2005 HSBC World Match Play Championship

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2005 HSBC World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 September 2005
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatMatch play – 36 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length7,073 yards (6,468 m)
Field16 players
Prize fund£1,660,000
Winner's share£1,000,000
Champion
New Zealand Michael Campbell
def. Paul McGinley 2 & 1
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The 2005 HSBC World Match Play Championship was the 42nd HSBC World Match Play Championship played and the 2nd time played as an official European Tour event. It was played from 15–18 September at the Wentworth Club. The champion received €1,443,830 (£1,000,000 or $2,042,513.20) making it the biggest first prize in golf at the time. Each match was played over 36 holes. Michael Campbell defeated Paul McGinley 2 and 1 in the final to win the tournament for the first time.[1]

Course[edit]

Front nine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out
Yardage 474 154 447 496 191 354 396 400 452 3,364
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35
Back nine 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In
Yardage 184 404 509 467 179 481 383 571 531 3,709
Par 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 37
Front 9 Back 9 Total
Yardage 3,364 3,709 7,073
Par 35 37 72

Bracket[edit]

First round
15 September
Quarterfinals
16 September
Semifinals
17 September
Championship
18 September
            
1 South Africa Retief Goosen 8&7
16 England Kenneth Ferrie
1 South Africa Retief Goosen
9 Australia Mark Hensby 12&11
8 Scotland Colin Montgomerie
9 Australia Mark Hensby 2&1
1 South Africa Retief Goosen
4 New Zealand Michael Campbell 7&6
5 South Africa Tim Clark
12 Australia Steve Elkington 6&5
12 Australia Steve Elkington
4 New Zealand Michael Campbell 37h
4 New Zealand Michael Campbell 1up
13 Australia Geoff Ogilvy
4 New Zealand Michael Campbell 2&1
14 Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley
6 England Luke Donald 7&6
11 Germany Bernhard Langer
6 England Luke Donald
14 Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley 9&8
3 Denmark Thomas Bjørn
14 Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley 6&5
14 Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley 4&3
10 Argentina Ángel Cabrera
7 England David Howell
10 Spain José María Olazábal 1up
10 Spain José María Olazábal
2 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 4&3
2 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 2&1
15 South Africa Trevor Immelman

Prize money breakdown[edit]

Actual prize fund[edit]

Place Euro (€) Pounds (£) US ($)
Champion 1,443,830 1,000,000 2,042,513
Runner-Up 577,532 400,000 817,005
Losing Semi Finalist x 2 173,259 120,000 245,101
Losing Quarter Finalists x 4 115,506 80,000 163,400
Losing First Round x 8 86,629 60,000 122,55
Total €2,945,413 £2,040,000 $4,166,726

Breakdown for European Tour Order of Merit[edit]

Place Euro (€) Pounds (£) US ($)
Champion 597,884 406,660 830,607
Runner-Up 398,594 271,110 553,745
Losing Semi Finalist x 2 201,968 120,000 280,583
Losing Quarter Finalists x 4 118,742 80,000 164,961
Losing First Round x 8 61,972 42,151 86,093
Total €1,379,120 £938,014.17 $1,915,988

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Campbell takes Wentworth victory". BBC Sport. 18 September 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

External links[edit]

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