2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Infobox_Individual_Golf_Tournament
tournament_name = 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship


dates = February 20-24, 2008
location = Marana, Arizona
course = The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course)
tour = PGA Tour
European Tour
par = 72
yardage= 7,351
field = 64 players
purse = $8,000,000
winners_share = $1,350,000
Champion = Tiger Woods
Score = Def. Stewart Cink 8 & 7

The 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was the 10th WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship played from February 20 to February 24, 2008, once again at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course). [cite news | url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0%2DEFF5%2D4C05%2DAB0F%2DFD08D947D944%7D&eventid=2008012&infosid=3&pageno=1 | title=WGC Accenture Matchplay | publisher=European Tour| date=| accessdate=2008-02-09] Only one of the world's top 64 players, Brett Wetterich pulled out of the event, being replaced by J. B. Holmes. The purse remained at $8,000,000, one of the largest in golf. Tiger Woods won his third match play title and his 15th overall World Golf Championship event by beating fellow American Stewart Cink 8&7 in the final.

Brackets

The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consists of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings. [ [http://dps.twiihosting.net/wgr/doc/content/archive/2008/owgr06f2008.pdf Official World Golf Ranking - 10 February 10 2008] ]

Bobby Jones Bracket

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
February 20
RD2=Second round
February 21
RD3=Third Round
February 22
RD4=Fourth Round
February 23

RD1-team01= flagicon|USA Tiger Woods
RD1-team02= flagicon|USA J. B. Holmes
RD1-score01= 1 up
RD1-score02=

RD1-team03= flagicon|CAN Mike Weir
RD1-team04= flagicon|USA Arron Oberholser
RD1-score03=
RD1-score04= 3&1

RD1-team07= flagicon|USA Zach Johnson
RD1-team08= flagicon|USA David Toms
RD1-score05= 4&2
RD1-score06=

RD1-team05= flagicon|AUS Aaron Baddeley
RD1-team06= flagicon|USA Mark Calcavecchia
RD1-score07=
RD1-score08= 2&1

RD1-team15= flagicon|RSA Rory Sabbatini
RD1-team16= flagicon|WAL Bradley Dredge
RD1-score09= 2&1
RD1-score10=

RD1-team13= flagicon|ENG Paul Casey
RD1-team14= flagicon|SWE Robert Karlsson
RD1-score11= 3&2
RD1-score12=

RD1-team11= flagicon|KOR K.J. Choi
RD1-team12= flagicon|COL Camilo Villegas
RD1-score13= 2 up
RD1-score14=

RD1-team09= flagicon|ENG Ian Poulter
RD1-team10= flagicon|DEN Søren Hansen
RD1-score15=
RD1-score16= 4&3
RD2-seed01= 1
RD2-team01= flagicon|USA Tiger Woods
RD2-seed02= 9
RD2-team02= flagicon|USA Arron Oberholser
RD2-score01= 3&2
RD2-score02=
RD2-seed03= 5
RD2-team03= flagicon|AUS Aaron Baddeley
RD2-seed04= 13
RD2-team04= flagicon|USA David Toms
RD2-score03=
RD2-score04= WD
RD2-seed05= 6
RD2-team05= flagicon|ENG Ian Poulter
RD2-seed06= 3
RD2-team06= flagicon|KOR K.J. Choi
RD2-score05=
RD2-score06= 19th
RD2-seed07= 7
RD2-team07= flagicon|ENG Paul Casey
RD2-seed08= 15
RD2-team08= flagicon|WAL Bradley Dredge
RD2-score07= 2&1
RD2-score08=
RD3-seed01= 1
RD3-team01= flagicon|USA Tiger Woods
RD3-seed02= 5
RD3-team02= flagicon|AUS Aaron Baddeley
RD3-score01= 20th
RD3-score02=
RD3-seed03= 3
RD3-team03= flagicon|KOR K.J. Choi
RD3-seed04= 7
RD3-team04= flagicon|ENG Paul Casey
RD3-score03= 2 up
RD3-score04=
RD4-seed01= 1
RD4-team01= flagicon|USA Tiger Woods
RD4-seed02= 3
RD4-team02= flagicon|KOR K.J. Choi
RD4-score01= 3&2
RD4-score02=

Ben Hogan Bracket

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
February 20
RD2=Second round
February 21
RD3=Third Round
February 22
RD4=Fourth Round
February 23

RD1-team01= flagicon|RSA Ernie Els
RD1-team02= flagicon|USA Jonathan Byrd
RD1-score01=
RD1-score02= 6&5

RD1-team03= flagicon|RSA Retief Goosen
RD1-team04= flagicon|ARG Andrés Romero
RD1-score03=
RD1-score04= 2&1

RD1-team07= flagicon|SWE Henrik Stenson
RD1-team08= flagicon|AUS Robert Allenby
RD1-score05= 1 up
RD1-score06=

