Dates: Thursday, October 17th through Sunday, October 20th
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: 39th
Defending Champion: Ian Woosnam
Runner-Up: Padraig Harrington
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
Best Single Rounds: 61 (Colin Montgomerie, 2000; Padraig Harrington, 2001)
Total Purse: $1,564,431 (1,000,000 pounds)
Shares: 1st Place - $391,111; 2nd - 187,733; Semifinalist; 132,977;
2nd Round loser - 101,685; 1st Round loser - 78,219
2001 Results
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Final Match - Ian Woosnam def. Padraig Harrington, 2 & 1
Semifinals - Ian Woosnam def. Lee Westwood, 10 & 9
Padraig Harrington def. Sam Torrance, 4 & 3
Second Round - Ian Woosnam def. Colin Montgomerie, 4 & 3
Padraig Harrington def. Darren Clarke, 5 & 4
Sam Torrance def. Vijay Singh, 1-up
Lee Westwood def. Thomas Bjorn, 1-up
First Round - Ian Woosnam def. Retief Goosen, 4 & 3
Thomas Bjorn def. Adam Scott, 4 & 3
Padraig Harrington def. Nick Faldo, 9 & 8
Sam Torrance def. Seve Ballesteros, 3 & 2
Past World Match-Play Championship Results
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Year Winner Runner-up Result
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2001 Ian Woosnam Padraig Harrington 2 & 1
2000 Lee Westwood Colin Montgomerie 38th hole
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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Michael Campbell Sergio Garcia Justin Rose
Ernie Els Retief Goosen Vijay Singh
Nick Faldo Padraig Harrington Mike Weir
Fred Funk Colin Montgomerie * Ian Woosnam
* - Defending champion.
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