2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
# 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

The 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 25 to March 1, 2009, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. It was the eleventh WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships held in 2009.

The tournament marked the return of Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour, following eight months out of the sport after undergoing knee surgery shortly after his victory in the 2008 U.S. Open.

Geoff Ogilvy continued his success at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship defeating Paul Casey, who had not trailed in any of his first five matches, 4 and 3 in the final. It was Ogilvy's second win in the event, in which reached the final for the third time in four years. The victory also improved his already impressive match record in the event to 17 wins and 2 losses.

## 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 as of the February 16 ranking, seeded according to the rankings. All of the top 64 players in the February 16 ranking participated in the event, the first time in the tournament's history that had happened.

### Bobby Jones bracket

| First round February 25 | First round February 25 | First round February 25 | Second round February 26 | Second round February 26 | Second round February 26 | Third round February 27 | Third round February 27 | Third round February 27 | | Fourth round February 28 | Fourth round February 28 | Fourth round February 28 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 3&2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Brendan Jones | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Brendan Jones | | 1 | Tiger Woods | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Tim Clark | 4&2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tim Clark | 3&2 | 8 | Tim Clark | 4&2 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Retief Goosen | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Retief Goosen | | | | | 8 | Tim Clark | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Rory McIlroy | 4&3 | | | | |
| 5 | Mike Weir | | | | | | | | 4 | Rory McIlroy | 4&3 | | | | |
| 12 | Hunter Mahan | 1up | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Hunter Mahan | 1up | 12 | Hunter Mahan | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Rory McIlroy | 1up | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | 2&1 | 4 | Rory McIlroy | 1up | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Louis Oosthuizen | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Louis Oosthuizen | | | | | | | | | 4 | Rory McIlroy | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 2&1 |
| 6 | Miguel Á. Jiménez | 2&1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 2&1 |
| 11 | Rory Sabbatini | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rory Sabbatini | | 6 | Miguel Á. Jiménez | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Camilo Villegas | 5&4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Camilo Villegas | 7&6 | 3 | Camilo Villegas | 5&4 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rod Pampling | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rod Pampling | | | | | 3 | Camilo Villegas | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 2&1 | | | | |
| 7 | Trevor Immelman | | | | | | | | 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 2&1 | | | | |
| 10 | Shingo Katayama | 3&2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Shingo Katayama | 3&2 | 10 | Shingo Katayama | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 19h | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 19h | 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 19h | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Kevin Sutherland | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Ben Hogan bracket

| First round February 25 | First round February 25 | First round February 25 | Second round February 26 | Second round February 26 | Second round February 26 | Third round February 27 | Third round February 27 | Third round February 27 | | Fourth round February 28 | Fourth round February 28 | Fourth round February 28 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 2&1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Søren Kjeldsen | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Søren Kjeldsen | | 1 | Vijay Singh | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Luke Donald | 19h | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ben Curtis | | 9 | Luke Donald | 19h | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Luke Donald | 19h | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Luke Donald | 19h | | | | 9 | Luke Donald | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ernie Els | 2up | | | | |
| 5 | Steve Stricker | 2&1 | | | | | | | 4 | Ernie Els | 2up | | | | |
| 12 | Dustin Johnson | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Dustin Johnson | | 5 | Steve Stricker | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ernie Els | 3&2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ernie Els | 4&2 | 4 | Ernie Els | 3&2 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Søren Hansen | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Søren Hansen | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ernie Els | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Stewart Cink | 2&1 |
| 6 | Stewart Cink | 19h | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Stewart Cink | 2&1 |
| 11 | Richard Sterne | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Richard Sterne | | 6 | Stewart Cink | 23h | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lee Westwood | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lee Westwood | 2&1 | 3 | Lee Westwood | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Prayad Marksaeng | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Prayad Marksaeng | | | | | 6 | Stewart Cink | 1up | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Phil Mickelson | | | | | |
| 7 | Zach Johnson | 3&1 | | | | | | | 2 | Phil Mickelson | | | | | |
| 10 | Graeme McDowell | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Graeme McDowell | | 7 | Zach Johnson | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Phil Mickelson | 1up | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 19h | 2 | Phil Mickelson | 1up | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ángel Cabrera | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Gary Player bracket

