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2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship |
| dates | 3–7 January 2001 |
| location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| course | Metropolitan Golf Club |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| European Tour | |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 7,066 |
| field | 64 players |
| purse | $5,000,000 |
| winners_share | $1,000,000 |
| champion | USA Steve Stricker |
| score | def. Pierre Fulke 2&1 |
| previous | 2000 |
| next | 2002 |
European Tour The 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from 3–7 January 2001 at Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the third WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 2001.
Steve Stricker won his first and only World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Pierre Fulke 2&1 in the 36 hole 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. Because it was played in Australia and also because it was very early in the year a large number of players chose not compete. These were: Tiger Woods (ranked 1), David Duval (3), Phil Mickelson (4), Lee Westwood (5), Colin Montgomerie (6), Davis Love III (7), Jesper Parnevik (11), Darren Clarke (12), Nick Price (13), Jim Furyk (15), Sergio García (16), Thomas Bjørn (20), Mike Weir (21), Loren Roberts (22), Carlos Franco (25), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (27), Paul Azinger (30), Rocco Mediate (32), Notah Begay III (33), José María Olazábal (34), Jeff Maggert (37), Fred Couples (39), Eduardo Romero (40), Greg Norman (42), Scott Hoch (46), Ángel Cabrera (47), Mark Calcavecchia (48), Shingo Katayama (53), Masashi Ozaki (67), Andrew Magee (73), Mark O'Meara (74), Lee Janzen (82), Ian Woosnam (83), Rory Sabbatini (85), Frank Lickliter (87), Stephen Ames (94), J. P. Hayes (95), Jarmo Sandelin (96), Bill Glasson (97) and Steve Elkington (101). The lowest player competing was Greg Kraft (104).
Bobby Jones bracket
| team-width = 160 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 January | RD1-team01 = ZAF Ernie Els | RD1-score01 = 3&2 | RD1-team02 = USA Greg Kraft | RD1-score02 = | RD1-team03 = JPN Hidemichi Tanaka | RD1-score03 = 19h | RD1-team04 = DEU Bernhard Langer | RD1-score04 = | RD1-team05 = ZAF Retief Goosen | RD1-score05 = 2&1 | RD1-team06 = USA Steve Lowery | RD1-score06 = | RD1-team07 = USA Duffy Waldorf | RD1-score07 = | RD1-team08 = FRA Jean van de Velde | RD1-score08 = 19h | RD1-team09 = WAL Phillip Price | RD1-score09 = | RD1-team10 = SCO Andrew Coltart | RD1-score10 = 3&2 | RD1-team11 = USA David Toms | RD1-score11 = 1up | RD1-team12 = JPN Hirofumi Miyase | RD1-score12 = | RD1-team13 = USA Dennis Paulson | RD1-score13 = | RD1-team14 = AUS Craig Parry | RD1-score14 = 21h | RD1-team15 = USA John Huston | RD1-score15 = | RD1-team16 = USA Craig Stadler | RD1-score16 = 4&2 | RD2-seed01 = 1 | RD2-team01 = ZAF Ernie Els | RD2-score01 = 1up | RD2-seed02 = 8 | RD2-team02 = JPN Hidemichi Tanaka | RD2-score02 = | RD2-seed03 = 5 | RD2-team03 = ZAF Retief Goosen | RD2-score03 = | RD2-seed04 = 13 | RD2-team04 = FRA Jean van de Velde | RD2-score04 = 4&3 | RD2-seed05 = 11 | RD2-team05 = SCO Andrew Coltart | RD2-score05 = 3&2 | RD2-seed06 = 3 | RD2-team06 = USA David Toms | RD2-score06 = | RD2-seed07 = 10 | RD2-team07 = AUS Craig Parry | RD2-score07 = | RD2-seed08 = 15 | RD2-team08 = USA Craig Stadler | RD2-score08 = 7&6 | RD3-seed01 = 1 | RD3-team01 = ZAF Ernie Els | RD3-score01 = 19h | RD3-seed02 = 13 | RD3-team02 = FRA Jean van de Velde | RD3-score02 = | RD3-seed03 = 11 | RD3-team03 = SCO Andrew Coltart | RD3-score03 = | RD3-seed04 = 15 | RD3-team04 = USA Craig Stadler | RD3-score04 = 19h | RD4-seed01 = 1 | RD4-team01 = ZAF Ernie Els | RD4-score01 = 1up | RD4-seed02 = 15 | RD4-team02 = USA Craig Stadler | RD4-score02 =
Ben Hogan bracket
| team-width = 160 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 January | RD1-team01 = USA Tom Lehman | RD1-score01 = 2&1 | RD1-team02 = AUS Greg Chalmers | RD1-score02 = | RD1-team03 = JPN Joe Ozaki | RD1-score03 = | RD1-team04 = USA Jeff Sluman | RD1-score04 = 3&2 | RD1-team05 = ARG José Cóceres | RD1-score05 = | RD1-team06 = USA Brad Faxon | RD1-score06 = 3&2 | RD1-team07 = USA Chris Perry | RD1-score07 = 1up | RD1-team08 = USA Jonathan Kaye | RD1-score08 = | RD1-team09 = SWE Pierre Fulke | RD1-score09 = 5&4 | RD1-team10 = USA Fred Funk | RD1-score10 = | RD1-team11 = USA Kirk Triplett | RD1-score11 = | RD1-team12 = USA Glen Day | RD1-score12 = 3&1 | RD1-team13 = JPN Toshi Izawa | RD1-score13 = 19h | RD1-team14 = USA Steve Pate | RD1-score14 = | RD1-team15 = NZL Michael Campbell | RD1-score15 = 4&3 | RD1-team16 = SWE Mathias Grönberg | RD1-score16 = | RD2-seed01 = 1 | RD2-team01 = USA Tom Lehman | RD2-score01 = 3&2 | RD2-seed02 = 9 | RD2-team02 = USA Jeff Sluman | RD2-score02 = | RD2-seed03 = 12 | RD2-team03 = USA Brad Faxon | RD2-score03 = 1up | RD2-seed04 = 4 | RD2-team04 = USA Chris Perry | RD2-score04 = | RD2-seed05 = 6 | RD2-team05 = SWE Pierre Fulke | RD2-score05 = 20h | RD2-seed06 = 14 | RD2-team06 = USA Glen Day | RD2-score06 = | RD2-seed07 = 7 | RD2-team07 = JPN Toshi Izawa | RD2-score07 = | RD2-seed08 = 2 | RD2-team08 = NZL Michael Campbell | RD2-score08 = 5&4 | RD3-seed01 = 1 | RD3-team01 = USA Tom Lehman | RD3-score01 = | RD3-seed02 = 12 | RD3-team02 = USA Brad Faxon | RD3-score02 = 1up | RD3-seed03 = 6 | RD3-team03 = SWE Pierre Fulke | RD3-score03 = 1up | RD3-seed04 = 2 | RD3-team04 = NZL Michael Campbell | RD3-score04 = | RD4-seed01 = 12 | RD4-team01 = USA Brad Faxon | RD4-score01 = | RD4-seed02 = 6 | RD4-team02 = SWE Pierre Fulke | RD4-score02 = 19h
Gary Player bracket
| team-width = 160 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 January | RD1-team01 = USA Hal Sutton | RD1-score01 = | RD1-team02 = AUS Nick O'Hern | RD1-score02 = 21h | RD1-team03 = USA Franklin Langham | RD1-score03 = | RD1-team04 = USA Tim Herron | RD1-score04 = 2&1 | RD1-team05 = USA Dudley Hart | RD1-score05 = 6&5 | RD1-team06 = USA Skip Kendall | RD1-score06 = | RD1-team07 = AUS Robert Allenby | RD1-score07 = 2&1 | RD1-team08 = JPN Nobuhito Sato | RD1-score08 = | RD1-team09 = USA Scott Verplank | RD1-score09 = 19h | RD1-team10 = USA Brent Geiberger | RD1-score10 = | RD1-team11 = IRL Pádraig Harrington | RD1-score11 = | RD1-team12 = USA Steve Stricker | RD1-score12 = 2&1 | RD1-team13 = SCO Gary Orr | RD1-score13 = 2&1 | RD1-team14 = IRL Paul McGinley | RD1-score14 = | RD1-team15 = USA Justin Leonard | RD1-score15 = 6&5 | RD1-team16 = SWE Patrik Sjöland | RD1-score16 = | RD2-seed01 = 16 | RD2-team01 = AUS Nick O'Hern | RD2-score01 = 5&3 | RD2-seed02 = 9 | RD2-team02 = USA Tim Herron | RD2-score02 = | RD2-seed03 = 5 | RD2-team03 = USA Dudley Hart | RD2-score03 = 5&4 | RD2-seed04 = 4 | RD2-team04 = AUS Robert Allenby | RD2-score04 = | RD2-seed05 = 6 | RD2-team05 = USA Scott Verplank | RD2-score05 = | RD2-seed06 = 14 | RD2-team06 = USA Steve Stricker | RD2-score06 = 3&2 | RD2-seed07 = 7 | RD2-team07 = SCO Gary Orr | RD2-score07 = | RD2-seed08 = 2 | RD2-team08 = USA Justin Leonard | RD2-score08 = 20h | RD3-seed01 = 16 | RD3-team01 = AUS Nick O'Hern | RD3-score01 = 5&4 | RD3-seed02 = 6 | RD3-team02 = USA Dudley Hart | RD3-score02 = | RD3-seed03 = 14 | RD3-team03 = USA Steve Stricker | RD3-score03 = 6&5 | RD3-seed04 = 2 | RD3-team04 = USA Justin Leonard | RD3-score04 = | RD4-seed01 = 16 | RD4-team01 = AUS Nick O'Hern | RD4-score01 = | RD4-seed02 = 14 | RD4-team02 = USA Steve Stricker | RD4-score02 = 20h
