Tournament information | |
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Dates | February 25 – March 1, 2009 |
Location | Marana, Arizona |
Course(s) | Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,833 yards (7,162 m) |
Field | 64 players |
Prize fund | $8,500,000 |
Winner's share | $1,400,000 |
Champion | |
Geoff Ogilvy | |
def. Paul Casey 4 & 3 | |
The 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 25 to March 1, 2009, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. It was the eleventh WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships held in 2009.
The tournament marked the return of Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour, following eight months out of the sport after undergoing knee surgery shortly after his victory in the 2008 U.S. Open.
Geoff Ogilvy continued his success at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship defeating Paul Casey, who had not trailed in any of his first five matches, 4 and 3 in the final. It was Ogilvy's second win in the event, in which reached the final for the third time in four years. The victory also improved his already impressive match record in the event to 17 wins and 2 losses.