Tournament information | |
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Dates | 3–7 January 2001 |
Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Course(s) | Metropolitan Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,066 |
Field | 64 players |
Prize fund | $5,000,000 |
Winner's share | $1,000,000 |
Champion | |
Steve Stricker | |
def. Pierre Fulke 2&1 | |
The 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from 3–7 January 2001 at Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the third WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 2001.
Steve Stricker won his first and only World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Pierre Fulke 2&1 in the 36 hole final.