Course(s)La Costa Resort and Spa
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,022
Field64 players
Prize fund$5,000,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
Jeff Maggert
def. Andrew Magee after 38 holes

Jeff Maggert won his first World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Andrew Magee on the 38th hole in the 36 hole final that went extra holes.

Brackets

The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking as of the February 14 ranking, seeded according to those rankings.[1]

Jumbo Osaki (ranked #13) chose not to play and was replaced by Nick Faldo (#65).[2]

Bobby Jones bracket
First round
February 24 		Second round
February 25 		Third round
February 26 		Fourth round
February 27
            
1 Tiger Woods 4&3
16 Nick Faldo
1 Tiger Woods 1up
9 Bob Tway
8 Tom Watson
9 Bob Tway 6&4
1 Tiger Woods 2&1
13 Stewart Cink
5 Payne Stewart
12 Stewart Cink 3&2
12 Craig Parry
13 Stewart Cink 3&2
4 Jesper Parnevik
13 Craig Parry 1up
1 Tiger Woods
6 Jeff Maggert 2&1
6 Jeff Maggert 2up
11 Fred Funk
6 Jeff Maggert 1up
3 Nick Price
3 Nick Price 4&3
14 Frankie Miñoza
6 Jeff Maggert 1up
7 Bernhard Langer
7 Bernhard Langer 4&2
10 Brad Faxon
7 Bernhard Langer 2&1
2 Vijay Singh
2 Vijay Singh 5&3
15 Rocco Mediate

Ben Hogan bracket
First round
February 24 		Second round
February 25 		Third round
February 26 		Fourth round
February 27
            
1 Davis Love III
16 Steve Pate 1up
16 Steve Pate 1up
9 Brandt Jobe
8 Jeff Sluman
9 Brandt Jobe 3&2
16 Steve Pate 1up
4 Fred Couples
5 Scott Hoch 3&2
12 Ian Woosnam
5 Scott Hoch
4 Fred Couples 1up
4 Fred Couples 2up
13 Dudley Hart
16 Steve Pate 3&2
15 Eduardo Romero
6 Lee Janzen 3&2
11 Glen Day
6 Lee Janzen
3 Phil Mickelson 2&1
3 Phil Mickelson 3&2
14 Joe Ozaki
3 Phil Mickelson
15 Eduardo Romero 2&1
7 Greg Norman 3&2
10 John Cook
7 Greg Norman
15 Eduardo Romero 21h
2 Lee Westwood
15 Eduardo Romero 3&2

Gary Player bracket
First round
February 24 		Second round
February 25 		Third round
February 26 		Fourth round
February 27
            
1 David Duval 2&1
16 Stephen Leaney
1 David Duval
9 Bill Glasson 2&1
8 Stuart Appleby
9 Bill Glasson 2&1
9 Bill Glasson
13 Andrew Magee 1up
5 Brian Watts
12 Thomas Bjørn 1up
12 Thomas Bjørn
13 Andrew Magee 2&1
4 Darren Clarke
13 Andrew Magee 1up
13 Andrew Magee 1up
11 Shigeki Maruyama
6 Steve Stricker
11 Shigeki Maruyama 3&2
11 Shigeki Maruyama 4&2
3 Justin Leonard
3 Justin Leonard 4&3
14 Miguel Á. Jiménez
11 Shigeki Maruyama 2&1
10 Loren Roberts
7 Hal Sutton
10 Loren Roberts 5&4
10 Loren Roberts 2&1
15 Paul Azinger
2 Ernie Els
15 Paul Azinger 1up

Sam Snead bracket
First round
February 24 		Second round
February 25 		Third round
February 26 		Fourth round
February 27
            
1 Mark O'Meara
16 Michael Bradley 4&2
16 Michael Bradley
8 José M. Olazábal 2&1
8 José M. Olazábal 5&3
9 Billy Mayfair
8 José M. Olazábal 1up
13 Steve Jones
5 Tom Lehman
12 Scott Verplank 3&1
12 Scott Verplank
13 Steve Jones 5&4
4 Steve Elkington
13 Steve Jones 2&1
8 José M. Olazábal
7 John Huston 2&1
6 Mark Calcavecchia
11 Carlos Franco 2&1
11 Carlos Franco
14 Patrik Sjöland 1up
3 Jim Furyk
14 Patrik Sjöland 5&3
14 Patrik Sjöland
7 John Huston 1up
7 John Huston 3&2
10 Bob Estes
7 John Huston 2&1
15 Craig Stadler
2 Colin Montgomerie
15 Craig Stadler 5&3

Final Four
  Semi-finals
February 27		     Finals
February 28
                 
  6 Jeff Maggert 1up  
  16 Steve Pate    
      6 Jeff Maggert 38h
      13 Andrew Magee
  13 Andrew Magee 3&1    
  7 John Huston   Third place
 
16 Steve Pate
  7 John Huston 5&4

Breakdown by country
CountryR64R32R16QFSFFCh
 Argentina1111
 Australia52
 Denmark11
 England2
 Fiji11
 Germany111
 Japan2111
 Northern Ireland1
 Paraguay11
 Philippines1
 Scotland1
 South Africa1
 Spain2111
 Sweden211
 United States4021115421
 Wales1
 Zimbabwe11

Prize money breakdown
PlaceUS ($)[3]Euro (€)[4]
Champion1,000,000859,158
Runner-up500,000429,579
Third place400,000343,663
Fourth place300,000257,747
Losing quarter-finalists x 4150,000128,873
Losing third round x 875,00064,437
Losing second round x 1650,00042,960
Losing first round x 3225,00021,478
Total$5,000,000€4,295,761

References
  1. Official World Golf Ranking – February 14, 1999
  2. Golf: World Match Play; Woods vs. Faldo a Key Attraction
  3. Golf Observer. "1999 WGC match play money in dollars". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  4. Golf Observer. "1999 WGC match play money in euros". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2010.

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