2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	February 22–26, 2006
Location	Carlsbad, California
Course(s)	La Costa Resort and Spa
Tour(s)	PGA Tour PGA European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,277
Field	64 players
Prize fund	$7,500,000
Winner's share	$1,300,000
Champion
Geoff Ogilvy
Def. Davis Love III 3 & 2

The 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 22–26, 2006 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the eighth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships events held in 2006. It was the final time the event would be hosted at La Costa.

Geoff Ogilvy, the 12th seed, won his first World Golf Championships event by defeating Davis Love III 3 and 2 in the 36 hole final. He set a record by playing a total of 129 holes during the tournament, the most by anyone in the eight-year history of the event, which included four consecutive overtime matches at the start of the week. The total prize fund for the championship was $7.5 million, of which Ogilvy's share was $1.3 million.

Tiger Woods set the record for largest victory margin with a 9 and 8 win over Stephen Ames in the first round. Some interpreted Woods' performance as payback for Ames' comments earlier in the week in which he told the Associated Press, "anything can happen, especially where he's hitting it."^[1]

Brackets

The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consists of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings.^[2] Number 6 Sergio García^[3] and number 28 Thomas Bjørn^[4] did not play opening spots for number 65 Graeme McDowell and number 67 Stephen Ames (number 66 Craig Parry did not enter).

Bobby Jones bracket

First round February 22

Second round February 23

Third Round February 23

Fourth Round February 24

1

Tiger Woods

9&8

16

Stephen Ames

1

Tiger Woods

1 up

8

Robert Allenby

8

Robert Allenby

3&2

9

K.J Choi

1

Tiger Woods

5

Chad Campbell

1 up

5

Chad Campbell

4&2

12

Tim Herron

5

Chad Campbell

1 up

4

Henrik Stenson

4

Henrik Stenson

1 up

13

Paul Casey

5

Chad Campbell

11

Tom Lehman

1 up

6

Stuart Appleby

11

Tom Lehman

3&2

11

Tom Lehman

1 up

3

Adam Scott

3

Adam Scott

2&1

14

Lucas Glover

11

Tom Lehman

4&3

2

David Toms

7

José María Olazábal

3&2

10

Brandt Jobe

7

José María Olazábal

2

David Toms

2&1

2

David Toms

19h*

15

Ian Poulter

Ben Hogan bracket

First round February 22

Second round February 23

Third Round February 23

Fourth Round February 24

1

Ernie Els

16

Bernhard Langer

1 up

16

Bernhard Langer

9

Mike Weir

1 up

8

Stewart Cink

9

Mike Weir

4&3

9

Mike Weir

13

Geoff Ogilvy

1 up

5

Nick O'Hern

4&3

12

Fred Funk

5

Nick O'Hern

13

Geoff Ogilvy

21h*

4

Michael Campbell

13

Geoff Ogilvy

1 up

13

Geoff Ogilvy

19h*

3

David Howell

6

Scott Verplank

26h*

11

Lee Westwood

6

Scott Verplank

2

David Howell

3&2

3

David Howell

22h*

14

Steve Elkington

2

Phil Mickelson

3

David Howell

3&1

7

Bart Bryant

10

John Daly

4&2

10

John Daly

2

Phil Mickelson

2&1

2

Phil Mickelson

2 up

15

Charles Howell III

Gary Player bracket

First round February 22

Second round February 23

Third Round February 23

Fourth Round February 24

1

Vijay Singh

5&4

16

Graeme McDowell

1

Vijay Singh

2&1

9

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

8

Rory Sabbatini

9

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

2&1

1

Vijay Singh

5

Pádraig Harrington

1 up

5

Pádraig Harrington

4&2

12

Rod Pampling

5

Pádraig Harrington

1 up

4

Ángel Cabrera

4

Ángel Cabrera

1 up

13

Peter Lonard

5

Pádraig Harrington

6

Davis Love III

1 up

6

Davis Love III

2&1

11

Mark Hensby

6

Davis Love III

1 up

14

Carl Pettersson

3

Kenny Perry

14

Carl Pettersson

1 up

6

Davis Love III

3&2

2

Chris DiMarco

7

Tim Clark

10

Arron Oberholser

1 up

10

Arron Oberholser

2

Chris DiMarco

6&5

2

Chris DiMarco

2&1

15

Mark Calcavecchia

Sam Snead bracket

First round February 22

Second round February 23

Third Round February 23

Fourth Round February 24

1

Retief Goosen

5&4

16

Paul Broadhurst

1

Retief Goosen

2&1

9

Ben Crane

8

Justin Leonard

9

Ben Crane

4&3

1

Retief Goosen

1 up

4

Luke Donald

5

Darren Clarke

4&3

12

Shigeki Maruyama

12

Shigeki Maruyama

4

Luke Donald

4&3

4

Luke Donald

2&1

13

Richard Green

1

Retief Goosen

15

Zach Johnson

3&2

6

Paul McGinley

11

Shingo Katayama

2&1

11

Shingo Katayama

3&2

3

Colin Montgomerie

3

Colin Montgomerie

23h*

14

Niclas Fasth

11

Shingo Katayama

15

Zach Johnson

4&3

7

Fred Couples

10

Sean O'Hair

1 up

10

Sean O'Hair

15

Zach Johnson

1 up

2

Jim Furyk

15

Zach Johnson

1 up

Final Four

	Semi-finals				Final
	February 25
	Tom Lehman
	Geoff Ogilvy	4&3
					February 27
					Geoff Ogilvy	3&2
					Davis Love III
					Third place
	February 25			February 27
	Davis Love III	4&2		Tom Lehman
	Zach Johnson				Zach Johnson	1 up

Prize money breakdown

($1.1906 = €1)

References

External links

• Bracket
• ESPN Coverage