2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	3–7 January 2001
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Course(s)	Metropolitan Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,066
Field	64 players
Prize fund	$5,000,000
Winner's share	$1,000,000
Champion
Steve Stricker
def. Pierre Fulke 2&1
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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.

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.^[1] 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).^[2]

First round 3 January

Second round 4 January

Third round 5 January

Fourth round 6 January

1

Ernie Els

3&2

16

Greg Kraft

1

Ernie Els

1up

8

Hidemichi Tanaka

8

Hidemichi Tanaka

19h

9

Bernhard Langer

1

Ernie Els

19h

13

Jean van de Velde

5

Retief Goosen

2&1

12

Steve Lowery

5

Retief Goosen

13

Jean van de Velde

4&3

4

Duffy Waldorf

13

Jean van de Velde

19h

1

Ernie Els

1up

15

Craig Stadler

6

Phillip Price

11

Andrew Coltart

3&2

11

Andrew Coltart

3&2

3

David Toms

3

David Toms

1up

14

Hirofumi Miyase

11

Andrew Coltart

15

Craig Stadler

19h

7

Dennis Paulson

10

Craig Parry

21h

10

Craig Parry

15

Craig Stadler

7&6

2

John Huston

15

Craig Stadler

4&2

First round 3 January

Second round 4 January

Third round 5 January

Fourth round 6 January

1

Tom Lehman

2&1

16

Greg Chalmers

1

Tom Lehman

3&2

9

Jeff Sluman

8

Joe Ozaki

9

Jeff Sluman

3&2

1

Tom Lehman

12

Brad Faxon

1up

5

José Cóceres

12

Brad Faxon

3&2

12

Brad Faxon

1up

4

Chris Perry

4

Chris Perry

1up

13

Jonathan Kaye

12

Brad Faxon

6

Pierre Fulke

19h

6

Pierre Fulke

5&4

11

Fred Funk

6

Pierre Fulke

20h

14

Glen Day

3

Kirk Triplett

14

Glen Day

3&1

6

Pierre Fulke

1up

2

Michael Campbell

7

Toshi Izawa

19h

10

Steve Pate

7

Toshi Izawa

2

Michael Campbell

5&4

2

Michael Campbell

4&3

15

Mathias Grönberg

First round 3 January

Second round 4 January

Third round 5 January

Fourth round 6 January

1

Hal Sutton

16

Nick O'Hern

21h

16

Nick O'Hern

5&3

9

Tim Herron

8

Franklin Langham

9

Tim Herron

2&1

16

Nick O'Hern

5&4

6

Dudley Hart

5

Dudley Hart

6&5

12

Skip Kendall

5

Dudley Hart

5&4

4

Robert Allenby

4

Robert Allenby

2&1

13

Nobuhito Sato

16

Nick O'Hern

14

Steve Stricker

20h

6

Scott Verplank

19h

11

Brent Geiberger

6

Scott Verplank

14

Steve Stricker

3&2

3

Pádraig Harrington

14

Steve Stricker

2&1

14

Steve Stricker

6&5

2

Justin Leonard

7

Gary Orr

2&1

10

Paul McGinley

7

Gary Orr

2

Justin Leonard

20h

2

Justin Leonard

6&5

15

Patrik Sjöland

First round 3 January

Second round 4 January

Third round 5 January

Fourth round 6 January

1

Vijay Singh

4&2

16

Kevin Sutherland

1

Vijay Singh

8

Toru Taniguchi

1up

8

Toru Taniguchi

3&2

9

Bob Estes

8

Toru Taniguchi

2&1

4

Stuart Appleby

5

Steve Flesch

12

Per-Ulrik Johansson

5&4

12

Per-Ulrik Johansson

4

Stuart Appleby

4&3

4

Stuart Appleby

1up

13

Kenny Perry

8

Toru Taniguchi

2&1

6

Shigeki Maruyama

6

Shigeki Maruyama

2&1

11

Scott Dunlap

6

Shigeki Maruyama

22h

3

Bob May

3

Bob May

2&1

14

Tom Scherrer

6

Shigeki Maruyama

4&3

15

Mark McNulty

7

Paul Lawrie

5&4

10

Chris DiMarco

7

Paul Lawrie

15

Mark McNulty

5&4

2

Stewart Cink

15

Mark McNulty

1up

	Semi-finals 6 January					Finals 7 January
	1	Ernie Els
	6	Pierre Fulke	2&1
						6	Pierre Fulke
						14	Steve Stricker	2&1
	14	Steve Stricker	2&1
	8	Toru Taniguchi				Third place
						1	Ernie Els
						8	Toru Taniguchi	4&3

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