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WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

 
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The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship is one of four World Golf Championships events which debuted in 1999. It is sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours.

Eligibility for the Accenture Match Play Championship is limited to the top 64 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking.

The format for the event is single-elimination match play. Players are seeded 1 through 64 based on their Official World Golf Ranking with the No. 1 seed playing the No. 64 seed, the No. 2 seed playing the No. 63 seed, etc. (player seedings combined add up to 65). Past champions include Jeff Maggert, Darren Clarke, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Tiger Woods, David Toms and Geoff Ogilvy.

World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship Results
Year Winner Score Runner-up Location
1999 Jeff Maggert 38 Holes Andrew Magee La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2000 Darren Clarke 4 and 3 Tiger Woods La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2001 Steve Stricker 2 and 1 Pierre Fulke The Metropolitan Club, South Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
2002 Kevin Sutherland 1-up Scott McCarron La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2003 Tiger Woods 2 and 1 David Toms La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2004 Tiger Woods 3 and 2 Davis Love III La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2005 David Toms 6 and 5 Chris DiMarco La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2006 Geoff Ogilvy 3 and 2 Davis Love III La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2007 Henrik Stenson 2 and 1 Geoff Ogilvy The Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Ariz.
2008 Tiger Woods 8 and 7 Stewart Cink The Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Ariz.
 

The International Federation of PGA Tours, formed in 1996, created the World Golf Championships to enhance the competitive structure of professional golf worldwide while preserving the traditions and strengths of its six member Tours. The member Tours are the Asian PGA Tour, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA TOUR, PGA Tour of Australasia and Southern Africa Tour.