World Matchplay Golf Championship
The World Match Play Championship is an annual golf match play tournament,and is part of the World Golf Championship Series and is sponsored by Accenture. The event is played by the worlds 64 highest ranked golfers and consists of 18-hole matches played in a single day, including both the quarter-final and semi-final being played on the same day and a 36-hole Championship match. The event ranks high on the payday list for golfers and the total world match play prize fund of 8 million dollars is up for grabs. Past world match play winners have included some of the world's top golfers and this can be a very hard competition to win.
The World Match Play event was first played in 1999 when the World Golf Championship (WGC) was set up and it takes its place alongside the CA Championship and the Bridgestone Invitiational in making up the WGC Series. In 2009 the event will be played at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Arizona, USA, having previously been played at courses such as the La Costa Resort and Spa Club and the Gallery Golf Club also in Arizona.
The 2009 World Match Play Championship
Great excitement always surrounds the Accenture World Match Play Championship as it is the first time the top 64 players will meet in the 2009 season. This interest is even greater this year as the great Tiger Woods will be making his first appearance in a tournament since winning the US Open in June last year. Woods had reconstructive knee surgery after winning his 14th major and after a long rehabilitation period the world number 1 announced that the World Match Play would be his comeback event. This years course is an inspiring 7814 yards from the first tee and comes in at 72 par which should come to create a fantastic game of golf for all involved and with this being the first World Matchplay Tournament at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club the field should be wide open.
The tournament is set to start on 25th February 2009 and will conclude on the 1st September and the golfing world will be watching this match with great interest due to the fantastic quality of the field.
There is a £30 Free Bet with Paddy Power for The World Matchplay Event
World Match Play Championship Players
The worlds best players will arrive in Arizona in 2009 to lay claim to the impressive money pot on offer, Tiger Woods is returning for his first tournament since knee surgey and last years two-time major winner Padraig Harrington will be trying to carry on his great form into 2009. Other players likely to feature in the 2009 event include Sergio Garcia, Anthony Kim and Phil Mickelson.
World Matchplay Golf Betting
In this guide you will find details of the past world match play winners, and a breakdown of this years players and a hole by hole guide to the course. The most popular type of bet on golf is match play outright betting which is when you back one player from all the tournament players before the event starts this will give you the best odds as you can still bet during the event but the odds will change drastically once play commences. There are also lots of World Match Play online free golf bets to take advantage of.
The 2009 Accenture Match Play Championship will be shown live on Sky Sports and odds will be available along with live scores and individual match odds right from the first swing of a club and will be updated throughout the Match.
