Volvo World Match Play Championship
The traditional golf tournament, named after the current sponsor since 2009, the Volvo World Match Play Championship , was held on an invitation basis in match play format. Depending on the sponsor, it changed its name several times. Previously it was called the HSBC World Match Play Championship .
Since 2011, the tournament has been held regularly at a different location in Europe. 2014 was the last venue at the London Golf Club in Kent , England . The prize money was € 2,250,000, of which the winner received € 650,000.
Invitation criteria
16 players were invited according to defined qualification criteria. Among them were the defending champion, the world number one and the ten other places available in the HSBC Major Ranking , which was based on the golf world ranking list . In addition there were the two best placed in the European money ranking and the HSBC European ranking .
mode
The first round (round of 16) was announced according to the seeding list, whereby the defending champion was always seeded as number 1, and then the placement in the world rankings was decisive. The 1st played against the 16th, the 2nd against the 15th, and so on.
The individual matches were each played on one day over 36 holes, namely one round of golf (18 holes) in the morning and one in the afternoon. In the event of a tie, extra holes were played until a winner was determined. The tournament lasted four days (Thursday round of 16, Friday quarter-finals, etc.), so that on the final Sunday two players played the final and the defeated semi-finalists played third in the flight before. In 2006 and 2007 this so-called consolation game was dropped .
New mode from 2009
The 16 participants were divided into four groups, each playing against each other over the entire 18 holes. For the win you received two points, a draw earned each player one point. In addition, the difference between holes won and lost was included in the scoring in order to determine the placements in the event of a tie. The group winners played in the semifinals, which went over 36 holes and was played according to the classic match play criteria. The final was also a match game over 36 holes, while the semi-final losers played one over 18 holes for third place.
New mode from 2011
Since 2011, 24 golfers have been playing in eight groups of three men each - each against each other (a draw scores 1 point, a win scores 2 points) - the two best of each group make it to the round of 16. If the number of points is equal, a separate jump-off will be held. The remaining 16 players then continue to play in the KO system, with each pairing, including the final, running over 18 holes (plus any extra holes in the event of a tie). Another change is the elimination of the game for third place.
Amendments 2014
16 golfers played in four groups of four men each, the first two of the group made it to the quarter-finals, with the first group playing against the second group. The game for third place was played again.
meaning
Held for the first time in 1964, for decades this competition was practically a world championship in match play . You saw the absolute best in the world at the start, and the list of winners read like a who's who in professional golf. Since the introduction of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship , which is part of the exclusive World Golf Championships tournament series and has been held since 1999, more and more top golfers from the USA and the PGA TOUR have decided not to participate in the HSBC World Match Play Championship. This competitive event includes a field of 64 players who are made up of the current world rankings and which are also better timed.
The value of the HSBC World Match Play Championship for the world rankings was very high, since the winner received almost as many points as for a major victory.
Winners list
year | winner | nationality |
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Volvo World Match Play Championship | ||
2014 | Mikko Ilonen | Finland |
2013 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland |
2012 | Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium |
2011 | Ian Poulter | England |
2010 | no tournament | |
2009 | Ross Fisher | England |
2008 | no tournament | |
HSBC World Match Play Championship | ||
2007 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
2006 | Paul Casey | England |
2005 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand |
2004 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
2003 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
Cisco World Match Play Championship | ||
2002 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
2001 | Ian Woosnam | Wales |
2000 | Lee Westwood | England |
1999 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland |
1998 | Mark O'Meara | United States |
Toyota World Match Play Championship | ||
1997 | Vijay Singh | Fiji |
1996 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
1995 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
1994 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
1993 | Corey Pavin | United States |
1992 | Nick Faldo | England |
1991 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
Suntory World Match Play Championship | ||
1990 | Ian Woosnam | Wales |
1989 | Nick Faldo | England |
year | winner | nationality |
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1988 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
1987 | Ian Woosnam | Wales |
1986 | Greg Norman | Australia |
1985 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
1984 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
1983 | Greg Norman | Australia |
1982 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
1981 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain |
1980 | Greg Norman | Australia |
1979 | Bill Rogers | United States |
Colgate World Match Play Championship | ||
1978 | Isao Aoki | Japan |
1977 | Graham Marsh | Australia |
Piccadilly World Match Play Championship | ||
1976 | David Graham | Australia |
1975 | Hale Irwin | United States |
1974 | Hale Irwin | United States |
1973 | Gary Player | South Africa |
1972 | Tom Weiskopf | United States |
1971 | Gary Player | South Africa |
1970 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1969 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
1968 | Gary Player | South Africa |
1967 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
1966 | Gary Player | South Africa |
1965 | Gary Player | South Africa |
1964 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
Web links
(all english)
- Official website
- HSBC Champions of Golf Worldwide - detailed description of the qualification criteria and the current ranking
Individual evidence
- ↑ European Tour - Volvo World Match Play Championship 2011
- ↑ http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2014/tournamentid=2014082/news/index.html
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↑ highest historical final victory with 10 out of 8 against Shaun Micheel ( United States ) (means a lead of 10 holes with 8 holes remaining)