2011_Volvo_World_Match_Play_Championship
2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Golf tournament
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.
Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 May |
| Location | Andalusia, Spain |
| Course(s) | Finca Cortesín Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Match play – 18 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,290 yards (6,670 m) |
| Field | 24 players |
| Prize fund | €3,400,000 |
| Winner's share | €800,000 |
| Champion | |
 Ian Poulter | |
| def. Luke Donald 2 & 1 | |
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More information Out, In ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total | |
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| 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 |
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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.
More information Seed, Player ...
| Seed | Player | Rank[2][3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 1 |
| 2 | Luke Donald | 2 |
| 3 |  Martin Kaymer | 3 |
| 4 |  Graeme McDowell | 5 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy | 6 |
| 6 | Paul Casey | 9 |
| 7 |  Charl Schwartzel | 12 |
| 8 |  Francesco Molinari | 21 |
| 9 | Ian Poulter | 22 |
| 10 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 25 |
| 11 | Álvaro Quirós | 26 |
| 12 | Retief Goosen | 27 |
| 13 | Louis Oosthuizen | 32 |
| 14 |  Yang Yong-eun | 38 |
| 15 |  Ryan Moore | 39 |
| 16 |  Anders Hansen | 40 |
| 17 |  Aaron Baddeley | 50 |
| 18 | Ross Fisher | 51 |
| 19 | Noh Seung-yul | 82 |
| 20 |  Jhonattan Vegas | 96 |
| 21 |  Nicolas Colsaerts | 108 |
| 22 | Søren Kjeldsen | 111 |
| 23 |  Johan Edfors | 124 |
| 24 |  Paul Lawrie | 133 |
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Source[4]
More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Westwood | 6 & 5 | Anders Hansen |
| Aaron Baddeley | 1 up | Anders Hansen |
| Lee Westwood | 4 & 3 | Aaron Baddeley |
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More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 6 & 5 | Charl Schwartzel |
| Johan Edfors | 2 & 1 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| Charl Schwartzel | 5 & 4 | Johan Edfors |
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- 1st – Westwood
- 2nd – Baddeley
- 3rd – Hansen
- 1st – Schwartzel (Schwartzel wins at second extra hole.)
- 2nd – Edfors
- 3rd – Jiménez (Jiménez eliminated on first extra hole.)
More information Winner, Score ...
| 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 |
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More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | 1 up | Retief Goosen |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 1 up | Retief Goosen |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 3 & 2 | Rory McIlroy |
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- 1st – Kaymer
- 2nd – Noh
- 3rd – Yang
- 1st – Colsaerts
- 2nd – McIlroy
- 3rd – Goosen
More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Graeme McDowell | 2 & 1 | Louis Oosthuizen |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 5 & 4 | Louis Oosthuizen |
| Graeme McDowell | 4 & 2 | Jhonattan Vegas |
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More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Quirós | 3 & 1 | Paul Casey |
| Álvaro Quirós | 3 & 1 | Søren Kjeldsen |
| Søren Kjeldsen | 1 up | Paul Casey |
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- 1st – McDowell
- 2nd – Vegas
- 3rd – Oosthuizen
- 1st – Quirós
- 2nd – Kjeldsen
- 3rd – Casey
More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Donald | 5 & 4 | Ryan Moore |
| Ross Fisher | 2 & 1 | Ryan Moore |
| Luke Donald | 4 & 3 | Ross Fisher |
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More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Francesco Molinari | Halved | Ian Poulter |
| Ian Poulter | Halved | Paul Lawrie |
| Francesco Molinari | 3 & 2 | Paul Lawrie |
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- 1st – Donald
- 2nd – Fisher
- 3rd – Moore
- 1st – Molinari
- 2nd – Poulter
- 3rd – Lawrie
Source[4]
| Round of 16 21 May, morning | Quarter-finals 21 May, afternoon | Semi-finals 22 May, morning | Final 22 May, afternoon | ||||||||||||
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| Álvaro Quirós
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| Álvaro Quirós
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| Martin Kaymer
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| Martin Kaymer
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| Søren Kjeldsen
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| Martin Kaymer
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| Luke Donald
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| Ross Fisher
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| Charl Schwartzel
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| Luke Donald
| 2up | ||||||||||||||
| Luke Donald
| 19h | ||||||||||||||
| Johan Edfors
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| Luke Donald
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| Ian Poulter
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| Jhonattan Vegas
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| Nicolas Colsaerts
| 1up | ||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Colsaerts
| 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Graeme McDowell
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| Graeme McDowell
| 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Rory McIlroy
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| Nicolas Colsaerts
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| Ian Poulter
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| Aaron Baddeley
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| Francesco Molinari
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| Francesco Molinari
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| Ian Poulter
| 2up | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Westwood
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| Ian Poulter
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More information Place, Actual prize fund (€) ...
| 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 |
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- "Volvo World Match Play Explained". PGA European Tour. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- Official World Golf Ranking as of 15 May 2011
- "Official World Golf Ranking, Week 20, 2011" (PDF). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Tournament Leaderboard". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- "2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Final Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.