The 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 46th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 19–22 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.
The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the players seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking.[1] 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.
^"Official World Golf Ranking, Week 20, 2011" (PDF). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^ ab"2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship - Tournament Leaderboard". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
External linksedit
Coverage on the European Tour's official site
October 27, 2023
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The 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 46th Volvo World Match Play Championship played It was held 19 22 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 2011 Volvo World Match Play ChampionshipTournament informationDates19 22 MayLocationAndalusia SpainCourse s Finca Cortesin Golf ClubTour s European TourFormatMatch play 18 holesStatisticsPar72Length7 290 yards 6 670 m Field24 playersPrize fund 3 400 000Winner s share 800 000ChampionIan Poulterdef Luke Donald 2 amp 1 20092012 Contents 1 Course 2 Format 3 Participants 4 Pool play 5 Playoffs 6 Prize money breakdown 7 Notes and references 8 External linksCourse edit1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In TotalYards 471 215 541 334 575 195 494 574 352 3 751 188 627 224 413 353 525 464 177 568 3 539 7 290Par 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 37 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 35 72Format editThe 24 players were split into eight pools of three with the players seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking 1 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 editSeed Player Rank 2 3 1 nbsp Lee Westwood 12 nbsp Luke Donald 23 nbsp Martin Kaymer 34 nbsp Graeme McDowell 55 nbsp Rory McIlroy 66 nbsp Paul Casey 97 nbsp Charl Schwartzel 128 nbsp Francesco Molinari 219 nbsp Ian Poulter 2210 nbsp Miguel Angel Jimenez 2511 nbsp Alvaro Quiros 2612 nbsp Retief Goosen 2713 nbsp Louis Oosthuizen 3214 nbsp Yang Yong eun 3815 nbsp Ryan Moore 3916 nbsp Anders Hansen 4017 nbsp Aaron Baddeley 5018 nbsp Ross Fisher 5119 nbsp Noh Seung yul 8220 nbsp Jhonattan Vegas 9621 nbsp Nicolas Colsaerts 10822 nbsp Soren Kjeldsen 11123 nbsp Johan Edfors 12424 nbsp Paul Lawrie 133Pool play editSource 4 Pool Ballesteros Winner Score LoserLee Westwood 6 amp 5 Anders HansenAaron Baddeley 1 up Anders HansenLee Westwood 4 amp 3 Aaron Baddeley1st Westwood 2nd Baddeley 3rd HansenPool Gabrielsson Winner Score LoserMiguel Angel Jimenez 6 amp 5 Charl SchwartzelJohan Edfors 2 amp 1 Miguel Angel JimenezCharl Schwartzel 5 amp 4 Johan Edfors1st Schwartzel Schwartzel wins at second extra hole 2nd Edfors 3rd Jimenez Jimenez eliminated on first extra hole Pool Palmer Winner Score LoserMartin Kaymer 2 amp 1 Yang Yong eunNoh Seung yul 2 amp 1 Yang Yong eunMartin Kaymer 2 amp 1 Noh Seung yul1st Kaymer 2nd Noh 3rd YangPool Larson Winner Score LoserRory McIlroy 1 up Retief GoosenNicolas Colsaerts 1 up Retief GoosenNicolas Colsaerts 3 amp 2 Rory McIlroy1st Colsaerts 2nd McIlroy 3rd Goosen Pool Woosnam Winner Score LoserGraeme McDowell 2 amp 1 Louis OosthuizenJhonattan Vegas 5 amp 4 Louis OosthuizenGraeme McDowell 4 amp 2 Jhonattan Vegas1st McDowell 2nd Vegas 3rd OosthuizenPool Norman Winner Score LoserAlvaro Quiros 3 amp 1 Paul CaseyAlvaro Quiros 3 amp 1 Soren KjeldsenSoren Kjeldsen 1 up Paul Casey1st Quiros 2nd Kjeldsen 3rd Casey Pool McCormack Winner Score LoserLuke Donald 5 amp 4 Ryan MooreRoss Fisher 2 amp 1 Ryan MooreLuke Donald 4 amp 3 Ross Fisher1st Donald 2nd Fisher 3rd MoorePool Player Winner Score LoserFrancesco Molinari Halved Ian PoulterIan Poulter Halved Paul LawrieFrancesco Molinari 3 amp 2 Paul Lawrie1st Molinari 2nd Poulter 3rd LawriePlayoffs editSource 4 Round of 1621 May morningQuarter finals21 May afternoonSemi finals22 May morningFinal22 May afternoon nbsp Noh Seung yul nbsp Alvaro Quiros1up nbsp Alvaro Quiros nbsp Martin Kaymer2up nbsp Martin Kaymer3 amp 2 nbsp Soren Kjeldsen nbsp Martin Kaymer nbsp Luke Donald5 amp 3 nbsp Ross Fisher nbsp Charl Schwartzel1up nbsp Charl Schwartzel nbsp Luke Donald2up nbsp Luke Donald19h nbsp Johan Edfors nbsp Luke Donald nbsp Ian Poulter2 amp 1 nbsp Jhonattan Vegas nbsp Nicolas Colsaerts1up nbsp Nicolas Colsaerts2 amp 1 nbsp Graeme McDowell nbsp Graeme McDowell3 amp 2 nbsp Rory McIlroy nbsp Nicolas Colsaerts nbsp Ian Poulter19h nbsp Aaron Baddeley nbsp Francesco Molinari3 amp 2 nbsp Francesco Molinari nbsp Ian Poulter2up nbsp Lee Westwood nbsp Ian Poulter1 upPrize money breakdown editSource 5 Place Actual prize fund Race to Dubai fund Champion 800 000 566 660Runner up 420 000 377 770Semi finals losers x 2 220 000 119 400Quarter finals losers x 4 115 000 112 500Round of 16 losers x 8 90 000 58 730Third place in pool x 8 70 000 40 540Total 3 400 000 2 571 390Notes and references edit a b Volvo World Match Play Explained PGA European Tour 19 May 2011 Retrieved 1 November 2012 Official World Golf Ranking as of 15 May 2011 Official World Golf Ranking Week 20 2011 PDF 15 May 2011 Retrieved 1 November 2012 a b 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship Tournament Leaderboard Retrieved 1 November 2011 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship Final Results PDF Archived from the original PDF on 26 May 2012 Retrieved 1 November 2012 External links editOfficial site Coverage on the European Tour s official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship amp oldid 1148462240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
