2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 May |
| Location | Kavarna, Bulgaria 43°24′47″N 28°16′48″E / 43.413°N 28.2801°E |
| Course(s) | Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Match play – 18 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,291 yards (6,667 m) |
| Field | 24 players |
| Prize fund | €3,000,000 |
| Winner's share | €800,000 |
| Champion | |
 Graeme McDowell | |
| def. Thongchai Jaidee 2 & 1 | |
| Location map | |
  Thracian Cliffs Location in Bulgaria | |
The 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 48th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 16–19 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.[1] It was an official money event on the European Tour.
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.[2][3]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 457 | 210 | 416 | 692 | 573 | 382 | 157 | 231 | 330 | 3,448 | 343 | 419 | 546 | 390 | 396 | 466 | 587 | 174 | 522 | 3,843 | 7,291 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
Format
The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool.[4] 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 | Rank[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | 8 |
| 2 |  Ian Poulter | 15 |
| 3 |  Peter Hanson | 23 |
| 4 |  Bo Van Pelt | 26 |
| 5 |  Branden Grace | 31 |
| 6 | Henrik Stenson | 32 |
| 7 |  Thorbjørn Olesen | 33 |
| 8 |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 34 |
| 9 |  Jamie Donaldson | 37 |
| 10 | Carl Pettersson | 39 |
| 11 |  Francesco Molinari | 43 |
| 12 |  Nicolas Colsaerts | 44 |
| 13 | Richard Sterne | 51 |
| 14 | George Coetzee | 52 |
| 15 |  Thongchai Jaidee | 63 |
| 16 | Chris Wood | 66 |
 Geoff Ogilvy | 69 | |
 Stephen Gallacher | 71 | |
| Brett Rumford | 76 | |
 Shane Lowry | 84 | |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 85 | |
| Scott Jamieson | 90 | |
| Thomas Aiken | 102 | |
 Felipe Aguilar | 127 |
Pool play
- Round 1, 16 May
- Round 2, 17 May, morning
- Round 3, 17 May, afternoon
Source[6]
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Graeme McDowell | 5 & 3 | Chris Wood |
| Chris Wood | 2 & 1 | Stephen Gallacher |
| Graeme McDowell | 4 & 2 | Stephen Gallacher |
- 1st – McDowell
- 2nd – Wood
- 3rd – Gallacher
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Thongchai Jaidee | 3 & 2 | Ian Poulter |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 1 up | Thomas Aiken |
| Thomas Aiken | 1 up | Ian Poulter |
- 1st – Jaidee
- 2nd – Aiken
- 3rd – Poulter
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Hanson | 2 & 1 | George Coetzee |
| George Coetzee | 3 & 2 | Shane Lowry |
| Shane Lowry | 5 & 4 | Peter Hanson |
- 1st – Lowry (Lowry takes first place with birdie on second extra hole.)
- 2nd – Hanson (Hanson takes second place with par on second extra hole.)
- 3rd – Coetzee
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Bo Van Pelt | Halved | Richard Sterne |
| Richard Sterne | 5 & 4 | Geoff Ogilvy |
| Bo Van Pelt | Halved | Geoff Ogilvy |
- 1st – Sterne
- 2nd – Van Pelt
- 3rd – Ogilvy
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Branden Grace | 4 & 3 | Nicolas Colsaerts |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 3 & 2 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| Branden Grace | Halved | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
- 1st – Grace
- 2nd – Colsaerts
- 3rd – Aphibarnrat
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Francesco Molinari | 2 & 1 | Henrik Stenson |
| Francesco Molinari | 4 & 3 | Felipe Aguilar |
| Felipe Aguilar | 3 & 1 | Henrik Stenson |
- 1st – Molinari
- 2nd – Aguilar
- 3rd – Stenson
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Pettersson | 4 & 3 | Thorbjørn Olesen |
| Scott Jamieson | 1 up | Carl Pettersson |
| Scott Jamieson | 5 & 3 | Thorbjørn Olesen |
- 1st – Jamieson
- 2nd – Pettersson
- 3rd – Olesen
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 1 up | Jamie Donaldson |
| Brett Rumford | 5 & 3 | Jamie Donaldson |
| Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 3 & 2 | Brett Rumford |
- 1st – Fernández-Castaño
- 2nd – Rumford
- 3rd – Donaldson
Playoffs
Source[6]
| Round of 16 18 May, morning | Quarter-finals 18 May, afternoon | Semi-finals 19 May, morning | Final 19 May, afternoon | ||||||||||||
| Francesco Molinari
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| Carl Pettersson
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| Francesco Molinari
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| Thomas Aiken
| 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Shane Lowry
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| Thomas Aiken
| 19 h | ||||||||||||||
| Thomas Aiken
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| Thongchai Jaidee
| 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Scott Jamieson
| 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Felipe Aguilar
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| Scott Jamieson
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| Thongchai Jaidee
| 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Thongchai Jaidee
| 21 h | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Hanson
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| Thongchai Jaidee
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| Graeme McDowell
| 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Richard Sterne
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| Chris Wood
| 5&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Wood
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| Branden Grace
| 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Branden Grace
| 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Brett Rumford
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| Branden Grace
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| Graeme McDowell
| 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Graeme McDowell
| 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Bo Van Pelt
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| Graeme McDowell
| 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Colsaerts
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| Gonzalo F'dez-Castaño
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| Nicolas Colsaerts
| 2 up | ||||||||||||||