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. It was an official money event on the European Tour.
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Format The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the players seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking. 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 Seed Player RankOfficial World Golf Ranking as of 15 May 20111 Lee Westwood 12 Luke Donald 23 Martin Kaymer 34 Graeme McDowell 55 Rory McIlroy 66 Paul Casey 97 Charl Schwartzel 128 Francesco Molinari 219 Ian Poulter 2210 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2511 Álvaro Quirós 2612 Retief Goosen 2713 Louis Oosthuizen 3214 Yang Yong-eun 3815 Ryan Moore 3916 Anders Hansen 4017 Aaron Baddeley 5018 Ross Fisher 5119 Noh Seung-yul 8220 Jhonattan Vegas 9621 Nicolas Colsaerts 10822 Søren Kjeldsen 11123 Johan Edfors 12424 Paul Lawrie 133
Pool play Source
+ Pool Ballesteros Winner Score LoserLee Westwood 6 & 5 Anders HansenAaron Baddeley 1 up Anders HansenLee Westwood 4 & 3 Aaron Baddeley
1st – Westwood 2nd – Baddeley 3rd – Hansen
+ Pool Gabrielsson Winner Score LoserMiguel Ángel Jiménez 6 & 5 Charl SchwartzelJohan Edfors 2 & 1 Miguel Ángel JiménezCharl Schwartzel 5 & 4 Johan Edfors
1st – Schwartzel (Schwartzel wins at second extra hole.) 2nd – Edfors 3rd – Jiménez (Jiménez eliminated on first extra hole.)
+ Pool Palmer Winner Score LoserMartin Kaymer 2 & 1 Yang Yong-eunNoh Seung-yul 2 & 1 Yang Yong-eunMartin Kaymer 2 & 1 Noh Seung-yul
1st – Kaymer 2nd – Noh 3rd – Yang
+ Pool Larson Winner Score LoserRory McIlroy 1 up Retief GoosenNicolas Colsaerts 1 up Retief GoosenNicolas Colsaerts 3 & 2 Rory McIlroy
1st – Colsaerts 2nd – McIlroy 3rd – Goosen
+ Pool Woosnam Winner Score LoserGraeme McDowell 2 & 1 Louis OosthuizenJhonattan Vegas 5 & 4 Louis OosthuizenGraeme McDowell 4 & 2 Jhonattan Vegas
1st – McDowell 2nd – Vegas 3rd – Oosthuizen
+ Pool Norman Winner Score LoserÁlvaro Quirós 3 & 1 Paul CaseyÁlvaro Quirós 3 & 1 Søren KjeldsenSøren Kjeldsen 1 up Paul Casey
1st – Quirós 2nd – Kjeldsen 3rd – Casey
+ Pool McCormack Winner Score LoserLuke Donald 5 & 4 Ryan MooreRoss Fisher 2 & 1 Ryan MooreLuke Donald 4 & 3 Ross Fisher
1st – Donald 2nd – Fisher 3rd – Moore
+ Pool Player Winner Score LoserFrancesco Molinari Halved Ian PoulterIan Poulter Halved Paul LawrieFrancesco Molinari 3 & 2 Paul Lawrie
1st – Molinari 2nd – Poulter 3rd – Lawrie
Playoffs Source
Prize money breakdown Source:
Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€) Champion 800,000 566,660 Runner-up 420,000 377,770 Semi-finals losers x 2 220,000 119,400 Quarter-finals losers x 4 115,000 112,500 Round of 16 losers x 8 90,000 58,730 Third place in pool x 8 70,000 40,540 Total €3,400,000 2,571,390
Notes and references
External links Official site Coverage on the European Tour's official site