2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	February 20–24, 2008
Location	Marana, Arizona
Course(s)	The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course)
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,351
Field	64 players
Prize fund	$8,000,000
Winner's share	$1,350,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
def. Stewart Cink 8 & 7

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. It was the tenth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships held in 2008.

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. 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.

Prize money breakdown

Place	US ($)
Champion	1,350,000
Runner-up	800,000
Third place	575,000
Fourth place	475,000
Losing quarter-finalists x 4	260,000
Losing third round x 8	130,000
Losing second round x 16	90,000
Losing first round x 32	40,000
Total	$8,000,000

• Sources:

External links

• Official site
• European Tour Weekly - February 19, 2008