2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

The 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from 3–7 January 2001 at Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the third WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 2001.

2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates3–7 January 2001
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Course(s)Metropolitan Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,066
Field64 players
Prize fund$5,000,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
Steve Stricker
def. Pierre Fulke 2&1

Steve Stricker won his first and only World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Pierre Fulke 2&1 in the 36 hole final.

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.[1] Because it was played in Australia and also because it was very early in the year a large number of players chose not compete. These were: Tiger Woods (ranked 1), David Duval (3), Phil Mickelson (4), Lee Westwood (5), Colin Montgomerie (6), Davis Love III (7), Jesper Parnevik (11), Darren Clarke (12), Nick Price (13), Jim Furyk (15), Sergio García (16), Thomas Bjørn (20), Mike Weir (21), Loren Roberts (22), Carlos Franco (25), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (27), Paul Azinger (30), Rocco Mediate (32), Notah Begay III (33), José María Olazábal (34), Jeff Maggert (37), Fred Couples (39), Eduardo Romero (40), Greg Norman (42), Scott Hoch (46), Ángel Cabrera (47), Mark Calcavecchia (48), Shingo Katayama (53), Masashi Ozaki (67), Andrew Magee (73), Mark O'Meara (74), Lee Janzen (82), Ian Woosnam (83), Rory Sabbatini (85), Frank Lickliter (87), Stephen Ames (94), J. P. Hayes (95), Jarmo Sandelin (96), Bill Glasson (97) and Steve Elkington (101). The lowest player competing was Greg Kraft (104).[2]

Bobby Jones bracket
First round
3 January 		Second round
4 January 		Third round
5 January 		Fourth round
6 January
            
1 Ernie Els 3&2
16 Greg Kraft
1 Ernie Els 1up
8 Hidemichi Tanaka
8 Hidemichi Tanaka 19h
9 Bernhard Langer
1 Ernie Els 19h
13 Jean van de Velde
5 Retief Goosen 2&1
12 Steve Lowery
5 Retief Goosen
13 Jean van de Velde 4&3
4 Duffy Waldorf
13 Jean van de Velde 19h
1 Ernie Els 1up
15 Craig Stadler
6 Phillip Price
11 Andrew Coltart 3&2
11 Andrew Coltart 3&2
3 David Toms
3 David Toms 1up
14 Hirofumi Miyase
11 Andrew Coltart
15 Craig Stadler 19h
7 Dennis Paulson
10 Craig Parry 21h
10 Craig Parry
15 Craig Stadler 7&6
2 John Huston
15 Craig Stadler 4&2

Ben Hogan bracket
First round
3 January 		Second round
4 January 		Third round
5 January 		Fourth round
6 January
            
1 Tom Lehman 2&1
16 Greg Chalmers
1 Tom Lehman 3&2
9 Jeff Sluman
8 Joe Ozaki
9 Jeff Sluman 3&2
1 Tom Lehman
12 Brad Faxon 1up
5 José Cóceres
12 Brad Faxon 3&2
12 Brad Faxon 1up
4 Chris Perry
4 Chris Perry 1up
13 Jonathan Kaye
12 Brad Faxon
6 Pierre Fulke 19h
6 Pierre Fulke 5&4
11 Fred Funk
6 Pierre Fulke 20h
14 Glen Day
3 Kirk Triplett
14 Glen Day 3&1
6 Pierre Fulke 1up
2 Michael Campbell
7 Toshi Izawa 19h
10 Steve Pate
7 Toshi Izawa
2 Michael Campbell 5&4
2 Michael Campbell 4&3
15 Mathias Grönberg

Gary Player bracket
First round
3 January 		Second round
4 January 		Third round
5 January 		Fourth round
6 January
            
1 Hal Sutton
16 Nick O'Hern 21h
16 Nick O'Hern 5&3
9 Tim Herron
8 Franklin Langham
9 Tim Herron 2&1
16 Nick O'Hern 5&4
6 Dudley Hart
5 Dudley Hart 6&5
12 Skip Kendall
5 Dudley Hart 5&4
4 Robert Allenby
4 Robert Allenby 2&1
13 Nobuhito Sato
16 Nick O'Hern
14 Steve Stricker 20h
6 Scott Verplank 19h
11 Brent Geiberger
6 Scott Verplank
14 Steve Stricker 3&2
3 Pádraig Harrington
14 Steve Stricker 2&1
14 Steve Stricker 6&5
2 Justin Leonard
7 Gary Orr 2&1
10 Paul McGinley
7 Gary Orr
2 Justin Leonard 20h
2 Justin Leonard 6&5
15 Patrik Sjöland

Sam Snead bracket
First round
3 January 		Second round
4 January 		Third round
5 January 		Fourth round
6 January
            
1 Vijay Singh 4&2
16 Kevin Sutherland
1 Vijay Singh
8 Toru Taniguchi 1up
8 Toru Taniguchi 3&2
9 Bob Estes
8 Toru Taniguchi 2&1
4 Stuart Appleby
5 Steve Flesch
12 Per-Ulrik Johansson 5&4
12 Per-Ulrik Johansson
4 Stuart Appleby 4&3
4 Stuart Appleby 1up
13 Kenny Perry
8 Toru Taniguchi 2&1
6 Shigeki Maruyama
6 Shigeki Maruyama 2&1
11 Scott Dunlap
6 Shigeki Maruyama 22h
3 Bob May
3 Bob May 2&1
14 Tom Scherrer
6 Shigeki Maruyama 4&3
15 Mark McNulty
7 Paul Lawrie 5&4
10 Chris DiMarco
7 Paul Lawrie
15 Mark McNulty 5&4
2 Stewart Cink
15 Mark McNulty 1up

Final Four
  Semi-finals
6 January		     Finals
7 January
                 
  1 Ernie Els  
  6 Pierre Fulke 2&1    
      6 Pierre Fulke
      14 Steve Stricker 2&1
  14 Steve Stricker 2&1    
  8 Toru Taniguchi   Third place
 
1 Ernie Els
  8 Toru Taniguchi 4&3

Breakdown by country
CountryR64R32R16QFSFFCh
 Argentina1
 Australia5421
 Fiji11
 France111
 Germany1
 Ireland2
 Japan74221
 New Zealand111
 Scotland331
 South Africa22111
 Sweden421111
 United States341363111
 Wales1
 Zimbabwe111

Prize money breakdown
PlaceUS ($)[3]Euro (€)[4]
Champion1,000,0001,065,188
Runner-up500,000532,594
Third place400,000426,075
Fourth place300,000319,556
Losing quarter-finalists x 4150,000159,778
Losing third round x 875,00079,889
Losing second round x 1650,00053,259
Losing first round x 3225,00026,629
Total$5,000,000€5,325,949

References
  1. Official World Golf Rankings December 10, 2000
  2. Els leads depleted Match Play field
  3. Golf Observer. "2001 WGC match play money in dollars". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  4. Golf Observer. "2001 WGC match play money in euros". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2010.

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