2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	February 17–21, 2010
Location	Marana, Arizona
Course(s)	Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Format	Match play – 18 holes (36-hole final)
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,849 yards (7,177 m)
Field	64 players
Prize fund	$8,500,000 €6,190,643
Winner's share	$1,400,000 €1,019,635
Champion
Ian Poulter
def. Paul Casey, 4 & 2

Marana

Location in the United States

Marana

Location in Arizona

The 2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament held February 17–21 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson. It was the 12th WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships held in 2010.

Ian Poulter won his first of two WGC victories with a 4 & 2 win over runner-up Paul Casey in the final match. This was the last year the final was played at 36 holes; it was reduced to 18 holes in 2011.

Brackets

The championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings as of the February 7 ranking,^[1] seeded according to the rankings.^[2] Tiger Woods, world number 1, and Phil Mickelson, number 3, did not play. They were replaced by Chris Wood (ranked 65) and Ross McGowan (ranked 66).

Bobby Jones bracket

First round February 17

Second round February 18

Third round February 19

Fourth round February 20

1

Steve Stricker

16

Ross McGowan

19h

16

Ross McGowan

8

Ryo Ishikawa

2up

8

Ryo Ishikawa

2up

9

Michael Sim

8

Ryo Ishikawa

12

Thongchai Jaidee

5&4

5

Ross Fisher

12

Thongchai Jaidee

5&4

12

Thongchai Jaidee

4&3

4

Robert Karlsson

4

Robert Karlsson

20h

13

Rory Sabbatini

12

Thongchai Jaidee

3

Ian Poulter

1up

6

Ángel Cabrera

11

Adam Scott

3&2

11

Adam Scott

3

Ian Poulter

2&1

3

Ian Poulter

19h

14

Justin Leonard

3

Ian Poulter

5&4

15

Jeev Milkha Singh

7

Anthony Kim

10

Matt Kuchar

3&2

10

Matt Kuchar

15

Jeev Milkha Singh

1up

2

Pádraig Harrington

15

Jeev Milkha Singh

3&1

Ben Hogan bracket

First round February 17

Second round February 18

Third round February 19

Fourth round February 20

1

Martin Kaymer

4&2

16

Chad Campbell

1

Martin Kaymer

9

Tim Clark

3&2

8

Vijay Singh

9

Tim Clark

1up

9

Tim Clark

4

Sergio García

2&1

5

Lucas Glover

12

Anders Hansen

2&1

12

Anders Hansen

4

Sergio García

2&1

4

Sergio García

2up

13

David Toms

4

Sergio García

4&3

10

Oliver Wilson

6

Luke Donald

2&1

11

Graeme McDowell

6

Luke Donald

6&5

3

Robert Allenby

3

Robert Allenby

4&2

14

Peter Hanson

6

Luke Donald

10

Oliver Wilson

20h

7

Miguel Á. Jiménez

10

Oliver Wilson

3&2

10

Oliver Wilson

20h

2

Rory McIlroy

2

Rory McIlroy

1up

15

Kevin Na

Gary Player bracket

First round February 17

Second round February 18

Third round February 19

Fourth round February 20

1

Lee Westwood

3&1

16

Chris Wood

1

Lee Westwood

8

Nick Watney

2&1

8

Nick Watney

4&3

9

Yuta Ikeda

8

Nick Watney

5

Retief Goosen

1up

5

Retief Goosen

3&2

12

Søren Hansen

5

Retief Goosen

20h

4

Ernie Els

4

Ernie Els

4&3

13

Ryan Moore

5

Retief Goosen

6

Camilo Villegas

4&3

6

Camilo Villegas

4&3

11

Dustin Johnson

6

Camilo Villegas

2&1

3

Geoff Ogilvy

3

Geoff Ogilvy

7&5

14

Alex Norén

6

Camilo Villegas

3&2

15

Ben Crane

7

Yang Yong-eun

2&1

10

Søren Kjeldsen

7

Yang Yong-eun

15

Ben Crane

3&2

2

Henrik Stenson

15

Ben Crane

Con.

Sam Snead bracket

First round February 17

Second round February 18

Third round February 19

Fourth round February 20

1

Jim Furyk

2&1

16

Scott Verplank

1

Jim Furyk

9

Charl Schwartzel

3&2

8

Hunter Mahan

9

Charl Schwartzel

2&1

9

Charl Schwartzel

5

Stewart Cink

19h

5

Stewart Cink

2up

12

Edoardo Molinari

5

Stewart Cink

1up

4

Sean O'Hair

4

Sean O'Hair

3&1

13

Simon Dyson

5

Stewart Cink

2

Paul Casey

5&4

6

Zach Johnson

21h

11

Francesco Molinari

6

Zach Johnson

14

Brian Gay

2up

3

Kenny Perry

14

Brian Gay

2&1

14

Brian Gay

2

Paul Casey

5&4

7

Álvaro Quirós

10

Mike Weir

8&6

10

Mike Weir

2

Paul Casey

5&4

2

Paul Casey

5&4

15

Stephen Ames

Final Four

	Semi-finals February 20					Finals February 21
	3	Ian Poulter	7&6
	4	Sergio García
						3	Ian Poulter	4&2
						2	Paul Casey
	6	Camilo Villegas
	2	Paul Casey	24h			Third place
						4	Sergio García
						6	Camilo Villegas	5&4

Prize money breakdown

References

External links

• Official site Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site

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