2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship

2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates19–22 May
LocationAndalusia, Spain
Course(s)Finca Cortesín Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length7,290 yards (6,670 m)
Field24 players
Prize fund€3,400,000
Winner's share€800,000
Champion
England Ian Poulter
def. Luke Donald 2 & 1
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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

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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

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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

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Seed Player Rank[2][3]
1 England Lee Westwood 1
2 England Luke Donald 2
3 Germany Martin Kaymer 3
4 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 5
5 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 6
6 England Paul Casey 9
7 South Africa Charl Schwartzel 12
8 Italy Francesco Molinari 21
9 England Ian Poulter 22
10 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 25
11 Spain Álvaro Quirós 26
12 South Africa Retief Goosen 27
13 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen 32
14 South Korea Yang Yong-eun 38
15 United States Ryan Moore 39
16 Denmark Anders Hansen 40
17 Australia Aaron Baddeley 50
18 England Ross Fisher 51
19 South Korea Noh Seung-yul 82
20 Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas 96
21 Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts 108
22 Denmark Søren Kjeldsen 111
23 Sweden Johan Edfors 124
24 Scotland Paul Lawrie 133

Pool play

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Source[4]

Pool Ballesteros
Winner Score Loser
Lee Westwood 6 & 5 Anders Hansen
Aaron Baddeley 1 up Anders Hansen
Lee Westwood 4 & 3 Aaron Baddeley
  • 1st – Westwood
  • 2nd – Baddeley
  • 3rd – Hansen
Pool Gabrielsson
Winner Score Loser
Miguel Ángel Jiménez 6 & 5 Charl Schwartzel
Johan Edfors 2 & 1 Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Charl Schwartzel 5 & 4 Johan Edfors
  • 1st – Schwartzel (Schwartzel wins at second extra hole.)
  • 2nd – Edfors
  • 3rd – Jiménez (Jiménez eliminated on first extra hole.)
Pool Palmer
Winner Score Loser
Martin Kaymer 2 & 1 Yang Yong-eun
Noh Seung-yul 2 & 1 Yang Yong-eun
Martin Kaymer 2 & 1 Noh Seung-yul
  • 1st – Kaymer
  • 2nd – Noh
  • 3rd – Yang
Pool Larson
Winner Score Loser
Rory McIlroy 1 up Retief Goosen
Nicolas Colsaerts 1 up Retief Goosen
Nicolas Colsaerts 3 & 2 Rory McIlroy
  • 1st – Colsaerts
  • 2nd – McIlroy
  • 3rd – Goosen
Pool Woosnam
Winner Score Loser
Graeme McDowell 2 & 1 Louis Oosthuizen
Jhonattan Vegas 5 & 4 Louis Oosthuizen
Graeme McDowell 4 & 2 Jhonattan Vegas
  • 1st – McDowell
  • 2nd – Vegas
  • 3rd – Oosthuizen
Pool Norman
Winner Score Loser
Álvaro Quirós 3 & 1 Paul Casey
Álvaro Quirós 3 & 1 Søren Kjeldsen
Søren Kjeldsen 1 up Paul Casey
  • 1st – Quirós
  • 2nd – Kjeldsen
  • 3rd – Casey
Pool McCormack
Winner Score Loser
Luke Donald 5 & 4 Ryan Moore
Ross Fisher 2 & 1 Ryan Moore
Luke Donald 4 & 3 Ross Fisher
  • 1st – Donald
  • 2nd – Fisher
  • 3rd – Moore
Pool Player
Winner Score Loser
Francesco Molinari Halved Ian Poulter
Ian Poulter Halved Paul Lawrie
Francesco Molinari 3 & 2 Paul Lawrie
  • 1st – Molinari
  • 2nd – Poulter
  • 3rd – Lawrie

Playoffs

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Source[4]

Round of 16
21 May, morning 		Quarter-finals
21 May, afternoon 		Semi-finals
22 May, morning 		Final
22 May, afternoon
        
South Korea Noh Seung-yul
Spain Álvaro Quirós 1up
Spain Álvaro Quirós
Germany Martin Kaymer 2up
Germany Martin Kaymer 3&2
Denmark Søren Kjeldsen
Germany Martin Kaymer
England Luke Donald 5&3
England Ross Fisher
South Africa Charl Schwartzel 1up
South Africa Charl Schwartzel
England Luke Donald 2up
England Luke Donald 19h
Sweden Johan Edfors
England Luke Donald
England Ian Poulter 2&1
Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas
Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts 1up
Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts 2&1
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 3&2
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts
England Ian Poulter 19h
Australia Aaron Baddeley
Italy Francesco Molinari 3&2
Italy Francesco Molinari
England Ian Poulter 2up
England Lee Westwood
England Ian Poulter 1 up

Prize money breakdown

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Source:[5]

Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€)
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

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b "Volvo World Match Play Explained". PGA European Tour. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ Official World Golf Ranking as of 15 May 2011
  3. ^ "Official World Golf Ranking, Week 20, 2011" (PDF). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Tournament Leaderboard". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  5. ^ "2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Final Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
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