Dates | February 17–21, 2010 |
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Location | Marana, Arizona |
Course(s) |
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain |
Tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
Format |
Match play – 18 holes (36-hole final) |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,849 yards (7,177 m) |
Field | 64 players |
Prize fund |
$8,500,000 €6,190,643 |
Winner's share | $1,400,000 €1,019,635 |
Ian Poulter | |
def. Paul Casey, 4 & 2 | |
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The 2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament held from February 17–21 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson. It was the 12th WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships held in 2010.
Ian Poulter won his only WGC event with a 4 & 2 win over runner-up Paul Casey in the final match. This was the last year the final was played at 36 holes; it was reduced to 18 holes in 2011.
The championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings as of the February 7 ranking, seeded according to the rankings.Tiger Woods, world number 1, and Phil Mickelson, number 3, did not play. They were replaced by Chris Wood (ranked 65) and Ross McGowan (ranked 66).
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