2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2013 WGC-Accenture
Match Play Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 20–24, 2013
LocationMarana, Arizona, U.S.
Course(s)The Golf Club at Dove Mountain
(Saguaro, Tortolita nines)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length7,791 yards (7,124 m)[1]
Field64 players
Prize fund$8,750,000
€6,502,047
Winner's share$1,500,000
€1,114,637
Champion
Matt Kuchar
def. Hunter Mahan, 2&1
Marana
Location in the United States
Marana
Location in Arizona

The 2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was the 15th WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, played February 20–24 at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson.

Matt Kuchar won his first WGC event, 2&1 over runner-up Hunter Mahan, the defending champion.[2][3][4] This was the first of four World Golf Championships in 2013. Weather delays due to snow disrupted the schedule.[5]

Course

Main article: The Golf Club at Dove Mountain
Course Saguaro Tortolita
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total [1]
Yards 460 574 208 393 536 185 486 576 476 3,894 493 601 219 583 449 343 247 482 480 3,897 7,791
Par 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 36 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 4 36 72
  • The average elevation of the course was approximately 2,600 feet (790 m) above sea level.[6]
  • The only yardage change from 2012 was the shortening of the 11th hole from 659 to 601 yards, as it had been in 2011.

Brackets

The championship is a single elimination match play event. The field consists of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking as of the February 10 ranking,[7] seeded according to the February 17 rankings.[8][9]

Phil Mickelson (ranked 10 as of February 10) chose not to enter and was replaced by Shane Lowry (ranked 65 as of February 10). Brandt Snedeker (ranked 4) withdrew with a rib injury and was replaced by Freddie Jacobson (ranked 66 as of February 10). As of February 17, Lowry became the bottom seed (ranked 68).

Russell Henley was the only player competing in his first WGC event.

Weather delay

Snow forced the cancellation of play on Wednesday afternoon. None of the first round matches were completed and ten of the matches had not yet started when play was halted.[5] Almost two inches of snow covered the course, practice putting green and the driving range.[10]

Overnight snow caused another delay on Thursday and play did not resume until 1pm local time. At the close of play, 2 of the 32 first round matches were still not completed: Carl Pettersson was 1up on Rickie Fowler after 17 holes while Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño and Francesco Molinari were all square after 15 holes. The revised schedule involves completing the second round on Friday with the third and fourth rounds on Saturday.[11]

Bobby Jones bracket

Shane Lowry became the first 64th seed to reach the third round in the 15-year history of the championship. The three previous 64th seeds to defeat the number 1 seed have all lost in the second round.[12]

First round
February 20–22 		Second round
February 22 		Third round
February 23 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1 Rory McIlroy
16 Shane Lowry 1up
16 Shane Lowry 6&5
9 Carl Pettersson
8 Rickie Fowler
9 Carl Pettersson 19h
16 Shane Lowry
5 Graeme McDowell 3&2
5 Graeme McDowell 2up
12 Pádraig Harrington
5 Graeme McDowell 20h
13 Alex Norén
4 Dustin Johnson
13 Alex Norén 6&4
5 Graeme McDowell
11 Jason Day 1up
6 Zach Johnson
11 Jason Day 6&5
11 Jason Day 19h
14 Russell Henley
3 Charl Schwartzel
14 Russell Henley 1up
11 Jason Day 4&3
2 Bubba Watson
7 Jim Furyk 4&2
10 Ryan Moore
7 Jim Furyk
2 Bubba Watson 22h
2 Bubba Watson 2&1
15 Chris Wood

Ben Hogan bracket

First round
February 20–21 		Second round
February 22 		Third round
February 23 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1 Louis Oosthuizen 2&1
16 Richie Ramsay
1 Louis Oosthuizen
9 Robert Garrigus 3&2
8 Branden Grace
9 Robert Garrigus 4&3
9 Robert Garrigus 3&1
12 Freddie Jacobson
5 Ernie Els
12 Freddie Jacobson 1up
12 Freddie Jacobson 4&3
13 Marcus Fraser
4 Keegan Bradley
13 Marcus Fraser 1up
9 Robert Garrigus
6 Matt Kuchar 3&2
6 Matt Kuchar 3&2
11 Hiroyuki Fujita
6 Matt Kuchar 2&1
3 Sergio García
3 Sergio García 20h
14 Thongchai Jaidee
6 Matt Kuchar 4&3
10 Nicolas Colsaerts
7 Bill Haas
10 Nicolas Colsaerts 5&4
10 Nicolas Colsaerts 4&2
2 Justin Rose
2 Justin Rose 2&1
15 K. J. Choi

