2007 HSBC World Match Play Championship

Infobox_Individual_Golf_Tournament
tournament_name = 2007 HSBC World Match Play Championship


dates = October 11-14, 2007
location = Virginia Water, Surrey, England
course = Wentworth Club
tour = European Tour
par = 72
yardage= 7,308
field = 16 players
purse = See below
winners_share = See below
Champion = Ernie Els
Score = 6&4

The 2007 HSBC World Match Play Championship was the 44th HSBC World Match Play Championship played and the 5th time played as an official European Tour event. It was from October 11 to October 14 at The Wentworth Club. The champion received €1,443,830 (£1,000,000 or $2,042,513.20) making it the biggest first prize in golf. Unlike the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, each match played was a 36-hole match. At the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship the only 36-hole match played is the championship. Every other match is a 18-hole match. Ernie Els defeated Ángel Cabrera 6&4 in the final to win the tournament for the 7th time.

Qualification

1. Defending champion: Paul Casey
2. World #1 from the Official World Golf Rankings as of 1 January, 2007: Tiger Woods (declined invitation)
3. The leading 10 available players from the "HSBC Major Tournaments Ranking" at the end of the 2007 PGA Championship on 13 August, 2007: Pádraig Harrington (2), Ángel Cabrera (4), Ernie Els (6), Woody Austin (T7), Justin Rose (9), Retief Goosen (10)
*Zach Johnson (3), Jim Furyk (5) and Sergio García (T7) declined their invitations so the invitations went to the next three players in the rankings who are: Rory Sabbatini (11), Jerry Kelly (12), Andrés Romero (13)
*Number in parenthesis in the player's HSBC Major Tournaments Ranking4. The leading two available European Tour members: Anders Hansen, Niclas Fasth

"*Note: These categories are listed in order. If you qualify for a high category then you are not listed under a lower category."
* [http://www.hsbcgolf.com/default.sps?pageid=138&pagegid=%7BB67EC6D0%2D26E2%2D4415%2DB6A2%2DD924C4A76A29%7D Source]

The Course

Bracket

16TeamBracket
RD1=First round
RD2=Quarterfinals
RD3=Semifinals
RD4=Championship
RD1-team01= flagicon|ENG Paul Casey
RD1-team02= flagicon|USA Jerry Kelly
RD1-score01= 3&2
RD1-score02=
RD1-team03= flagicon|RSA Retief Goosen
RD1-team04= flagicon|ARG Ángel Cabrera
RD1-score03=
RD1-score04= 6&5
RD1-team05= flagicon|ENG Justin Rose
RD1-team06= flagicon|USA Hunter Mahan
RD1-score05=
RD1-score06= 5&4
RD1-team07= flagicon|RSA Rory Sabbatini
RD1-team08= flagicon|DEN Søren Hansen
RD1-score07=
RD1-score08= 4&3
RD1-team09= flagicon|SWE Henrik Stenson
RD1-team10= flagicon|USA Woody Austin
RD1-score09= 1 up
RD1-score10=
RD1-team11= flagicon|IRE Pádraig Harrington
RD1-team12= flagicon|DEN Anders Hansen
RD1-score11=
RD1-score12= 4&3
RD1-team13= flagicon|SWE Niclas Fasth
RD1-team14= flagicon|ARG Andrés Romero
RD1-score13=
RD1-score14= 3&2
RD1-team15= flagicon|RSA Ernie Els
RD1-team16= flagicon|SCO Colin Montgomerie
RD1-score15= 6&5
RD1-score16=
RD2-seed01= 1
RD2-team01= flagicon|ENG Paul Casey
RD2-seed02= 9
RD2-team02= flagicon|ARG Ángel Cabrera
RD2-score01=
RD2-score02= 4&3
RD2-seed03= 12
RD2-team03= flagicon|USA Hunter Mahan
RD2-seed04= 13
RD2-team04= flagicon|DEN Søren Hansen
RD2-score03= 6&4
RD2-score04=
RD2-seed05= 6
RD2-team05= flagicon|SWE Henrik Stenson
RD2-seed06= 14
RD2-team06= flagicon|DEN Anders Hansen
RD2-score05= 7&6
RD2-score06=
RD2-seed07= 10
RD2-team07= flagicon|ARG Andrés Romero
RD2-seed08= 2
RD2-team08= flagicon|RSA Ernie Els
RD2-score07=
RD2-score08= 6&5
RD3-seed01= 9
RD3-team01= flagicon|ARG Ángel Cabrera
RD3-seed02= 12
RD3-team02= flagicon|USA Hunter Mahan
RD3-score01= 2&1
RD3-score02=
RD3-seed03= 6
RD3-team03= flagicon|SWE Henrik Stenson
RD3-seed04= 2
RD3-team04= flagicon|RSA Ernie Els
RD3-score03=
RD3-score04= 3&2
RD4-seed01= 9
RD4-team01= flagicon|ARG Ángel Cabrera
RD4-seed02= 2
RD4-team02= flagicon|RSA Ernie Els
RD4-score01=
RD4-score02= 6&4

Championship match

flagicon|RSA Ernie Elsflagicon|ARG Ángel Cabrera

Red background for birdies.
Blue background for bogeys.

Prize money breakdown

Actual prize fund

Breakdown for European Tour Order of Merit

* [http://dps.twiihosting.net/pga/doc/content/doc_528_402.pdf Source]
* [http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=EUR&to=USD&submit=Convert Source for $US Dollar conversions]

External links

* [http://www.hsbcgolf.com/default.sps?pageid=143&pagegid=%7B92CAE7A6%2D33AD%2D4E33%2D9F8A%2D9B410E220DAA%7D Official site]
* [http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0%2DEFF5%2D4C05%2DAB0F%2DFD08D947D944%7D&eventid=2007086&infosid=3 Coverage on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.wentworthclub.com/ Wentworth Club official site]