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2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Dates February 20–24, 2008
Location Marana, Arizona
Course(s) The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course)
Tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Par 72
Length 7,351
Field 64 players
Prize fund $8,000,000
Winner's share $1,350,000
United States Tiger Woods
def. Stewart Cink 8 & 7
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The 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 20–24, 2008 over the South Course at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. It was the tenth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships held in 2008.

The purse remained at $8,000,000, one of the largest in golf. Tiger Woods won his third WGC Match Play title, and his 15th World Golf Championships event, by beating fellow American Stewart Cink 8 and 7 in the final.

The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings.Brett Wetterich (ranked 45) pulled out of the event with a shoulder injury and was replaced by J. B. Holmes (ranked 65).

Yellow background for eagles.
Red background for birdies.
Blue background for bogeys.

($1.46740188 = 1 Euro)

Coordinates: 32°27′36.02″N 111°4′17.28″W / 32.4600056°N 111.0714667°W / 32.4600056; -111.0714667


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