Dates: Thursday, October 5th through Sunday, October 8th
Site: Wentworth Club (West Course), Surrey, England
Course Architect: H.S. Colt (1924)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,047
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 473 Yds 10 - Par 3 184 Yds
2 - Par 3 154 Yds 11 - Par 4 403 Yds
3 - Par 4 447 Yds 12 - Par 5 509 Yds
4 - Par 5 497 Yds 13 - Par 4 442 Yds
5 - Par 3 191 Yds 14 - Par 3 179 Yds
6 - Par 4 354 Yds 15 - Par 4 481 Yds
7 - Par 4 396 Yds 16 - Par 4 383 Yds
8 - Par 4 400 Yds 17 - Par 5 571 Yds
9 - Par 4 452 Yds 18 - Par 5 531 Yds
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35 3,364 Yds 37 3,683 Yds
Annual: 37th
Defending Champion: Colin Montgomerie
Runner-Up: Mark O'Meara
Largest Winning Margin in Finals: Nick Faldo def. Jeff Sluman, 8 & 7, 1992
Longest Match in Finals: Gary Player def. Graham Marsh, 1-up (40 holes), 1973
Largest Winning Margin in any match: Mark O'Meara def. V.Singh, 11 & 10, 1998
Total Purse: $1,466,900
Shares: 1st Place - $366,700; 2nd - 176,000; Semifinalist; 125,000;
2nd Round loser - 95,350; 1st Round loser - 73,350
1999 Results ------------
Final Match - Colin Montgomerie def. Mark O'Meara, 3 & 2
Semifinals - Mark O'Meara def. Nick Price, 1-up
Colin Montgomerie def. Padraig Harrington, 7 & 5
Second Round - Mark O'Meara def. Craig Parry, 1-up (39 holes)
Nick Price def. Retief Goosen, 6 & 5
Padraig Harrington def. Ernie Els, 1-up (38 holes)
Colin Montgomerie def. Notah Begay III, 2 & 1
First Round - Craig Parry def. Paul Lawrie, 4 & 3
Retief Goosen def. Sergio Garcia, 2 & 1
Padraig Harrington def. Carlos Franco, 7 & 6
Notah Begay III def. Jose Maria Olazabal, 4 & 3
Past World Match-Play Championship Results
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Year Winner Runner-up Result
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1999 Colin Montgomerie Mark O'Meara 3 and 2
1998 Mark O'Meara Tiger Woods 1-up
1997 Vijay Singh Ernie Els 1-up
1996 Ernie Els Vijay Singh 3 and 2
1995 Ernie Els Steve Elkington 3 and 1
1994 Ernie Els Colin Montgomerie 4 and 2
1993 Corey Pavin Nick Faldo 1-up
1992 Nick Faldo Jeff Sluman 8 and 7
1991 Seve Ballesteros Nick Price 3 and 2
1990 Ian Woosnam Mark McNulty 4 and 2
1989 Nick Faldo Ian Woosnam 1-up
1988 Sandy Lyle Nick Faldo 2 and 1
1987 Ian Woosnam Sandy Lyle 1-up
1986 Greg Norman Sandy Lyle 2 and 1
1985 Seve Ballesteros Bernhard Langer 6 and 5
1984 Seve Ballesteros Bernhard Langer 2 and 1
1983 Greg Norman Nick Faldo 3 and 2
1982 Seve Ballesteros Sandy Lyle 37th hole
1981 Seve Ballesteros Ben Crenshaw 1-up
1980 Greg Norman Sandy Lyle 1-up
1979 Bill Rogers Isao Aoki 1-up
1978 Isao Aoki S.Owen 3 and 2
1977 Graham Marsh Ray Floyd 5 and 3
1976 David Graham Hale Irwin 38th hole
1975 Hale Irwin Al Geiberger 4 and 2
1974 Hale Irwin Gary Player 3 and 1
1973 Gary Player Graham Marsh 40th hole
1972 Tom Weiskopf Lee Trevino 4 and 3
1971 Gary Player Jack Nicklaus 5 and 4
1970 Jack Nicklaus Lee Trevino 2 and 1
1969 Bob Charles Gene Littler 37th hole
1968 Gary Player Bob Charles 1-up
1967 Arnold Palmer Peter Thomson 1-up
1966 Gary Player Jack Nicklaus 6 and 4
1965 Gary Player Peter Thomson 3 and 2
1964 Arnold Palmer Neil Coles 2 and 1
Note: Formerly called Piccadilly Match-Play (1964-76), Colgate Match-Play
(1977-78), Suntory Match-Play (1979-90).
Players in the Field
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Colin Montgomerie - Defending champion, two-time winner this year
Thomas Bjorn - 4th on Order of Merit with one win and three runner-ups
Darren Clarke - Two-time winner this year, 2nd on money list, 9 top-10's
Ernie Els - 3rd on European money list and 3rd on PGA money list
Nick Faldo - Has registered three top-10 finishes in 9 European events
Sergio Garcia - 32nd on Order of Merit with three top-10's in 10 tournaments
Retief Goosen - One win and five top-five finishes, 14th on money list
Padraig Harrington- One win, two seconds, two thirds and six top-five's in 2000
Bob May - Runner-up to Tiger at PGA Championship, 13th on money list
Adam Scott - Tied for 6th last week at Linde German Masters
Vijay Singh - 8th on PGA money list with 1 win and six top-10 finishes
Lee Westwood - Five-time winner this year with 12 top-10's in 20 events
Draw for the World Match Play
(Seeds in parenthesis -- All Times Eastern)
Thursday - (5) Darren Clarke vs. Nick Faldo, 4:15 a.m./9:15 a.m.
(6) Sergio Garcia vs. Adam Scott, 4:30 a.m./9:30 a.m.
(7) Thomas Bjorn vs. Retief Goosen, 4:45 a.m./9:45 a.m.
(8) Padraig Harrington vs. Bob May, 4:00 a.m./9:00 a.m.
Friday - (1) Colin Montgomerie vs. Harrington/May winner, 4 a.m./9 a.m.
(2) Ernie Els vs. Bjorn/Goosen winner, 4:45 a.m./9:45 a.m.
(3) Lee Westwood vs. Garcia/Scott winner, 4:30 a.m./9:30 a.m.
(4) Vijay Singh vs. Clarke/Faldo winner, 4:15 a.m./9:15 a.m.
Saturday - Montgomerie/Harrington/May winner vs. Singh/Clarke/Faldo winner
Els/Bjorn/Goosen winner vs. Westwood/Garcia/Scott winner
Sunday - Semifinal winners
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