2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship

2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates 29 October – 1 November
Location Andalusia, Spain
Course(s) Finca Cortesín Golf Club
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Match play – 18 holes
(36-hole semi-finals and final)
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,439 yards (6,802 m)
Field 16 players
Prize fund €3,250,000
Winner's share €750,000
Champion
England Ross Fisher
def. Anthony Kim 4 & 3
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The 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 45th Volvo World Match Play Championship played, the first for two years and the first time at Finca Cortesín Golf Club. It was held from 29 October to 1 November, with the champion receiving €750,000. A new format was introduced, with the sixteen players split into four groups of four, with the winner of each group progressing to the semi-finals. Once again it was an official money event on the European Tour.[1]

Qualification

1. Defending champion (Ernie Els is not taking part):

2. Winner of the 2009 Volvo China Open

3. The leading player, based upon their nationality, listed on the Official World Golf Ranking, from each of the following regions:

4. The leading four players (not otherwise qualified) from the Official World Golf Rankings

5. The leading four players (not otherwise qualified) from the Race to Dubai

Substitutions were made from various sources.[2]

Course

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Metres 431 218 495 305 526 205 452 525 322 3,479 207 573 205 378 323 480 424 162 519 3,271 6,750
Par 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 37 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 35 72

Format

The sixteen players were split into four groups of four, seeded by their World Ranking.[3] Within each group, every player played each other in a round robin format over full 18-hole matches. Each match completed the full 18 holes. Points were awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The leading player from each group qualified for the semi-final knockout stage. In case of ties, aggregate number of holes won were used to determine the winner.

The semi-finals and finals were played over 36 holes.

Group stages

Results

[4][5][6][7]

Seve Ballesteros group
Name PC RG AK SS
Paul Casey – 1dn 3dn 1dn
Retief Goosen 1up – 4dn 1up
Anthony Kim 3up 4up – 3dn
Scott Strange 1up 1dn 3up –
Mark McCormack group
Name SG MK RA OW
Sergio García – 4up A/S 1dn
Martin Kaymer 4dn – 1dn 1dn
Robert Allenby A/S 1up – 2up
Oliver Wilson 1up 1up 2dn –
Gustav Larson group
Name HS RM AC SD
Henrik Stenson – 4dn 2up 3dn
Rory McIlroy 4up – 5dn 2up
Ángel Cabrera 2dn 5up – 7up
Simon Dyson 3up 2dn 7dn –
Assar Gabrielsson group
Name LW CV RF JMS
Lee Westwood – A/S 2up 6dn
Camilo Villegas A/S – 2dn 3up
Ross Fisher 2dn 2up – 1up
Jeev Milkha Singh 6up 3dn 1dn –

Standings

Seve Ballesteros
Player Seed W L T H(+/−) Pts
Anthony Kim 9 2 1 0 4 4
Scott Strange 16 2 1 0 3 4
Retief Goosen 8 2 1 0 −2 4
Paul Casey 1 0 3 0 −5 0
Mark McCormack
Player Seed W L T H(+/−) Pts
Robert Allenby 12 2 0 1 3 5
Oliver Wilson 13 2 1 0 0 4
Sergio García 4 1 1 1 3 3
Martin Kaymer 5 0 3 0 −6 0
Gustav Larson
Player Seed W L T H(+/−) Pts
Ángel Cabrera 11 2 1 0 10 4
Rory McIlroy 6 2 1 0 1 4
Henrik Stenson 3 1 2 0 −5 2
Simon Dyson 14 1 2 0 −6 2
Assar Gabrielsson
Player Seed W L T H(+/−) Pts
Ross Fisher 10 2 1 0 1 4
Camilo Villegas 7 1 1 1 1 3
Lee Westwood 2 1 1 1 −4 3
Jeev Milkha Singh 15 1 2 0 2 2

Final four

Semi-finals
31 October		 Final
1 November
 United States Anthony Kim  5&4  
 Australia Robert Allenby    
 
     United States Anthony Kim  
   England Ross Fisher  4&3
Third place
1 November
 Argentina Ángel Cabrera    Australia Robert Allenby  19 h
 England Ross Fisher  39 h    Argentina Ángel Cabrera  

Prize money breakdown

Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€) World Money List fund (US$)
Champion 750,000 541,667 775,694
Runner-up 450,000 361,108 517,124
Third place 250,000 203,450 291,350
Fourth place 200,000 162,500 232,708
Runner-ip in group x 4 150,000 107,575 154,053
Third place in group x 4 130,000 63,375 90,756
Fourth place in group x 4 120,000 8,913 70,046
Total €3,250,000 €1,488,588 $2,131,731

References

  1. ↑ "Casey returns at World Match Play". BBC Sport. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. ↑ Volvo World Match Play Championship - Qualification Criteria
  3. ↑ "Volvo World Matchplay Draw" (PDF). European Tour. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "Fisher faces Cabrera in last four". BBC Sport. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Casey crashes out of Match Play". BBC Sport. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Fisher sets up final against Kim". BBC Sport. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Fisher clinches Match Play crown". BBC Sport. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

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