| First round February 25 | First round February 25 | First round February 25 | Second round February 26 | Second round February 26 | Second round February 26 | Third round February 27 | Third round February 27 | Third round February 27 | | Fourth round February 28 | Fourth round February 28 | Fourth round February 28 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sergio García | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Charl Schwartzel | 1up | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Charl Schwartzel | 1up | 16 | Charl Schwartzel | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Ian Poulter | 1up | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ian Poulter | 4&3 | 8 | Ian Poulter | 1up | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jeev Milkha Singh | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jeev Milkha Singh | | | | | 8 | Ian Poulter | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Sean O'Hair | 2&1 | | | | |
| 5 | Adam Scott | | | | | | | | 12 | Sean O'Hair | 2&1 | | | | |
| 12 | Sean O'Hair | 1up | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Sean O'Hair | 1up | 12 | Sean O'Hair | 2&1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Boo Weekley | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Justin Rose | | 13 | Boo Weekley | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Boo Weekley | 1up | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Boo Weekley | 1up | | | | | | | | 12 | Sean O'Hair | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Paul Casey | 4&3 |
| 6 | Paul Casey | 1up | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Paul Casey | 4&3 |
| 11 | Aaron Baddeley | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Aaron Baddeley | | 6 | Paul Casey | 6&4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Mathew Goggin | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kenny Perry | | 14 | Mathew Goggin | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mathew Goggin | 2&1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mathew Goggin | 2&1 | | | | 6 | Paul Casey | 3&2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Peter Hanson | | | | | |
| 7 | Álvaro Quirós | | | | | | | | 15 | Peter Hanson | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephen Ames | 1up | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephen Ames | 1up | 10 | Stephen Ames | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Peter Hanson | 2&1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Robert Karlsson | | 15 | Peter Hanson | 2&1 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Peter Hanson | 3&2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Sam Snead bracket

| First round February 25 | First round February 25 | First round February 25 | Second round February 26 | Second round February 26 | Second round February 26 | Third round February 27 | Third round February 27 | Third round February 27 | | Fourth round February 28 | Fourth round February 28 | Fourth round February 28 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Pat Perez | 1up | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Pat Perez | 1up | 16 | Pat Perez | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Ross Fisher | 6&5 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Robert Allenby | | 9 | Ross Fisher | 6&5 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ross Fisher | 1up | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ross Fisher | 1up | | | | 9 | Ross Fisher | 4&3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Jim Furyk | | | | | |
| 5 | Martin Kaymer | 1up | | | | | | | 4 | Jim Furyk | | | | |
| 12 | Stuart Appleby | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Stuart Appleby | | 5 | Martin Kaymer | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Jim Furyk | 4&2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 2&1 | 4 | Jim Furyk | 4&2 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Anders Hansen | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Anders Hansen | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ross Fisher | 2&1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Justin Leonard | |
| 6 | K. J. Choi | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Justin Leonard |
| 11 | Oliver Wilson | 3&1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Oliver Wilson | 3&1 | 11 | Oliver Wilson | 2&1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Anthony Kim | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Anthony Kim | 7&5 | 3 | Anthony Kim | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Lin Wen-tang | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Lin Wen-tang | | | | | 11 | Oliver Wilson | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Justin Leonard | 19h | | | | |
| 7 | Justin Leonard | 2&1 | | | | | | | 7 | Justin Leonard | 19h | | | |
| 10 | Andrés Romero | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Andrés Romero | | 7 | Justin Leonard | 1up | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Davis Love III | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | | 15 | Davis Love III | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Davis Love III | 21h | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final Four

| Semi-finals February 28 | Semi-finals February 28 | Semi-finals February 28 | Finals March 1 | Finals March 1 | Finals March 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 4&2 | | | |
| 6 | Stewart Cink | | | | |
| 6 | Stewart Cink | | 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 4&3 |
| | | | 6 | Paul Casey | |
| 6 | Paul Casey | 4&3 | 6 | Paul Casey | |
| 9 | Ross Fisher | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 6 | Stewart Cink | 1up |
| | | | 9 | Ross Fisher | |

## Prize money breakdown

| Place | US ($) |
| - | - |
| Champion | 1,400,000 |
| Runner-up | 850,000 |
| Third place | 600,000 |
| Fourth place | 490,000 |
| Losing quarter-finalists x 4 | 270,000 |
| Losing third round x 8 | 140,000 |
| Losing second round x 16 | 95,000 |
| Losing first round x 32 | 45,000 |
| Total | $8,500,000 |

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