2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

The 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 20–24, 2008 over the South Course at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona.[1] It was the tenth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships held in 2008.

2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 20–24, 2008
LocationMarana, Arizona
Course(s)The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,351
Field64 players
Prize fund$8,000,000
Winner's share$1,350,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
def. Stewart Cink 8 & 7

The purse remained at $8,000,000, one of the largest in golf. Tiger Woods won his third WGC Match Play title, and his 15th World Golf Championships event, by beating fellow American Stewart Cink 8 and 7 in the 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.[2] Brett Wetterich (ranked 45) pulled out of the event with a shoulder injury and was replaced by J. B. Holmes (ranked 65).

Bobby Jones bracket
First round
February 20 		Second round
February 21 		Third round
February 22 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1 Tiger Woods 1up
16 J. B. Holmes
1 Tiger Woods 3&2
9 Arron Oberholser
8 Mike Weir
9 Arron Oberholser 3&1
1 Tiger Woods 20h
5 Aaron Baddeley
5 Aaron Baddeley 4&2
12 Mark Calcavecchia
5 Aaron Baddeley
13 David Toms WD
4 Zach Johnson
13 David Toms 2&1
1 Tiger Woods 3&2
3 K. J. Choi
6 Ian Poulter 2&1
11 Søren Hansen
6 Ian Poulter
3 K. J. Choi 19h
3 K. J. Choi 3&2
14 Camilo Villegas
3 K. J. Choi 2up
7 Paul Casey
7 Paul Casey 2up
10 Robert Karlsson
7 Paul Casey 2&1
15 Bradley Dredge
2 Rory Sabbatini
15 Bradley Dredge 4&3

Ben Hogan bracket
First round
February 20 		Second round
February 21 		Third round
February 22 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1 Ernie Els
16 Jonathan Byrd 6&5
16 Jonathan Byrd 6&4
9 Andrés Romero
8 Retief Goosen
9 Andrés Romero 2&1
16 Jonathan Byrd
4 Henrik Stenson 1up
5 Trevor Immelman 1up
12 Shingo Katayama
5 Trevor Immelman
4 Henrik Stenson 25h
4 Henrik Stenson 1up
13 Robert Allenby
4 Henrik Stenson 2up
10 Woody Austin
6 Martin Kaymer
11 Boo Weekley 2&1
11 Boo Weekley 3&1
3 Sergio García
3 Sergio García 3&2
14 John Senden
11 Boo Weekley
10 Woody Austin 3&2
7 Toru Taniguchi
10 Woody Austin 6&5
10 Woody Austin 19h
2 Adam Scott
2 Adam Scott 2&1
15 Brendan Jones

Gary Player bracket
First round
February 20 		Second round
February 21 		Third round
February 22 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1 Phil Mickelson 1up
16 Pat Perez
1 Phil Mickelson
8 Stuart Appleby 2&1
8 Stuart Appleby 3&2
9 Tim Clark
8 Stuart Appleby
13 Justin Leonard 3&2
5 Lee Westwood 2&1
12 Brandt Snedeker
5 Lee Westwood
13 Justin Leonard 2&1
4 Geoff Ogilvy
13 Justin Leonard 3&2
13 Justin Leonard 1up
3 Vijay Singh
6 Niclas Fasth 6&5
11 Richard Green
6 Niclas Fasth
3 Vijay Singh 1up
3 Vijay Singh 19h
14 Peter Hanson
3 Vijay Singh 25h
15 Rod Pampling
7 Scott Verplank
10 Nick O'Hern 3&2
10 Nick O'Hern
15 Rod Pampling 5&4
2 Justin Rose
15 Rod Pampling 2&1

Sam Snead bracket
First round
February 20 		Second round
February 21 		Third round
February 22 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1 Steve Stricker 20h
16 Daniel Chopra
1 Steve Stricker 20h
9 Hunter Mahan
8 Richard Sterne
9 Hunter Mahan 4&3
1 Steve Stricker
4 Ángel Cabrera 4&3
5 Luke Donald 2&1
12 Nick Dougherty
5 Luke Donald
4 Ángel Cabrera 2&1
4 Ángel Cabrera 3&2
13 Anders Hansen
4 Ángel Cabrera
6 Stewart Cink 3&2
6 Stewart Cink 4&3
11 Miguel Á. Jiménez
6 Stewart Cink 2up
3 Pádraig Harrington
3 Pádraig Harrington 4&3
14 Jerry Kelly
6 Stewart Cink 4&2
15 Colin Montgomerie
7 Stephen Ames
10 Charles Howell III 19h
10 Charles Howell III
15 Colin Montgomerie 1up
2 Jim Furyk
15 Colin Montgomerie 3&2

Final Four
  Semi-finals
February 23		     Finals
February 24
                 
  1 Tiger Woods 2up  
  4 Henrik Stenson    
      1 Tiger Woods 8&7
      6 Stewart Cink
  13 Justin Leonard    
  6 Stewart Cink 4&2   Third place
 
4 Henrik Stenson 3&2
  13 Justin Leonard

Championship match
Player/Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Tiger Woods 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 6 3 3 2 4 4 3
AS 1up 1up 1up 2up 2up 3up 4up 4up 4up 5up 4up 4up 4up 4up 3up 4up 4up 4up 5up 5up 5up 5up 6up 7up 8up 8up 7up 8up
Stewart Cink 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 2 5 5 4 4 3 4 6 4 4 3 4 3 4
AS 1dn 1dn 1dn 2dn 2dn 3dn 4dn 4dn 4dn 5dn 4dn 4dn 4dn 4dn 3dn 4dn 4dn 4dn 5dn 5dn 5dn 5dn 6dn 7dn 8dn 8dn 7dn 8dn

Yellow background for eagles.
Red background for birdies.
Blue background for bogeys.

Breakdown by country
CountryR64R32R16QFSFFCh
 Argentina2211
 Australia1053
 Canada2
 Colombia1
 Denmark2
 England641
 Fiji1111
 Germany1
 Ireland11
 Japan2
 Scotland111
 South Africa61
 South Korea1111
 Spain21
 Sweden52111
 United States201274321
 Wales11

Prize money and FedEx Cup points breakdown
PlaceUS ($)Euro (€)Points[3]
Champion1,350,000919,993.374,725
Runner-up800,000545,181.262,835
Third place575,000391,849.031,785
Fourth place475,000323,701.371,260
Losing quarter-finalists x 4260,000177,183.91922
Losing third round x 8130,00088,591.95587
Losing second round x 1690,00061,332.89262
Losing first round x 3240,00027,259.0686
Total$8,000,000€5,451,81226,250

($1.46740188 = 1 Euro)

References
  1. "WGC Accenture Matchplay". European Tour. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
  2. Official World Golf Ranking - 10 February 2008
  3. "2008 PGA Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. pp. 3–22.
  4. 2008 Accenture Match Play Final Earnings and Points Archived March 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - from the World Golf Championships official site
  5. European Tour weekly Archived June 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - prize breakdown on second page

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