Gary Player bracket

First round
February 20–22 		Second round
February 22 		Third round
February 23 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1 Tiger Woods
16 Charles Howell III 2&1
16 Charles Howell III
8 G. F'dez-Castaño 6&5
8 G. F'dez-Castaño 2up
9 Francesco Molinari
8 G. F'dez-Castaño
4 Webb Simpson 2up
5 Peter Hanson 3&2
12 Thomas Bjørn
5 Peter Hanson
4 Webb Simpson 1up
4 Webb Simpson 5&4
13 David Lynn
4 Webb Simpson
6 Hunter Mahan 1up
6 Hunter Mahan 5&4
11 Matteo Manassero
6 Hunter Mahan 4&3
14 Richard Sterne
3 Jason Dufner
14 Richard Sterne 1up
6 Hunter Mahan 5&4
7 Martin Kaymer
7 Martin Kaymer 2&1
10 George Coetzee
7 Martin Kaymer 2&1
15 Rafa Cabrera-Bello
2 Lee Westwood
15 R. Cabrera-Bello 19h

Sam Snead bracket

First round
February 20–21 		Second round
February 22 		Third round
February 23 		Fourth round
February 23
            
1 Luke Donald 1up
16 Marcel Siem
1 Luke Donald
9 Scott Piercy 7&6
8 Paul Lawrie
9 Scott Piercy 4&3
9 Scott Piercy
4 Steve Stricker 1up
5 Nick Watney 5&4
12 David Toms
5 Nick Watney
4 Steve Stricker 21h
4 Steve Stricker 5&4
13 Henrik Stenson
4 Steve Stricker
3 Ian Poulter 3&2
6 Bo Van Pelt 6&5
11 John Senden
6 Bo Van Pelt
3 Ian Poulter 3&1
3 Ian Poulter 2&1
14 Stephen Gallacher
3 Ian Poulter 5&3
15 Tim Clark
7 Jamie Donaldson
10 Thorbjørn Olesen 3&2
10 Thorbjørn Olesen
15 Tim Clark 3&2
2 Adam Scott
15 Tim Clark 2&1

Final Four

Semi-finals
February 24 		Finals
February 24
      
11 Jason Day
6 Matt Kuchar 4&3
6 Matt Kuchar 2&1
6 Hunter Mahan
6 Hunter Mahan 4&3
3 Ian Poulter Third place
11 Jason Day 1up
3 Ian Poulter

Scorecard

Final match

Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 4
Match AS AS AS 1U 2U 3U 3U 4U 4U 3U 2U 2U 3U 2U 2U 1U 2U
Kuchar 4 5 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 5 5 2 4 4 3 4 C –
Mahan 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 2 5 3 3 3 C –

Source:[2][13]

Prize money breakdown

Place US ($)
Champion 1,500,000
Runner-up 875,000
Third place 615,000
Fourth place 500,000
Losing quarter-finalists x 4 275,000
Losing third round x 8 144,000
Losing second round x 16 96,000
Losing first round x 32 46,000
Total $8,750,000

References

  1. ^ a b "2013 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship: The Golf Club at Dove Mountain" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Kuchar Wins WGC-Match Play". ESPN. Associated Press. February 24, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Crouse, Karen (February 24, 2013). "Kuchar Overcomes Elements and Mahan to Capture Match Play Title". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  4. ^ "Matt Kuchar wins as Ian Poulter finishes fourth". BBC Sport. February 24, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Match Play delayed amid snowstorm". ESPN. Associated Press. February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "Google Maps image". Google maps.com. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  7. ^ Official World Golf Ranking – February 10, 2013
  8. ^ Official World Golf Ranking – February 17, 2013
  9. ^ "WGC Match Play: Rory McIlroy & Tiger Woods are top seeds". BBC Sport. February 18, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "WGC Match Play: Snow in Arizona causes play to be suspended". BBC Sport. February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "Match time updates". PGA Tour. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  12. ^ "Round 2 match recaps from Dove Mountain". World Golf Championships. February 22, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  13. ^ "Player Scorecard: Matt Kuchar". World Golf Championships. February 24, 2013. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  14. ^ "Past Results – World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play – 2011". Retrieved September 11, 2018.

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