2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship Explained
The 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 48th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 16–19 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.
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.[2] [3]
Course
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|
| Yards | 457 | 210 | 416 | 692 | 573 | 382 | 157 | 231 | 330 | 3,448 | 343 | 419 | 546 | 390 | 396 | 466 | 587 | 174 | 522 | 3,843 | 7,291 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 72 | |
Format
The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool.[4] 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[5] |
|---|
| 1 | | 8 |
| 2 | | 15 |
| 3 | | 23 |
| 4 | | 26 |
| 5 | | 31 |
| 6 | | 32 |
| 7 | | 33 |
| 8 | | 34 |
| 9 | | 37 |
| 10 | | 39 |
| 11 | | 43 |
| 12 | | 44 |
| 13 | | 51 |
| 14 | | 52 |
| 15 | | 63 |
| 16 | | 66 |
| | 69 |
| | 71 |
| | 76 |
| | 84 |
| | 85 |
| | 90 |
| | 102 |
| | 127 | |
Pool play
- Round 1, 16 May
- Round 2, 17 May, morning
- Round 3, 17 May, afternoon
Source[6]
- 1st – McDowell
- 2nd – Wood
- 3rd – Gallacher
- 1st – Jaidee
- 2nd – Aiken
- 3rd – Poulter
- 1st – Lowry (Lowry takes first place with birdie on second extra hole.)
- 2nd – Hanson (Hanson takes second place with par on second extra hole.)
- 3rd – Coetzee
- 1st – Sterne
- 2nd – Van Pelt
- 3rd – Ogilvy
- 1st – Grace
- 2nd – Colsaerts
- 3rd – Aphibarnrat
- 1st – Molinari
- 2nd – Aguilar
- 3rd – Stenson
- 1st – Jamieson
- 2nd – Pettersson
- 3rd – Olesen
- 1st – Fernández-Castaño
- 2nd – Rumford
- 3rd – Donaldson
Playoffs
Source[6]
Prize money breakdown
Source:[7] [6]
| Place | Actual prize fund (€) | Race to Dubai fund (€) |
|---|
| Champion | 800,000 | 499,999 |
| Runner-up | 400,000 | 333,333 |
| Semi-finals losers x 2 | 200,000 | 168,900 |
| Quarter-finals losers x 4 | 100,000 | 99,300 |
| Round of 16 losers x 8 | 75,000 | 51,825 |
| Third place in pool x 8 | 50,000 | 35,775 |
| Total | €3,000,000 | €2,269,132 | |
|---|
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Volvo World Match Play format explained . PGA European Tour . 13 May 2013 . 14 May 2013.
- Web site: Graeme McDowell beats Thongchai Jaidee to win Volvo World Match Play Championship . 19 May 2013 . Daily Telegraph . 5 June 2013.
- Web site: Graeme McDowell beats Jaidee in World Match Play final . 19 May 2013 . BBC Sport . 5 June 2013.
- Web site: On the tee: Volvo World Match Play draw revealed . PGA European Tour . 14 May 2013 . 14 May 2013.
- Web site: Official World Golf Ranking; Week 19, 2013 . 12 May 2013 . 14 May 2013.
- Web site: Volvo World Match Play Championship – Leaderboard . PGA European Tour . 17 May 2013.
- Web site: Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund . 20 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110225/http://www.volvoworldmatchplay.com/content/prize-fund . 6 October 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
