The 2007 HSBC World Match Play Championship was the 44th HSBC World Match Play Championship played and the 4th time played as an official European Tour event. It was from 11 October to 14 October 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. Each match was played over 36 holes. Ernie Els defeated Ángel Cabrera 6&4 in the final to win the tournament for the 7th time.[1]
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The 2007 HSBC World Match Play Championship was the 44th HSBC World Match Play Championship played and the 4th time played as an official European Tour event It was from 11 October to 14 October 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 Each match was played over 36 holes Ernie Els defeated Angel Cabrera 6 amp 4 in the final to win the tournament for the 7th time 1 2007 HSBC World Match Play ChampionshipTournament informationDates11 14 October 2007LocationVirginia Water Surrey EnglandCourse s Wentworth ClubTour s European TourFormatMatch play 36 holesStatisticsPar72Length7 308 yards 6 682 m Field16 playersPrize fund 1 660 000Winner s share 1 000 000ChampionErnie Elsdef Angel Cabrera 6 amp 4 20062009 Contents 1 Qualification 2 Course 3 Bracket 3 1 Championship match 4 Prize money breakdown 4 1 Actual prize fund 4 2 Breakdown for European Tour Order of Merit 5 References 6 External linksQualification edit1 Defending champion Paul Casey 2 World 1 from the Official World Golf Rankings as of 1 January 2007 Tiger Woods declined invitation 3 The leading 10 available players from the HSBC Major Tournaments Ranking at the end of the 2007 PGA Championship on 13 August 2007 Padraig Harrington 2 Angel Cabrera 4 Ernie Els 6 Woody Austin T7 Justin Rose 9 Retief Goosen 10 Zach Johnson 3 Jim Furyk 5 and Sergio Garcia T7 declined their invitations so the invitations went to the next three players in the rankings who are Rory Sabbatini 11 Jerry Kelly 12 Andres Romero 13 Number in parentheses in the player s HSBC Major Tournaments Ranking 4 The leading two available European Tour members Anders Hansen Niclas Fasth Note These categories are listed in order If you qualify for a high category then you are not listed under a lower category SourceCourse editFront Nine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT Yardage 473 154 465 552 212 418 396 401 449 3 520 Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 Back Nine 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN Yardage 184 416 531 470 179 477 383 610 538 3 788 Par 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 37 Front 9 Back 9 Total Yardage 3 520 3 788 7 308 Par 35 37 72Bracket editFirst round11 OctoberQuarterfinals12 OctoberSemifinals13 OctoberChampionship14 October 1 nbsp Paul Casey3 amp 216 nbsp Jerry Kelly1 nbsp Paul Casey9 nbsp Angel Cabrera4 amp 38 nbsp Retief Goosen9 nbsp Angel Cabrera6 amp 59 nbsp Angel Cabrera2 amp 112 nbsp Hunter Mahan5 nbsp Justin Rose12 nbsp Hunter Mahan5 amp 412 nbsp Hunter Mahan6 amp 413 nbsp Soren Hansen4 nbsp Rory Sabbatini13 nbsp Soren Hansen4 amp 39 nbsp Angel Cabrera2 nbsp Ernie Els6 amp 46 nbsp Henrik Stenson1up11 nbsp Woody Austin6 nbsp Henrik Stenson7 amp 614 nbsp Anders Hansen3 nbsp Padraig Harrington14 nbsp Anders Hansen4 amp 36 nbsp Henrik Stenson2 nbsp Ernie Els3 amp 27 nbsp Niclas Fasth10 nbsp Andres Romero3 amp 210 nbsp Andres Romero2 nbsp Ernie Els6 amp 52 nbsp Ernie Els6 amp 515 nbsp Colin Montgomerie Championship match edit nbsp Ernie Els Front Nine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Score 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1up 1up 2up 2up 1up 1up 2up 2up 3up Back Nine 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Score 2 4 X 4 2 3 4 6 4 3up 3up 2up 2up 3up 3up 3up 2up 3up Front Nine 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Score 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 3up 3up 4up 4up 4up 3up 3up 3up 2up Back Nine 28 29 30 31 32 Score 2 4 4 4 2 3up 3up 4up 5up 6up nbsp Angel Cabrera Front Nine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Score 5 3 4 4 2 4 5 4 4 Back Nine 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Score 2 4 X 4 3 3 4 5 6 Front Nine 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Score 4 3 5 4 2 3 4 4 3 Back Nine 28 29 30 31 32 Score 3 4 5 5 3 Red background for birdies Blue background for bogeys Prize money breakdown editActual prize fund edit Place Euro Pounds US Champion 1 443 830 1 000 000 2 042 513 20 Runner Up 577 532 400 000 817 005 28 Losing Semi Finalist x 2 173 259 120 000 245 100 73 Losing Quarter Finalists x 4 115 506 80 000 163 400 49 Losing First Round x 8 86 629 60 000 122 549 66 Total 2 396 756 1 660 000 3 390 569 36 Breakdown for European Tour Order of Merit edit Place Euro Pounds US Champion 587 147 406 660 830 607 13 Runner Up 391 436 271 110 553 744 69 Losing Semi Finalist x 2 198 341 120 000 280 582 97 Losing Quarter Finalists x 4 116 609 80 000 164 960 85 Losing First Round x 8 60 858 42 151 86 092 73 Total 1 354 391 938 014 17 1 915 988 37 Source permanent dead link Source for US Dollar conversionsReferences edit Els wins seventh Match Play title BBC Sport 14 October 2007 Archived from the original on 29 October 2009 Retrieved 30 October 2009 External links editCoverage on the European Tour s official site Wentworth Club official site 51 23 48 N 0 35 45 W 51 39667 N 0 59583 W 51 39667 0 59583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 HSBC World Match Play Championship amp oldid 1178261201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
