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ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP RELATED STORIES

GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES 
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| DATES: Wednesday, February 20th through Sunday, February 24th |
| SITE: The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course), Marana, Arizona |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: John Fought (2004) |
| Hole-By-Hole: |
1 - Par 5 588 Yd |
10 - Par 5 534 Yds |
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2 - Par 4 467 Yd |
11 - Par 4 402 Yds |
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3 - Par 3 225 Yd |
12 - Par 4 336 Yds |
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4 - Par 4 495 Yd |
13 - Par 4 495 Yds |
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5 - Par 5 635 Yd |
14 - Par 3 192 Yds |
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6 - Par 4 450 Yd |
15 - Par 4 435 Yds |
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7 - Par 4 314 Yd |
16 - Par 3 178 Yds |
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8 - Par 3 171 Yd |
17 - Par 5 601 Yds |
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9 - Par 4 448 Yd |
18 - Par 4 447 Yds |
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36 3,793 Yd |
36 3,620 Yds |
| Annual: |
10th |
| Defending Champion: |
Henrik Stenson |
| Runner-Up: |
Geoff Ogilvy |
| Largest Margin of Victory: |
Tiger Woods def. Stephen Ames, 9 & 8 (2006) |
| Longest Championship Match: |
Jeff Maggert def A. Magee, 1-up (38 holes, 1999) |
| Longest Non-Championship Match: |
M.Weir def L.Roberts, 1-up (26 holes, 2003), |
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S.Verplank d L.Westwood, 1-up (26 holes, 2006) |
| Total Purse: |
$8,000,000 |
| Shares: |
1st Place - $1,350,000; 2nd Place - $800,000; 3rd Place - $575,000; |
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4th Place - $475,000; Quarterfinalist - $260,000; |
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Third Round - $130,000; Second Round - $90,000; First Round - $40,000 |
| 2007 Finish |
| Player |
Score |
Player |
Score |
| Henrik Stenson |
Won |
Stephen Ames |
T-5 |
| Geoff Ogilvy |
2nd |
Justin Rose |
T-5 |
| Trevor Immelman |
3rd |
Nick O'Hern |
T-5 |
| Chad Campbell |
4th |
Eight players tied at |
T-9 |
| Paul Casey |
T-5 |
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| Past WGC - Accenture World Match Play Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2007 |
Henrik Stenson (2&1) -- Geoff Ogilvy |
| 2006 |
Geoff Ogilvy (3&2) -- Davis Love III |
| 2005 |
David Toms (6&5) -- Chris DiMarco |
| 2004 |
Tiger Woods (3&2) -- Davis Love III |
| 2003 |
Tiger Woods (2&1) -- David Toms |
| 2002 |
Kevin Sutherland (1-up) -- Scott McCarron |
| 2001 |
Steve Stricker (2&1) -- Pierre Fulke |
| 2000 |
Darren Clarke (4&3) -- Tiger Woods |
| 1999 |
Jeff Maggert (1-up, 38 holes) -- Andrew Magee |
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