Last Updated on February 23, 2009 1:26 pm by Anthony Rome
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The 2009 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship is set to kickoff, so we’ve put together a guide to this year’s tournament, complete with odds and a TV viewing guide.
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Dates: February 23, 2009 – March 1, 2009
Location: Marana, Arizona
Course: The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
Tour: PGA Tour, PGA European Tour, Japan Golf Tour
Par: 72
Important Dates:
Monday, February 23
Practice Rounds
Gates Open: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. MT
Tuesday, February 24
2009 Practice Round for Professionals
Gates Open: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. MT
Wednesday, February 25
Play begins: 32 matches
Approximate match times: 7:40 a.m. – 12:34 p.m. MT
Gates Open: 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. MT
Thursday, February 26
Sixteen Matches
Approximate match times: 9:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. MT
Gates Open: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. MT
Friday, February 27
Eight Matches
Approximate match times: 10:50 a.m. – 12:14 p.m. MT
Gates Open: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 28
Four Quarterfinal Matches
Approximate match times: 7:38 – 8:14 a.m. MT
Gates Open: 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. MT
Two Semifinal Matches
Approximate match times: 12:05 – 12:20 p.m. MT
Sunday, March 1
36-Hole Championship Match
Approximate match times for first eighteen holes: 7:40 a.m. MT
Approximate match time resuming match: 12:20 p.m. MT
18-Holme Consolation Match
Approximate match time: 12:05 p.m. MT
TV Viewing Guide:
Wednesday, February 25
Golf Channel: 2-6 p.m. EST
Thursday, February 26
Golf Channel: 2-6 p.m. EST
Friday, February 27
Golf Channel: 2-6 p.m. EST
Saturday, February 28
Golf Channel: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. EST
NBC: 2-6 p.m. EST
Sunday, March 1
Golf Channel: 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST
NBC: 2-6 p.m. EST
Past Masters Champions:
Year Winner Score Runner-up Location
1999 Jeff Maggert 38 Holes Andrew Magee La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2000 Darren Clarke 4 and 3 Tiger Woods La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2001 Steve Stricker 2 and 1 Pierre Fulke The Metropolitan Club, South Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
2002 Kevin Sutherland 1-up Scott McCarron La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2003 Tiger Woods 2 and 1 David Toms La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2004 Tiger Woods 3 and 2 Davis Love III La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2005 David Toms 6 and 5 Chris DiMarco La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2006 Geoff Ogilvy 3 and 2 Davis Love III La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
2007 Henrik Stenson 2 and 1 Geoff Ogilvy The Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Ariz.
2008 Tiger Woods 8 and 7 Stewart Cink The Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Ariz.
2008 Masters Tournament Champion: Trevor Immelman (Field 9/2)
Official Website: http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r470/
2009 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Odds – Odds to win 2009 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play
Tiger Woods 5/1
Phil Mickelson 14/1
Sergio Garcia 16/1
Henrik Stenson 18/1
Geoff Ogilvy 20/1
Anthony Kim 20/1
Adam Scott 25/1
Padraig Harrington 25/1
Camilo Villegas 28/1
Robert Karlsson 33/1
Lee Westwood 33/1
Ernie Els 33/1
Mike Weir 40/1
Paul Casey 33/1
Luke Donald 33/1
Kenny Perry 40/1
Martin Kaymer 40/1
Vijay Singh 40/1
Jim Furyk 40/1
Steve Stricker 40/1
K.J. Choi 40/1
Retief Goosen 50/1
Rory Sabbatini 50/1
Aaron Baddeley 50/1
Rory McIlroy 50/1
Alvaro Quiros 50/1
Robert Allenby 50/1
Davis Love III 50/1
Andres Romero 50/1
Dustin Johnson 66/1
Justin Rose 66/1
Zach Johnson 66/1
Ian Poulter 66/1
Tim Clark 66/1
Angel Cabrera 66/1
Stewart Cink 66/1
Ross Fisher 80/1
Hunter Mahan 80/1
Boo Weekley 80/1
Pat Perez 80/1
Justin Leonard 80/1
Richard Sterne 80/1
Stuart Appleby 80/1
Sean O’Hair 80/1
Louis Oosthuizen 80/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 80/1
Trevor Immelman 80/1
Graeme McDowell 80/1
Stephen Ames 100/1
Anders Hansen 100/1
Charl Schwartzel 100/1
Ben Curtis 100/1
Soren Hansen 100/1
Matthew Goggin 125/1
Rod Pampling 125/1
Kevin Sutherland 125/1
The Field ( Any Other Golfer) 16/1
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Posted: 2/23/09 1:26PM ET