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{{Infobox individual golf tournament
| name          = 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
| image         = 
| dates         = February 25 –<br>March 1, 2009
| location      = [[Marana, Arizona]]
| course        = [[Ritz-Carlton Golf Club]]<br>at [[Dove Mountain]]
| tour          = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[European Tour]]
| par           = 72
| yardage       = {{convert|7,833|yd}}
| field         = 64 players
| purse         = [[United States dollar|$]]8,500,000
| winners_share = $1,400,000
| champion      = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Ogilvy]]
| score         = def. [[Paul Casey]] 4 & 3
| previous      = [[2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|2008]]
| next          = [[2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|2010]]
}}
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The '''2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship''' was a [[golf]] tournament that was played from February 25 to March 1, 2009, at the [[Ritz-Carlton Golf Club]] at [[Dove Mountain]] in [[Marana, Arizona]]. It was the eleventh [[WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]] and the first of four [[World Golf Championships]] held in 2009.

The tournament marked the return of [[Tiger Woods]] to the [[PGA Tour]], following eight months out of the sport after undergoing knee surgery shortly after his victory in the [[2008 U.S. Open (golf)|2008 U.S. Open]].

[[Geoff Ogilvy]] continued his success at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship defeating [[Paul Casey]], who had not trailed in any of his first five matches, 4 and 3 in the final. It was Ogilvy's second win in the event, in which reached the final for the third time in four years. The victory also improved his already impressive match record in the event to 17 wins and 2 losses.

==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]] as of the February 16 ranking,<ref>The field and seedings were not adjusted to account for the February 23 ranking.</ref> seeded according to the rankings.<ref>[http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2009/owgr07f2009.pdf Official World Golf Ranking - February 15, 2009]</ref> All of the top 64 players in the February 16 ranking participated in the event, the first time in the tournament's history that had happened.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1881582,00.html |title=Win or lose, NBC expects to show Tiger Woods |access-date=2009-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228044906/http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1881582,00.html |archive-date=2009-02-28 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Bobby Jones bracket===
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br>February 25
| RD2=Second round<br>February 26
| RD3=Third round<br>February 27
| RD4=Fourth round<br>February 28
| team-width=150

<!-- 1 -->| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Tiger Woods]]'''
<!-- 16 -->| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brendan Jones (golfer)|Brendan Jones]]
| RD1-score01= 3&2
| RD1-score02=

<!-- 8 -->| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''[[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]]'''
<!-- 9 -->| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Retief Goosen]]
| RD1-score03= 3&2
| RD1-score04=

<!-- 4 -->| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[Rory McIlroy]]'''
<!-- 13 -->| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Louis Oosthuizen]]
| RD1-score07= 2&1
| RD1-score08=

<!-- 5 -->| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Weir]]
<!-- 12 -->| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Hunter Mahan]]'''
| RD1-score05= 
| RD1-score06= 1up

<!-- 2 -->| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Geoff Ogilvy]]'''
<!-- 15 -->| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Sutherland]]
| RD1-score15= 19h
| RD1-score16=

<!-- 7 -->| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Trevor Immelman]]
<!-- 10 -->| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Shingo Katayama]]'''
| RD1-score13= 
| RD1-score14= 3&2

<!-- 3 -->| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|COL}} '''[[Camilo Villegas]]'''
<!-- 14 -->| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Pampling]]
| RD1-score11= 7&6
| RD1-score12=

