2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship Explained
The 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 46th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 19–22 May, with the champion receiving €800,000. The format was 24 players split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage.[1] It was an official money event on the European Tour.
Course
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|
| Yards | 471 | 215 | 541 | 334 | 575 | 195 | 494 | 574 | 352 | 3,751 | 188 | 627 | 224 | 413 | 353 | 525 | 464 | 177 | 568 | 3,539 | 7,290 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 72 | |
Format
The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the players seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking.[1] Within each pool, every player played each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points were awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advanced to the knock-out stage. In case of ties, sudden-death playoffs were used to determine rankings.
Participants
| Seed | Player | Rank[2] [3] |
|---|
| 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | | 2 |
| 3 | | 3 |
| 4 | | 5 |
| 5 | | 6 |
| 6 | | 9 |
| 7 | | 12 |
| 8 | | 21 |
| 9 | | 22 |
| 10 | | 25 |
| 11 | | 26 |
| 12 | | 27 |
| 13 | | 32 |
| 14 | | 38 |
| 15 | | 39 |
| 16 | | 40 |
| 17 | | 50 |
| 18 | | 51 |
| 19 | | 82 |
| 20 | | 96 |
| 21 | | 108 |
| 22 | | 111 |
| 23 | | 124 |
| 24 | | 133 | |
Pool play
Source
- 1st – Westwood
- 2nd – Baddeley
- 3rd – Hansen
- 1st – Schwartzel (Schwartzel wins at second extra hole.)
- 2nd – Edfors
- 3rd – Jiménez (Jiménez eliminated on first extra hole.)
- 1st – Kaymer
- 2nd – Noh
- 3rd – Yang
- 1st – Colsaerts
- 2nd – McIlroy
- 3rd – Goosen
- 1st – McDowell
- 2nd – Vegas
- 3rd – Oosthuizen
- 1st – Quirós
- 2nd – Kjeldsen
- 3rd – Casey
- 1st – Donald
- 2nd – Fisher
- 3rd – Moore
- 1st – Molinari
- 2nd – Poulter
- 3rd – Lawrie
Playoffs
Source[4]
Prize money breakdown
Source:[5]
| Place | Actual prize fund (€) | Race to Dubai fund (€) |
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| Champion | 800,000 | 566,660 |
| Runner-up | 420,000 | 377,770 |
| Semi-finals losers x 2 | 220,000 | 119,400 |
| Quarter-finals losers x 4 | 115,000 | 112,500 |
| Round of 16 losers x 8 | 90,000 | 58,730 |
| Third place in pool x 8 | 70,000 | 40,540 |
| Total | €3,400,000 | 2,571,390 | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Volvo World Match Play Explained . PGA European Tour . 19 May 2011 . 1 November 2012.
- Official World Golf Ranking as of 15 May 2011
- Web site: Official World Golf Ranking, Week 20, 2011 . 15 May 2011 . 1 November 2012.
- Web site: 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Tournament Leaderboard . 1 November 2011.
- Web site: 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Final Results . 1 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120526142132/http://www.europeantour.com/mm/document/tournament/tournaments/13/72/90/137290_pdf.pdf . 26 May 2012 . dead .