Sam Snead bracket
| team-width = 160 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 January | RD1-team01 = FJI Vijay Singh | RD1-score01 = 4&2 | RD1-team02 = USA Kevin Sutherland | RD1-score02 = | RD1-team03 = JPN Toru Taniguchi | RD1-score03 = 3&2 | RD1-team04 = USA Bob Estes | RD1-score04 = | RD1-team05 = USA Steve Flesch | RD1-score05 = | RD1-team06 = SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson | RD1-score06 = 5&4 | RD1-team07 = AUS Stuart Appleby | RD1-score07 = 1up | RD1-team08 = USA Kenny Perry | RD1-score08 = | RD1-team09 = JPN Shigeki Maruyama | RD1-score09 = 2&1 | RD1-team10 = USA Scott Dunlap | RD1-score10 = | RD1-team11 = USA Bob May | RD1-score11 = 2&1 | RD1-team12 = USA Tom Scherrer | RD1-score12 = | RD1-team13 = SCO Paul Lawrie | RD1-score13 = 5&4 | RD1-team14 = USA Chris DiMarco | RD1-score14 = | RD1-team15 = USA Stewart Cink | RD1-score15 = | RD1-team16 = ZIM Mark McNulty | RD1-score16 = 1up | RD2-seed01 = 1 | RD2-team01 = FJI Vijay Singh | RD2-score01 = | RD2-seed02 = 8 | RD2-team02 = JPN Toru Taniguchi | RD2-score02 = 1up | RD2-seed03 = 12 | RD2-team03 = SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson | RD2-score03 = | RD2-seed04 = 4 | RD2-team04 = AUS Stuart Appleby | RD2-score04 = 4&3 | RD2-seed05 = 6 | RD2-team05 = JPN Shigeki Maruyama | RD2-score05 = 22h | RD2-seed06 = 3 | RD2-team06 = USA Bob May | RD2-score06 = | RD2-seed07 = 7 | RD2-team07 = SCO Paul Lawrie | RD2-score07 = | RD2-seed08 = 15 | RD2-team08 = ZIM Mark McNulty | RD2-score08 = 5&4 | RD3-seed01 = 8 | RD3-team01 = JPN Toru Taniguchi | RD3-score01 = 2&1 | RD3-seed02 = 4 | RD3-team02 = AUS Stuart Appleby | RD3-score02 = | RD3-seed03 = 6 | RD3-team03 = JPN Shigeki Maruyama | RD3-score03 = 4&3 | RD3-seed04 = 15 | RD3-team04 = ZIM Mark McNulty | RD3-score04 = | RD4-seed01 = 8 | RD4-team01 = JPN Toru Taniguchi | RD4-score01 = 2&1 | RD4-seed02 = 6 | RD4-team02 = JPN Shigeki Maruyama | RD4-score02 =
Final Four
| Team-Width = 150 6 January 7 January
| RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = ZAF Ernie Els | RD1-score1 = | RD1-seed2 = 6 | RD1-team2 = SWE Pierre Fulke | RD1-score2 = 2&1
| RD1-seed3 = 14 | RD1-team3 = USA Steve Stricker | RD1-score3 = 2&1 | RD1-seed4 = 8 | RD1-team4 = JPN Toru Taniguchi | RD1-score4 =
| RD2-seed1 = 6 | RD2-team1 = SWE Pierre Fulke | RD2-score1 = | RD2-seed2 = 14 | RD2-team2 = USA Steve Stricker | RD2-score2 = 2&1
| RD2b-seed1 = 1 | RD2b-team1 = ZAF Ernie Els | RD2b-score1 = | RD2b-seed2 = 8 | RD2b-team2 = JPN Toru Taniguchi | RD2b-score2 = 4&3
Prize money breakdown
| Place | US ($) | Total | $5,000,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1,000,000 | ||
| Runner-up | 500,000 | ||
| Third place | 400,000 | ||
| Fourth place | 300,000 | ||
| Losing quarter-finalists x 4 | 150,000 | ||
| Losing third round x 8 | 75,000 | ||
| Losing second round x 16 | 50,000 | ||
| Losing first round x 32 | 25,000 |
References
References
- [http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2000/owgr49f2000.pdf Official World Golf Rankings December 10, 2000]
- [http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/01/03/gol_304316.shtml Els leads depleted Match Play field]
- Golf Observer. "2001 WGC match play money in dollars".
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