2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship

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.

2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–19 May
LocationKavarna, Bulgaria
Course(s)Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length7,291 yards (6,667 m)
Field24 players
Prize fund€3,000,000
Winner's share€800,000
Champion
Graeme McDowell
def. Thongchai Jaidee 2 & 1

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.[2][3]

Course
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
SeedPlayerCountryRank[5]
1Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland8
2Ian Poulter England15
3Peter Hanson Sweden23
4Bo Van Pelt United States26
5Branden Grace South Africa31
6Henrik Stenson Sweden32
7Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark33
8Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Spain34
9Jamie Donaldson Wales37
10Carl Pettersson Sweden39
11Francesco Molinari Italy43
12Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium44
13Richard Sterne South Africa51
14George Coetzee South Africa52
15Thongchai Jaidee Thailand63
16Chris Wood England66
Geoff Ogilvy Australia69
Stephen Gallacher Scotland71
Brett Rumford Australia76
Shane Lowry Ireland84
Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand85
Scott Jamieson Scotland90
Thomas Aiken South Africa102
Felipe Aguilar Chile127

Pool play
  • Round 1, 16 May
  • Round 2, 17 May, morning
  • Round 3, 17 May, afternoon

Source[6]

Pool Ballesteros
WinnerScoreLoser
Graeme McDowell5 & 3Chris Wood
Chris Wood2 & 1Stephen Gallacher
Graeme McDowell4 & 2Stephen Gallacher
  • 1st – McDowell
  • 2nd – Wood
  • 3rd – Gallacher
Pool Gabrielsson
WinnerScoreLoser
Thongchai Jaidee3 & 2Ian Poulter
Thongchai Jaidee1 upThomas Aiken
Thomas Aiken1 upIan Poulter
  • 1st – Jaidee
  • 2nd – Aiken
  • 3rd – Poulter
Pool Palmer
WinnerScoreLoser
Peter Hanson2 & 1George Coetzee
George Coetzee3 & 2Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry5 & 4Peter 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
Pool Larson
WinnerScoreLoser
Bo Van PeltHalvedRichard Sterne
Richard Sterne5 & 4Geoff Ogilvy
Bo Van PeltHalvedGeoff Ogilvy
  • 1st – Sterne
  • 2nd – Van Pelt
  • 3rd – Ogilvy
Pool Woosnam
WinnerScoreLoser
Branden Grace4 & 3Nicolas Colsaerts
Nicolas Colsaerts3 & 2Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Branden GraceHalvedKiradech Aphibarnrat
  • 1st – Grace
  • 2nd – Colsaerts
  • 3rd – Aphibarnrat
Pool Norman
WinnerScoreLoser
Francesco Molinari2 & 1Henrik Stenson
Francesco Molinari4 & 3Felipe Aguilar
Felipe Aguilar3 & 1Henrik Stenson
  • 1st – Molinari
  • 2nd – Aguilar
  • 3rd – Stenson
Pool McCormack
WinnerScoreLoser
Carl Pettersson4 & 3Thorbjørn Olesen
Scott Jamieson1 upCarl Pettersson
Scott Jamieson5 & 3Thorbjørn Olesen
  • 1st – Jamieson
  • 2nd – Pettersson
  • 3rd – Olesen
Pool Player
WinnerScoreLoser
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño1 upJamie Donaldson
Brett Rumford5 & 3Jamie Donaldson
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño3 & 2Brett 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 6&4
Carl Pettersson
Francesco Molinari
Thomas Aiken 3&2
Shane Lowry
Thomas Aiken 19 h
Thomas Aiken
Thongchai Jaidee 3&2
Scott Jamieson 1 up
Felipe Aguilar
Scott Jamieson
Thongchai Jaidee 4&3
Thongchai Jaidee 21 h
Peter Hanson
Thongchai Jaidee
Graeme McDowell 2&1
Richard Sterne
Chris Wood 5&3
Chris Wood
Branden Grace 2&1
Branden Grace 4&3
Brett Rumford
Branden Grace
Graeme McDowell 3&2
Graeme McDowell 1 up
Bo Van Pelt
Graeme McDowell 2&1
Nicolas Colsaerts
Gonzalo F'dez-Castaño
Nicolas Colsaerts 2 up

Prize money breakdown

Source:[7][6]

PlaceActual prize fund (€)Race to Dubai fund (€)
Champion800,000499,999
Runner-up400,000333,333
Semi-finals losers x 2200,000168,900
Quarter-finals losers x 4100,00099,300
Round of 16 losers x 875,00051,825
Third place in pool x 850,00035,775
Total€3,000,000€2,269,132

Notes and references
  1. "Volvo World Match Play format explained". PGA European Tour. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. "Graeme McDowell beats Thongchai Jaidee to win Volvo World Match Play Championship". Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. "Graeme McDowell beats Jaidee in World Match Play final". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. "On the tee: Volvo World Match Play draw revealed". PGA European Tour. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. "Official World Golf Ranking; Week 19, 2013" (PDF). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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