Accenture Match Play - The Draw and Facts and Figures

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WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Bracket 2009
Jones
(1) Tiger Woods
(16) Brendan Jones

(8) Tim Clark
(9) Retief Goosen

(4) Rory McIlroy
(13) Louis Oosthuizen

(5) Mike Weir
(12) Hunter Mahan

(2) Geoff Ogilvy
(15) Kevin Sutherland

(7) Trevor Immelman
(10) Shingo Katayama

(3) Camilo Villegas
(14) Rod Pampling

(6) Miguel A. Jimenez
(11) Rory Sabbatini
Hogan
(1) Vijay Singh
(16) Soren Kjeldsen

(8) Ben Curtis
(9) Luke Donald

(4) Ernie Els
(13) Soren Hansen

(5) Steve Stricker
(12) Dustin Johnson

(2) Phil Mickelson
(15) Angel Cabrera

(7) Zach Johnson
(10) Graeme McDowell

(3) Lee Westwood
(14) Prayad Marksaeng

(6) Stewart Cink
(11) Richard Sterne
Player
(1) Sergio Garcia
(16) Charl Schwartzel

(8) Ian Poulter
(9) Jeev Milkha Singh

(4) Justin Rose
(13) Boo Weekly

(5) Adam Scott
(12) Sean O'Hair

(2) Robert Karlsson
(15) Peter Hanson

(7) Alvaro Quiros
(10) Stephen Ames

(3) Kenny Perry
(14) Mathew Goggin

(6) Paul Casey
(11) Aaron Baddeley
Snead
(1) Padraig Harrington
(16) Pat Perez

(8) Robert Allenby
(9) Ross Fisher

(4) Jim Furyk
(13) Anders Hansen

(5) Martin Kaymer
(12) Stuart Appleby

(2) Henrik Stenson
(15) Davis Love III

(7) Justin Leonard
(10) Andres Romero

(3) Anthony Kim
(14) Lin Wen-Tang

(6) K.J. Choi
(11) Oliver Wilson

Here's a quick look at each of the 64 players (as well as the top alternates) in this year's World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship field:
OWGR Name Country Match Play
starts Last time
played Best Finish/Year Age Match Play
record OWGR at start
of 2009
1 Tiger Woods USA 9 2008 1st/'08,'04,'03 33 31-6 1
2 Sergio Garcia Spain 7 2008 T9/'05,'02,'00 29 7-6 2
3 Padraig Harrington Ireland 9 2008 T5/'06,'04 37 9-8 4
4 Vijay Singh Fiji 9 2008 T5/2008 45 10-8 5
5 Phil Mickelson USA 9 2008 T5/2004 38 13-9 3
6 Henrik Stenson Sweden 3 2008 1st/2007 32 12-2 8
7 Robert Karlsson Sweden 3 2008 T33/'08, '07, '03 38 0-3 6
8 Geoff Ogilvy Australia 3 2008 1st/2006 31 11-2 12
9 Camilo Villegas Colombia 1 2008 T33 27 0-1 7
10 Kenny Perry USA 6 2006 T9/2004 48 3-5 14
11 Anthony Kim USA 0 23 11
12 Lee Westwood England 8 2008 T17/'08, '05, '02, '00 35 4-8 10
13 Ernie Els South Africa 8 2008 4th/2001 39 6-9 9
14 Jim Furyk USA 8 2008 T9/'03, '02, '00 38 7-8 13
15 Justin Rose England 4 2008 T5/2007 28 4-4 19
16 Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland 0 19 39
17 Mike Weir Canada 8 2008 T9/2006 38 6-8 21
18 Adam Scott Australia 7 2008 3rd/2003 28 13-7 17
19 Martin Kaymer Germany 1 2008 T33 24 0-1 25
20 Steve Stricker USA 6 2008 1st/2001 41 9-4 15
21 Stewart Cink USA 9 2008 2nd/2008 35 13-9 16
22 K.J. Choi Korea 6 2008 T5/2008 38 5-6 18
23 Paul Casey England 6 2008 T5/2007 31 5-6 41
24 Miguel A Jimenez Spain 7 2008 T5/2000 45 5-7 22
25 Trevor Immelman South Africa 5 2008 3rd/2007 29 7-5 20
26 Alvaro Quiros Spain 0 26 73
27 Justin Leonard USA 9 2008 4th/2008 36 9-10 23
28 Zach Johnson USA 4 2008 3rd/2006 32 5-3 46
29 Ben Curtis USA 1 2004 T17 31 1-1 24
30 Robert Allenby Australia 8 2008 T5/2005 37 8-7 27
31 Ian Poulter England 5 2008 4th/2005 33 10-6 26
32 Tim Clark South Africa 5 2008 T17/2007 33 1-5 28
33 Retief Goosen South Africa 9 2008 3rd/2005 39 12-9 45