RD1-team05= flagicon|RSA Trevor Immelman
RD1-team06= flagicon|JPN Shingo Katayama
RD1-score07= 1 up
RD1-score08=

RD1-team15= flagicon|AUS Adam Scott
RD1-team16= flagicon|AUS Brendan Jones
RD1-score09=
RD1-score10= 2&1

RD1-team13= flagicon|JPN Toru Taniguchi
RD1-team14= flagicon|USA Woody Austin
RD1-score11= 3&2
RD1-score12=

RD1-team11= flagicon|ESP Sergio García
RD1-team12= flagicon|AUS John Senden
RD1-score13=
RD1-score14= 6&5

RD1-team09= flagicon|GER Martin Kaymer
RD1-team10= flagicon|USA Boo Weekley
RD1-score15= 2&1
RD1-score16=
RD2-seed01= 16
RD2-team01= flagicon|USA Jonathan Byrd
RD2-seed02= 9
RD2-team02= flagicon|ARG Andrés Romero
RD2-score01= 6&4
RD2-score02=
RD2-seed03= 5
RD2-team03= flagicon|RSA Trevor Immelman
RD2-seed04= 4
RD2-team04= flagicon|SWE Henrik Stenson
RD2-score03=
RD2-score04= 25th
RD2-seed05= 11
RD2-team05= flagicon|USA Boo Weekley
RD2-seed06= 3
RD2-team06= flagicon|ESP Sergio García
RD2-score05= 3&1
RD2-score06=
RD2-seed07= 10
RD2-team07= flagicon|USA Woody Austin
RD2-seed08= 2
RD2-team08= flagicon|AUS Adam Scott
RD2-score07= 19th
RD2-score08=
RD3-seed01= 16
RD3-team01= flagicon|USA Jonathan Byrd
RD3-seed02= 4
RD3-team02= flagicon|SWE Henrik Stenson
RD3-score01=
RD3-score02= 1 up
RD3-seed03= 11
RD3-team03= flagicon|USA Boo Weekley
RD3-seed04= 10
RD3-team04= flagicon|USA Woody Austin
RD3-score03=
RD3-score04= 3&2
RD4-seed01= 4
RD4-team01= flagicon|SWE Henrik Stenson
RD4-seed02= 10
RD4-team02= flagicon|USA Woody Austin
RD4-score01= 2 up
RD4-score02=

Gary Player Bracket

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
February 20
RD2=Second round
February 21
RD3=Third Round
February 22
RD4=Fourth Round
February 23

RD1-team01= flagicon|USA Phil Mickelson
RD1-team02= flagicon|USA Pat Perez
RD1-score01= 1 up
RD1-score02=

RD1-team03= flagicon|AUS Stuart Appleby
RD1-team04= flagicon|RSA Tim Clark
RD1-score03= 3&2
RD1-score04=

RD1-team05= flagicon|ENG Lee Westwood
RD1-team06= flagicon|USA Brandt Snedeker
RD1-score05= 2&1
RD1-score06=

RD1-team07= flagicon|AUS Geoff Ogilvy
RD1-team08= flagicon|USA Justin Leonard
RD1-score07=
RD1-score08= 3&2

RD1-team15= flagicon|ENG Justin Rose
RD1-team16= flagicon|AUS Rod Pampling
RD1-score09= 6&5
RD1-score10=

RD1-team13= flagicon|USA Scott Verplank
RD1-team14= flagicon|AUS Nick O'Hern
RD1-score11= 19th
RD1-score12=

RD1-team11= flagicon|FIJ Vijay Singh
RD1-team12= flagicon|SWE Peter Hanson
RD1-score13=
RD1-score14= 3&2

RD1-team09= flagicon|SWE Niclas Fasth
RD1-team10= flagicon|AUS Richard Green
RD1-score15=
RD1-score16= 2&1
RD2-seed01= 1
RD2-team01= flagicon|USA Phil Mickelson
RD2-seed02= 8
RD2-team02= flagicon|AUS Stuart Appleby
RD2-score01=
RD2-score02= 2&1
RD2-seed03= 5
RD2-team03= flagicon|ENG Lee Westwood
RD2-seed04= 13
RD2-team04= flagicon|USA Justin Leonard
RD2-score03=
RD2-score04= 2&1
RD2-seed05= 6
RD2-team05= flagicon|SWE Niclas Fasth
RD2-seed06= 3
RD2-team06= flagicon|FIJ Vijay Singh
RD2-score05=
RD2-score06= 1 up
RD2-seed07= 10
RD2-team07= flagicon|AUS Nick O'Hern
RD2-seed08= 15
RD2-team08= flagicon|AUS Rod Pampling
RD2-score07=
RD2-score08= 5&4
RD3-seed01= 8
RD3-team01= flagicon|AUS Stuart Appleby
RD3-seed02= 13
RD3-team02= flagicon|USA Justin Leonard
RD3-score01=
RD3-score02= 3&2
RD3-seed03= 3
RD3-team03= flagicon|FJI Vijay Singh
RD3-seed04= 15
RD3-team04= flagicon|AUS Rod Pampling
RD3-score03= 25th
RD3-score04=
RD4-seed01= 13
RD4-team01= flagicon|USA Justin Leonard
RD4-seed02= 3
RD4-team02= flagicon|FJI Vijay Singh
RD4-score01= 1 up
RD4-score02=

