2004 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2004 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	February 25–29, 2004
Location	Carlsbad, California
Course(s)	La Costa Resort and Spa
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,247
Field	64 players
Prize fund	$7,000,000
Winner's share	$1,200,000[1]
Champion
Tiger Woods
def. Davis Love III 3 & 2
«2003 2005»

The 2004 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 25–29, 2004 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the sixth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships events held in 2004.

Tiger Woods won his eighth World Golf Championships event, and his second match play back-to-back, by defeating Davis Love III 3 and 2 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.^[2] Ernie Els (ranked 3) withdrew from the event, electing to stay home because his daughter was to start school in London the next week. Jim Furyk (ranked 5) withdrew because of a wrist injury and Kirk Triplett (ranked 42) also withdrew for personal reasons. They were replaced by Briny Baird (ranked 65), Shingo Katayama (ranked 66) and John Rollins (ranked 67).^[3]

Bobby Jones bracket

First round February 25

Second round February 26

Third round February 27

Fourth round February 28

1

Tiger Woods

1up

16

John Rollins

1

Tiger Woods

5&4

8

Trevor Immelman

8

Trevor Immelman

2&1

9

Shigeki Maruyama

1

Tiger Woods

5&4

5

Fredrik Jacobson

5

Fredrik Jacobson

5&4

12

Phillip Price

5

Fredrik Jacobson

5&4

4

Thomas Bjørn

4

Thomas Bjørn

4&3

13

Scott Hoch

1

Tiger Woods

2&1

3

Pádraig Harrington

6

Scott Verplank

11

Bob Estes

19h

11

Bob Estes

3

Pádraig Harrington

3&2

3

Pádraig Harrington

2&1

14

Toshimitsu Izawa

3

Pádraig Harrington

1up

2

David Toms

7

Paul Casey

10

Shaun Micheel

21h

10

Shaun Micheel

2

David Toms

4&3

2

David Toms

19h

15

Niclas Fasth

Ben Hogan bracket

First round February 25

Second round February 26

Third round February 27

Fourth round February 28

1

Mike Weir

3&2

16

Rich Beem

1

Mike Weir

8

Stephen Leaney

3&2

8

Stephen Leaney

1up

9

Fred Funk

8

Stephen Leaney

1up

13

Colin Montgomerie

5

K.J. Choi

12

Stewart Cink

4&2

12

Stewart Cink

13

Colin Montgomerie

5&4

4

Nick Price

13

Colin Montgomerie

20h

8

Stephen Leaney

1up

11

Ian Poulter

6

Chris Riley

11

Ian Poulter

1up

11

Ian Poulter

7&5

14

Duffy Waldorf

3

Jonathan Kaye

14

Duffy Waldorf

5&4

11

Ian Poulter

2&1

15

John Huston

7

Peter Lonard

1up

10

Rocco Mediate

7

Peter Lonard

15

John Huston

1up

2

Retief Goosen

15

John Huston

2&1

Gary Player bracket

First round February 25

Second round February 26

Third round February 27

Fourth round February 28

1

Vijay Singh

5&3

16

Shingo Katayama

1

Vijay Singh

8

Jerry Kelly

4&2

8

Jerry Kelly

1up

9

Sergio García

8

Jerry Kelly

1up

4

Chad Campbell

5

Jay Haas

12

Loren Roberts

1up

12

Loren Roberts

4

Chad Campbell

3&1

4

Chad Campbell

3&2

13

Tim Herron

8

Jerry Kelly

3

Darren Clarke

5&3

6

Justin Leonard

11

Alex Čejka

4&3

11

Alex Čejka

3

Darren Clarke

6&5

3

Darren Clarke

25h

14

Eduardo Romero

3

Darren Clarke

3&2

2

Kenny Perry

7

Brad Faxon

10

Steve Flesch

19h

10

Steve Flesch

2

Kenny Perry

1up

2

Kenny Perry

6&4

15

Jeff Sluman

Sam Snead bracket

First round February 25

Second round February 26

Third round February 27

Fourth round February 28

1

Davis Love III

2up

16

Briny Baird

1

Davis Love III

3&2

9

Fred Couples

8

Bob Tway

9

Fred Couples

3&2

1

Davis Love III

4&3

5

Adam Scott

5

Adam Scott

2&1

12

Miguel Á. Jiménez

5

Adam Scott

23h

4

Robert Allenby

4

Robert Allenby

3&2

13

Brian Davis

1

Davis Love III

3&2

2

Phil Mickelson

6

Chris DiMarco

2up

11

Michael Campbell

6

Chris DiMarco

19h

3

Stuart Appleby

3

Stuart Appleby

5&4

14

Justin Rose

6

Chris DiMarco

2

Phil Mickelson

3&2

7

Charles Howell III

10

Ben Curtis

2up

10

Ben Curtis

2

Phil Mickelson

7&6

2

Phil Mickelson

3&1

15

Lee Westwood

Final Four

	Semi-finals February 28					Finals February 29
	1	Tiger Woods	2&1
	8	Stephen Leaney
						1	Tiger Woods	3&2
						1	Davis Love III
	3	Darren Clarke
	1	Davis Love III	21h			Third place
						8	Stephen Leaney
						3	Darren Clarke	2up

Breakdown by country

Country	R64	R32	R16	QF	SF	F	Ch
Argentina	1
Australia	5	5	2	1	1
Canada	1	1
Denmark	1	1
England	5	1	1	1
Fiji	1	1
Germany	1	1
Ireland	1	1	1	1
Japan	3
New Zealand	1
Northern Ireland	1	1	1	1	1
Scotland	1	1	1
South Africa	2	1
South Korea	1
Spain	2
Sweden	2	1	1
United States	33	17	9	4	2	2	1
Wales	1
Zimbabwe	1

Prize money breakdown

Place	US ($)	Euro (€)[4]
Champion	1,200,000	955,185.31
Runner-up	700,000	557,191.44
Third place	530,000	421,873.53
Fourth place	430,000	342,274.75
Losing quarter-finalists x 4	225,000	179,097.25
Losing third round x 8	115,000	91,538.60
Losing second round x 16	75,000	59,699.08
Losing first round x 32	35,000	27,859.57
Total	$7,000,000	€5,571,914.35

References

1. "2004 WGC Money". Golf Observer.
2. Official World Golf Rankings February 15, 2004
3. Golf; Daly Makes The Most Of Life Mulligan - Chip Shots
4. Golf Observer. "2004 WGC match play money in euros".

External links

• Bracket source
• Bracket PDF source
• About the matches

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