34 Jeev Milkha Singh India 1 2007 T33 37 0-1 35
35 Ross Fisher England 0 28 29
36 Luke Donald England 4 2008 T9/'05, '06 31 6-4 31
37 Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland 2 2006 T17/2005 29 1-1 33
38 Andres Romero Argentina 1 2008 T17 27 1-1 30
39 Stephen Ames Canada 4 2008 T5/2007 44 3-4 37
40 Shingo Katayama Japan 7 2008 T9/2006 36 2-7 32
41 Rory Sabbatini South Africa 5 2008 T9/2005 32 3-5 34
42 Aaron Baddeley Australia 2 2008 T9/'07, '08 27 3-2 36
43 Oliver Wilson England 0 28 40
44 Richard Sterne South Africa 1 2008 T33 27 0-1 43
45 Dustin Johnson USA 0 24 143
46 Stuart Appleby Australia 10 2008 T9/'01, '08 37 6-10 38
47 Sean O'Hair USA 1 2006 T17 26 1-1 59
48 Hunter Mahan USA 1 2008 T17 26 1-1 44
49 Louis Oosthuizen South Africa 0 26 134
50 Boo Weekley USA 1 2008 T9 35 2-1 48
51 Anders Hansen Denmark 2 2008 T33/'08, '03 38 0-1 89
52 Soren Hansen Denmark 1 2008 T33 34 0-1 47
53 Prayad Marksaeng Thailand 0 43 52
54 Lin Wen-Tang Taiwan 0 34 49
55 Mathew Goggin Australia 0 34 58
56 Rod Pampling Australia 4 2008 T9/2008 39 3-4 56
57 Kevin Sutherland USA 3 2003 1st/2002 44 8-2 51
58 Peter Hanson Sweden 1 2008 T33 31 0-1 55
59 Davis Love III USA 8 2007 2nd/'04, '06 44 18-8 80
60 Angel Cabrera Argentina 7 2008 T5/2008 39 6-7 42
61 Soren Kjeldsen Denmark 0 33 50
62 Pat Perez USA 1 2008 T33 32 0-1 82
63 Charl Schwartzel South Africa 0 24 68
64 Brendan Jones Australia 1 2008 T33 33 0-1 53
TOP ALTERNATES
65 Richard Green Australia 4 2008 T33/'05, '06, '07, '08 37 0-4 61
66 D.J. Trahan USA 0 28 74
67 Ryo Ishikawa Japan 0 17 60
68 Dudley Hart USA 3 2001 T9/2001 40 2-3 54
69 David Toms USA 9 2008 1st/2005 42 23-8 113
70 Chad Campbell USA 4 2007 4th/2007 34 11-5 65
71 Carl Pettersson Sweden 3 2007 T17/2006 31 1-3 62
72 Woody Austin USA 1 2008 T5 45 3-1 57
73 Ryuji Imada Japan 0 32 66
74 Nick Watney USA 0 27 204
75 Darren Clarke Northern Ireland 8 2007 1st/2000 40 14-7 70

The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain

The new home for the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2009 is the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club located within the master planned Dove Mountain community. The Nicklaus Signature Courses will still emphasize playability and aesthetic appeal for all golfers, though, as they will be available to a select membership as well as guests of The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Resort.
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"It's absolutely gorgeous high desert, with a great forest of Saguaro, an abundance of cactus and beautiful vistas," said Jack Nicklaus. "It's a very pretty piece of property to work with in designing two uniquely special high desert courses."

The first 18 holes, comprising the two tournament nines, are par 72 measuring 7,833 yards.

"Obviously we're tailoring the golf course towards the Match Play Championship, in the area of 7,800 yards," said Nicklaus. "At this altitude, though, you're taking about 4 percent off that so you're basically at a 7,500-yard golf course, which is fine for professionals. For the non-professionals, we have a golf course that sets up at around 6,700 yards, which actually plays about 6,400-6,450 yards. You want to challenge them, but you also want them to make some birdies."