<!-- 6 -->| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Miguel Ángel Jiménez|Miguel Á. Jiménez]]'''
<!-- 11 -->| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Rory Sabbatini]]
| RD1-score09= 2&1
| RD1-score10=
| RD2-seed01= 1
<!-- 1/16 -->| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods
| RD2-seed02= 8
<!-- 8/9 -->| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''Tim Clark'''
| RD2-score01= 
| RD2-score02= 4&2
| RD2-seed03= 12
<!-- 5/12 -->| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|USA}} Hunter Mahan
| RD2-seed04= 4
<!-- 4/13 -->| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|NIR}} '''Rory McIlroy'''
| RD2-score03= 
| RD2-score04= 1up
| RD2-seed05= 6
<!-- 6/11 -->| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Á. Jiménez
| RD2-seed06= 3
<!-- 3/14 -->| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|COL}} '''Camilo Villegas'''
| RD2-score05= 
| RD2-score06= 5&4
| RD2-seed07= 10
<!-- 7/10 -->| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Katayama
| RD2-seed08= 2
<!-- 2/15 -->| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Geoff Ogilvy'''
| RD2-score07= 
| RD2-score08= 19h
| RD3-seed01= 8
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|ZAF}} Tim Clark
| RD3-seed02= 4
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|NIR}} '''Rory McIlroy'''
| RD3-score01= 
| RD3-score02= 4&3
| RD3-seed03= 3
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|COL}} Camilo Villegas
| RD3-seed04= 2
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Geoff Ogilvy'''
| RD3-score03= 
| RD3-score04= 2&1
| RD4-seed01= 4
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy
| RD4-seed02= 2
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Geoff Ogilvy'''
| RD4-score01= 
| RD4-score02= 2&1
}}

===Ben Hogan bracket===
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br>February 25
| RD2=Second round<br>February 26
| RD3=Third round<br>February 27
| RD4=Fourth round<br>February 28
| team-width=150

<!-- 1 -->| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|FJI}} '''[[Vijay Singh]]'''
<!-- 16 -->| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Søren Kjeldsen]]
| RD1-score01= 2&1
| RD1-score02=

<!-- 8 -->| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Curtis (golfer)|Ben Curtis]]
<!-- 9 -->| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Luke Donald]]'''
| RD1-score03= 
| RD1-score04= 19h

<!-- 4 -->| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''[[Ernie Els]]'''
<!-- 13 -->| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Søren Hansen]]
| RD1-score07= 4&2
| RD1-score08=

<!-- 5 -->| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Steve Stricker]]'''
<!-- 12 -->| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dustin Johnson]]
| RD1-score05= 2&1
| RD1-score06=

<!-- 2 -->| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Phil Mickelson]]'''
<!-- 15 -->| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ángel Cabrera]]
| RD1-score15= 19h
| RD1-score16=

<!-- 7 -->| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Zach Johnson]]'''
<!-- 10 -->| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Graeme McDowell]]
| RD1-score13= 3&1
| RD1-score14=

<!-- 3 -->| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Lee Westwood]]'''
<!-- 14 -->| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|THA}} [[Prayad Marksaeng]]
| RD1-score11= 2&1
| RD1-score12=

<!-- 6 -->| RD1-team09=  {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Stewart Cink]]'''
<!-- 11 -->| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Richard Sterne (golfer)|Richard Sterne]]
| RD1-score09= 19h
| RD1-score10= 
| RD2-seed01= 1
<!-- 1/16 -->| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh
| RD2-seed02= 9
<!-- 8/9 -->| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Luke Donald'''
| RD2-score01= 
| RD2-score02= 19h
| RD2-seed03= 5
<!-- 5/12 -->| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Stricker
| RD2-seed04= 4
<!-- 4/13 -->| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''Ernie Els'''
| RD2-score03= 
| RD2-score04= 3&2
| RD2-seed05= 6
<!-- 6/11 -->| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Stewart Cink'''
| RD2-seed06= 3
<!-- 3/14 -->| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood
| RD2-score05= 23h
| RD2-score06= 
| RD2-seed07= 7
<!-- 7/10 -->| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|USA}} Zach Johnson
| RD2-seed08= 2
<!-- 2/15 -->| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Phil Mickelson'''
| RD2-score07= 
| RD2-score08= 1up
| RD3-seed01= 9
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Donald
| RD3-seed02= 4
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''Ernie Els'''
| RD3-score01= 
| RD3-score02= 2up
| RD3-seed03= 6
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Stewart Cink'''
| RD3-seed04= 2
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Mickelson
| RD3-score03= 1up
| RD3-score04= 
| RD4-seed01= 4
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els
| RD4-seed02= 6
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Stewart Cink'''
| RD4-score01= 
| RD4-score02= 2&1
}}

