| 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | |
| Dates: | February 20–24, 2008 |
| Location: | Marana, Arizona |
| Course: | The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course) |
| Tour: | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 7,351 |
| Field: | 64 players |
| Purse: | $8,000,000 |
| Winners Share: | $1,350,000 |
| Champion: |  Tiger Woods |
| Score: | def. Stewart Cink 8 & 7 |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2009 |
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.[1] It was the tenth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships held in 2008.
The purse remained at $8,000,000, one of the largest in golf. Tiger Woods won his third WGC Match Play title, and his 15th World Golf Championships event, by beating fellow American Stewart Cink 8 and 7 in the final.
The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings.[2] Brett Wetterich (ranked 45) pulled out of the event with a shoulder injury and was replaced by J. B. Holmes (ranked 65).
| Player/Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| AS | 1up | 1up | 1up | 2up | 2up | 3up | 4up | 4up | 4up | 5up | 4up | 4up | 4up | 4up | 3up | 4up | 4up | 4up | 5up | 5up | 5up | 5up | 6up | 7up | 8up | 8up | 7up | 8up | |
| Stewart Cink | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| AS | 1dn | 1dn | 1dn | 2dn | 2dn | 3dn | 4dn | 4dn | 4dn | 5dn | 4dn | 4dn | 4dn | 4dn | 3dn | 4dn | 4dn | 4dn | 5dn | 5dn | 5dn | 5dn | 6dn | 7dn | 8dn | 8dn | 7dn | 8dn |
Yellow background for eagles.
Red background for birdies.
Blue background for bogeys.
| Place | US ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |