2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 15–19 October |
Location | Kent, England |
Course(s) | London Golf Club |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Match play – 18 holes |
Statistics | |
Field | 16 players |
Prize fund | €2,250,000 |
Winner's share | €650,000 |
Champion | |
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The 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 49th Volvo World Match Play Championship to be played. It was held 15–19 October, with the champion receiving €650,000. The format was 16 players split into four pools of four, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage.[1] It is an official money event on the European Tour.
Format[]
The 16 players are split into four pools of four, seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking.[2] Within each pool, every player plays each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points are awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advance to the knock-out stage. In the case of a tie in the standings, head-to-head results determine places with sudden-death playoffs used to determine standings if head-to-head match halved.[3]
Participants[]
Seed | Player | Country | Rank |
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1 | Henrik Stenson | ![]() |
5 |
2 | Graeme McDowell | ![]() |
18 |
3 | Victor Dubuisson | ![]() |
23 |
4 | Jamie Donaldson | ![]() |
25 |
5 | Patrick Reed | ![]() |
26 |
6 | Stephen Gallacher | ![]() |
35 |
7 | Joost Luiten | ![]() |
37 |
8 | Thongchai Jaidee | ![]() |
41 |
9 | Francesco Molinari | ![]() |
48 |
10 | Mikko Ilonen | ![]() |
52 |
11 | Shane Lowry | ![]() |
53 |
12 | Jonas Blixt | ![]() |
58 |
13 | Paul Casey | ![]() |
66 |
14 | Pablo Larrazábal | ![]() |
70 |
15 | Alexander Lévy | ![]() |
74 |
16 | George Coetzee | ![]() |
89 |
Pool play[]
Playoffs[]
Quarter-finals 18 October | Semi-finals 19 October – morning | Final 19 October – afternoon | |||||||||
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Breakdown by country[]
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Prize money breakdown[]
Place | Actual prize fund (€) | Race to Dubai fund (€) |
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Champion | 650,000 | 375,000 |
Runner-up | 330,000 | 250,000 |
Third place | 210,000 | 140,850 |
Fourth place | 160,000 | 112,500 |
Quarter-finals losers x 4 | 100,000 | 74,475 |
Third in group x 4 | 75,000 | 43,875 |
Last in group x 4 | 50,000 | 33,862 |
Total | €2,250,000 | €1,487,198 |
References[]
- ^ "London Golf Club to host 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship". PGA European Tour. 5 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Draw for group stage matches" (PDF). Volvo World Match Play. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship: Tournament Format". PGA European Tour. 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Graeme McDowell makes fine start to World Match Play Championship". The Guardian. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play: Graeme McDowell and Stephen Gallacher lose". The Guardian. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Tournament Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "World Match Play: Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson". BBC Sport. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund 2014". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
External links[]
- Volvo World Match Play Championship
- Golf tournaments in England
- Sport in Kent
- 2014 in golf
- October 2014 sports events in the United Kingdom
- 2010s in Kent