===Gary Player bracket===
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br>February 25
| RD2=Second round<br>February 26
| RD3=Third round<br>February 27
| RD4=Fourth round<br>February 28
| team-width=150

<!-- 1 -->| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio García]]
<!-- 16 -->| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''[[Charl Schwartzel]]'''
| RD1-score01= 
| RD1-score02= 1up

<!-- 8 -->| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Ian Poulter]]'''
<!-- 9 -->| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeev Milkha Singh]]
| RD1-score03= 4&3
| RD1-score04=

<!-- 5 -->| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adam Scott (golfer)|Adam Scott]]
<!-- 12 -->| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Sean O'Hair]]'''
| RD1-score05= 
| RD1-score06= 1up

<!-- 4-->| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justin Rose]]
<!-- 13 -->| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Boo Weekley]]'''
| RD1-score07= 
| RD1-score08= 1up

<!-- 2 -->| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Robert Karlsson]]
<!-- 15 -->| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Peter Hanson]]'''
| RD1-score15= 
| RD1-score16= 3&2

<!-- 7 -->| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Álvaro Quirós]]
<!-- 10 -->| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Stephen Ames]]'''
| RD1-score13= 
| RD1-score14= 1up

<!-- 3 -->| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Perry]]
<!-- 14 -->| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mathew Goggin]]'''
| RD1-score11= 
| RD1-score12= 2&1

<!-- 6 -->| RD1-team09=  {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Paul Casey]]'''
<!-- 11 -->| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aaron Baddeley]]
| RD1-score09= 1up
| RD1-score10=
| RD2-seed01= 16
<!-- 16 -->| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|ZAF}} Charl Schwartzel
| RD2-seed02= 8
<!-- 8/9 -->| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Ian Poulter'''
| RD2-score01= 
| RD2-score02= 1up
| RD2-seed03= 12
<!-- 5/12 -->| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Sean O'Hair'''
| RD2-seed04= 13
<!-- 4/13 -->| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|USA}} Boo Weekley
| RD2-score03= 2&1
| RD2-score04= 
| RD2-seed05= 6
<!-- 6/11 -->| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Paul Casey'''
| RD2-seed06= 14
<!-- 3/14 -->| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|AUS}} Mathew Goggin
| RD2-score05= 6&4
| RD2-score06= 
| RD2-seed07= 10
<!-- 7/10 -->| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|CAN}} Stephen Ames
| RD2-seed08= 15
<!-- 2/15 -->| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|SWE}} '''Peter Hanson'''
| RD2-score07=
| RD2-score08= 2&1
| RD3-seed01= 8
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Poulter
| RD3-seed02= 12
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Sean O'Hair'''
| RD3-score01= 
| RD3-score02= 2&1
| RD3-seed03= 6
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Paul Casey'''
| RD3-seed04= 15
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Hanson
| RD3-score03= 3&2
| RD3-score04=
| RD4-seed01= 12
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} Sean O'Hair
| RD4-seed02= 6
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Paul Casey'''
| RD4-score01= 
| RD4-score02= 4&3
}}

===Sam Snead bracket===
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br>February 25
| RD2=Second round<br>February 26
| RD3=Third round<br>February 27
| RD4=Fourth round<br>February 28
| team-width=150

<!-- 1 -->| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]
<!-- 16 -->| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Pat Perez]]'''
| RD1-score01= 
| RD1-score02= 1up

<!-- 8 -->| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robert Allenby]]
<!-- 9 -->| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Ross Fisher]]'''
| RD1-score03=
| RD1-score04= 1up

<!-- 5 -->| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Martin Kaymer]]'''
<!-- 12 -->| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stuart Appleby]]
| RD1-score05= 1up
| RD1-score06=

