World Golf Championships® – Accenture Match Play Championship
Geoff Ogilvy wins the Accenture Match Play Championship for the second time on March 1, 2009.
The golf world's full attention turns to the luxurious Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain, when it hosts the annual Accenture Match Play Championship.
The most elite players in the game make up the field of 64 who take on The Golden Bear's distinctive Saguaro and Tortolita nines, which Nicklaus designed to serve as a stage for world-class competition.
Only six weeks after the new golf courses opened, Australia's Geoff Ogilvy captured the 2009 edition of the unique match play tournament, following up his victory in the 2006 event. Ogilvy defeated England's Paul Casey, 4 and 3, in the finals.
Huge galleries enjoyed the sunny days, festive setting and thrilling, head-to-head competition – all part of the tournament's special appeal.
Tiger Woods, who made his 2009 season debut at the Match Play Championship, is a three-time winner (2008, 2004, 2003), with the list of champions including many of the most notable names in the game: Henrik Stenson, David Toms, Steve Stricker and Darren Clarke.
About Accenture Match Play Championships
The Accenture Match Play Championship is based on a simple premise: bring the best 64 golfers in the world together to compete in the highest prize-money tournament in the world, on the most beautiful and challenging course, with exciting head-to-head match play. Match play is the most traditional form of golf competition; rather than measuring total strokes, match play counts the number of holes won. Paul Runyan, two-time PGA Champion stated, “Stroke Play measures the ability of a golfer, Match Play measures the heart of a competitor.” Put simply, this is spectator golf at its finest.
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