The 2002 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 20–24, 2002 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the fourth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships events held in 2002.
Kevin Sutherland won his first and only World Golf Championships event by defeating Scott McCarron 1 up in the 36 hole final. It was also the only PGA Tour win for Sutherland.
Brackets The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings.Official World Golf Rankings February 10, 2002 José Cóceres (ranked 23) withdrew because he was recovering from a broken arm and Thomas Bjørn (ranked 24) withdrew to rest an injured shoulder. They were replaced by John Cook (ranked 65) and Peter O'Malley (ranked 66).Setting the field -Woods top seed in Match Play, opponent unknown
Bobby Jones bracket
Ben Hogan bracket
Gary Player bracket
Sam Snead bracket
Final Four
Prize money breakdown Place US ($) Champion 1,000,000 Runner-up 550,000 Third place 450,000 Fourth place 360,000 Losing quarter-finalists x 4 175,000 Losing third round x 8 85,000 Losing second round x 16 55,000 Losing first round x 32 27,500 Total $5,500,000
References
External links Bracket PDF source About the matches