<!-- 4-->| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jim Furyk]]'''
<!-- 13 -->| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Anders Hansen]]
| RD1-score07=  2&1
| RD1-score08=

<!-- 2 -->| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Stenson]]
<!-- 15 -->| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Davis Love III]]'''
| RD1-score15= 
| RD1-score16= 21h

<!-- 7 -->| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Justin Leonard]]'''
<!-- 10 -->| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Andrés Romero]]
| RD1-score13= 2&1
| RD1-score14=

<!-- 3 -->| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Anthony Kim]]'''
<!-- 14 -->| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lin Wen-tang]]
| RD1-score11= 7&5
| RD1-score12=

<!-- 6 -->| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|KOR}} [[K. J. Choi]]
<!-- 11 -->| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Oliver Wilson]]'''
| RD1-score09= 
| RD1-score10= 3&1
| RD2-seed01= 16
<!-- 1/16 -->| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} Pat Perez
| RD2-seed02= 9
<!-- 8/9 -->| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Ross Fisher'''
| RD2-score01= 
| RD2-score02= 6&5
| RD2-seed03= 5
<!-- 5/12 -->| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Kaymer
| RD2-seed04= 4
<!-- 4/13 -->| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Jim Furyk'''
| RD2-score03= 
| RD2-score04= 4&2
| RD2-seed05= 11
<!-- 6/11 -->| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Oliver Wilson'''
| RD2-seed06= 3
| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Kim
| RD2-score05= 2&1
| RD2-score06= 
| RD2-seed07= 7
<!-- 7/10 -->| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Justin Leonard'''
| RD2-seed08= 15
<!-- 2/15 -->| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III
| RD2-score07= 1up
| RD2-score08= 
| RD3-seed01= 9
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Ross Fisher'''
| RD3-seed02= 4
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Furyk
| RD3-score01= 4&3
| RD3-score02= 
| RD3-seed03= 11
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson
| RD3-seed04= 7
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Justin Leonard'''
| RD3-score03= 
| RD3-score04= 19h
| RD4-seed01= 9
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Ross Fisher'''
| RD4-seed02= 7
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Leonard
| RD4-score01= 2&1
| RD4-score02= 
}}

===Final Four===
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| Team-Width = 150
| RD1        = Semi-finals<br>February 28
| RD2        = Finals<br>March 1
| RD2b        = Third place

| RD1-seed1  = 2
| RD1-team1  = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Geoff Ogilvy]]'''
| RD1-score1 = 4&2
| RD1-seed2  = 6
| RD1-team2  = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stewart Cink]]
| RD1-score2 =

| RD1-seed3  = 6
| RD1-team3  = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Paul Casey]]'''
| RD1-score3 = 4&3
| RD1-seed4  = 9
| RD1-team4  = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ross Fisher]]
| RD1-score4 =

| RD2-seed1  = 2
| RD2-team1  = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Geoff Ogilvy'''
| RD2-score1 = 4&3
| RD2-seed2  = 6
| RD2-team2  = {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Casey
| RD2-score2 =

| RD2b-seed1  = 6
| RD2b-team1  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Stewart Cink'''
| RD2b-score1 = 1up
| RD2b-seed2  = 9
| RD2b-team2  = {{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Fisher
| RD2b-score2 = 
}}

==Prize money breakdown==
{| class="wikitable" 
!Place !! [[United States dollar|US ($)]]
|-
| Champion || align=right| 1,400,000
|-
| Runner-up || align=right| 850,000
|-
| Third place || align=right| 600,000
|-
| Fourth place|| align=right| 490,000
|-
| Losing quarter-finalists x 4 || align=right| 270,000
|-
| Losing third round x 8 || align=right| 140,000
|-
| Losing second round x 16 || align=right| 95,000
|-
| Losing first round x 32 || align=right| 45,000
|-
! Total !! $8,500,000
|}
* Source:<ref>[http://dps.twiihosting.net/pga/doc/content/doc_528_785.pdf European Tour weekly]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - prize breakdown on second page</ref>

==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r470/ Official site]

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