2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship

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2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–19 May
LocationKavarna, Bulgaria
43°24′47″N 28°16′48″E / 43.413°N 28.2801°E / 43.413; 28.2801
Course(s)Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length7,291 yards (6,667 m)
Field24 players
Prize fund€3,000,000
Winner's share€800,000
Champion
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
def. Thongchai Jaidee 2 & 1
Location map
Thracian Cliffs is located in Bulgaria
Thracian Cliffs
Thracian Cliffs
Location in Bulgaria
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The 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 48th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 16–19 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.

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.[2][3]

Course[edit]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 457 210 416 692 573 382 157 231 330 3,448 343 419 546 390 396 466 587 174 522 3,843 7,291
Par 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 35 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 37 72

Format[edit]

The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool.[4] 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[edit]

Seed Player Rank[5]
1 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 8
2 England Ian Poulter 15
3 Sweden Peter Hanson 23
4 United States Bo Van Pelt 26
5 South Africa Branden Grace 31
6 Sweden Henrik Stenson 32
7 Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen 33
8 Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 34
9 Wales Jamie Donaldson 37
10 Sweden Carl Pettersson 39
11 Italy Francesco Molinari 43
12 Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts 44
13 South Africa Richard Sterne 51
14 South Africa George Coetzee 52
15 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 63
16 England Chris Wood 66
Australia Geoff Ogilvy 69
Scotland Stephen Gallacher 71
Australia Brett Rumford 76
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry 84
Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat 85
Scotland Scott Jamieson 90
South Africa Thomas Aiken 102
Chile Felipe Aguilar 127

Pool play[edit]

  • Round 1, 16 May
  • Round 2, 17 May, morning
  • Round 3, 17 May, afternoon

Source[6]

Pool Ballesteros
Winner Score Loser
Graeme McDowell 5 & 3 Chris Wood
Chris Wood 2 & 1 Stephen Gallacher
Graeme McDowell 4 & 2 Stephen Gallacher
  • 1st – McDowell
  • 2nd – Wood
  • 3rd – Gallacher
Pool Gabrielsson
Winner Score Loser
Thongchai Jaidee 3 & 2 Ian Poulter
Thongchai Jaidee 1 up Thomas Aiken
Thomas Aiken 1 up Ian Poulter
  • 1st – Jaidee
  • 2nd – Aiken
  • 3rd – Poulter
Pool Palmer
Winner Score Loser
Peter Hanson 2 & 1 George Coetzee
George Coetzee 3 & 2 Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry 5 & 4 Peter Hanson
  • 1st – Lowry (Lowry takes first place with birdie on second extra hole.)
  • 2nd – Hanson (Hanson takes second place with par on second extra hole.)
  • 3rd – Coetzee
Pool Larson
Winner Score Loser
Bo Van Pelt Halved Richard Sterne
Richard Sterne 5 & 4 Geoff Ogilvy
Bo Van Pelt Halved Geoff Ogilvy
  • 1st – Sterne
  • 2nd – Van Pelt
  • 3rd – Ogilvy
Pool Woosnam
Winner Score Loser
Branden Grace 4 & 3 Nicolas Colsaerts
Nicolas Colsaerts 3 & 2 Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Branden Grace Halved Kiradech Aphibarnrat
  • 1st – Grace
  • 2nd – Colsaerts
  • 3rd – Aphibarnrat
Pool Norman
Winner Score Loser
Francesco Molinari 2 & 1 Henrik Stenson
Francesco Molinari 4 & 3 Felipe Aguilar
Felipe Aguilar 3 & 1 Henrik Stenson
  • 1st – Molinari
  • 2nd – Aguilar
  • 3rd – Stenson
Pool McCormack
Winner Score Loser
Carl Pettersson 4 & 3 Thorbjørn Olesen
Scott Jamieson 1 up Carl Pettersson
Scott Jamieson 5 & 3 Thorbjørn Olesen
  • 1st – Jamieson
  • 2nd – Pettersson
  • 3rd – Olesen
Pool Player
Winner Score Loser
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 1 up Jamie Donaldson
Brett Rumford 5 & 3 Jamie Donaldson
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 3 & 2 Brett Rumford
  • 1st – Fernández-Castaño
  • 2nd – Rumford
  • 3rd – Donaldson

Playoffs[edit]

Source[6]

Round of 16
18 May, morning 		Quarter-finals
18 May, afternoon 		Semi-finals
19 May, morning 		Final
19 May, afternoon
        
Italy Francesco Molinari 6&4
Sweden Carl Pettersson
Italy Francesco Molinari
South Africa Thomas Aiken 3&2
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry
South Africa Thomas Aiken 19 h
South Africa Thomas Aiken
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 3&2
Scotland Scott Jamieson 1 up
Chile Felipe Aguilar
Scotland Scott Jamieson
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 4&3
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 21 h
Sweden Peter Hanson
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 2&1
South Africa Richard Sterne
England Chris Wood 5&3
England Chris Wood
South Africa Branden Grace 2&1
South Africa Branden Grace 4&3
Australia Brett Rumford
South Africa Branden Grace
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 3&2
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 1 up
United States Bo Van Pelt
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 2&1
Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts
Spain Gonzalo F'dez-Castaño
Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts 2 up

Prize money breakdown[edit]

Source:[7][6]

Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€)
Champion 800,000 499,999
Runner-up 400,000 333,333
Semi-finals losers x 2 200,000 168,900
Quarter-finals losers x 4 100,000 99,300
Round of 16 losers x 8 75,000 51,825
Third place in pool x 8 50,000 35,775
Total €3,000,000 €2,269,132

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "Volvo World Match Play format explained". PGA European Tour. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Graeme McDowell beats Thongchai Jaidee to win Volvo World Match Play Championship". Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Graeme McDowell beats Jaidee in World Match Play final". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. ^ "On the tee: Volvo World Match Play draw revealed". PGA European Tour. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Official World Golf Ranking; Week 19, 2013" (PDF). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

External links[edit]

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