am Snead Bracket

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
February 20
RD2=Second round
February 21
RD3=Third Round
February 22
RD4=Fourth Round
February 23

RD1-team01= flagicon|USA Steve Stricker
RD1-team02= flagicon|SWE Daniel Chopra
RD1-score01= 20th
RD1-score02=

RD1-team03= flagicon|RSA Richard Sterne
RD1-team04= flagicon|USA Hunter Mahan
RD1-score03=
RD1-score04= 4&3

RD1-team07= flagicon|ARG Ángel Cabrera
RD1-team08= flagicon|DEN Anders Hansen
RD1-score05= 2&1
RD1-score06=

RD1-team05= flagicon|ENG Luke Donald
RD1-team06= flagicon|ENG Nick Dougherty
RD1-score07= 3&2
RD1-score08=

RD1-team15= flagicon|USA Jim Furyk
RD1-team16= flagicon|SCO Colin Montgomerie
RD1-score09= 4&3
RD1-score10=

RD1-team13= flagicon|CAN Stephen Ames
RD1-team14= flagicon|USA Charles Howell III
RD1-score11= 4&3
RD1-score12=

RD1-team11= flagicon|IRE Pádraig Harrington
RD1-team12= flagicon|USA Jerry Kelly
RD1-score13=
RD1-score14= 19th

RD1-team09= flagicon|USA Stewart Cink
RD1-team10= flagicon|ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez
RD1-score15=
RD1-score16= 3&2
RD2-seed01= 1
RD2-team01= flagicon|USA Steve Stricker
RD2-seed02= 9
RD2-team02= flagicon|USA Hunter Mahan
RD2-score01= 20th
RD2-score02=
RD2-seed03= 5
RD2-team03= flagicon|ENG Luke Donald
RD2-seed04= 4
RD2-team04= flagicon|ARG Ángel Cabrera
RD2-score03=
RD2-score04= 2&1
RD2-seed05= 6
RD2-team05= flagicon|USA Stewart Cink
RD2-seed06= 3
RD2-team06= flagicon|IRE Pádraig Harrington
RD2-score05= 2 up
RD2-score06=
RD2-seed07= 10
RD2-team07= flagicon|USA Charles Howell III
RD2-seed08= 15
RD2-team08= flagicon|SCO Colin Montgomerie
RD2-score07=
RD2-score08= 1 up
RD3-seed01= 1
RD3-team01= flagicon|USA Steve Stricker
RD3-seed02= 4
RD3-team02= flagicon|ARG Ángel Cabrera
RD3-score01=
RD3-score02= 4&3
RD3-seed03= 6
RD3-team03= flagicon|USA Stewart Cink
RD3-seed04= 15
RD3-team04= flagicon|SCO Colin Montgomerie
RD3-score03= 4&2
RD3-score04=
RD4-seed01= 4
RD4-team01= flagicon|ARG Ángel Cabrera
RD4-seed02= 6
RD4-team02= flagicon|USA Stewart Cink
RD4-score01=
RD4-score02= 3&2

Final Four

Round4-with third
February 23| flagicon|USA Tiger Woods | 2 up | flagicon|SWE Henrik Stenson |
February 23| flagicon|USA Justin Leonard | | flagicon|USA Stewart Cink | 4&2
February 24| flagicon|USA Tiger Woods | 8&7 | flagicon|USA Stewart Cink

February 24| flagicon|USA Justin Leonard | | flagicon|SWE Henrik Stenson | 3&2

Championship match

flagicon|USA Tiger Woodsflagicon|USA Stewart Cink

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

=Prize money and FedEx Cup points breakdown=

($1.46740188 = 1 Euro)
* Sources: [ [http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/2008/tournaments/r470/02/28/results_470/index.html 2008 Accenture Match Play Final Earnings and Points] - from the World Golf Championships official site] [ [http://dps.twiihosting.net/pga/doc/content/doc_528_500.pdf European Tour weekly] - prize breakdown on second page]

References

External links

* [http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r470/ Official site]
* [http://dps.twiihosting.net/pga/doc/content/doc_528_500.pdf European Tour Weekly - February 19, 2008]