Accenture Match Play Championship Records ... - PGA TOUR Media
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EVENT: World golf <strong>Championship</strong>s-accenture <strong>Match</strong> play <strong>Championship</strong><br />
(accenture <strong>Match</strong> play <strong>Championship</strong> on second reference)<br />
DATES: February 23-March 1, 2009<br />
SITE: the ritz-Carlton golf Club, Dove Mountain, Marana, aZ<br />
PAR/YARDAGE: par: 36-36—72/7,833<br />
ARCHITECT/OPENED: Jack Nicklaus/2009<br />
FORMAT: <strong>Match</strong> play (hole-by-hole competition)<br />
Wednesday, Feb. 25 32 matches<br />
thursday, Feb. 26 16 matches<br />
Friday, Feb. 27 8 matches<br />
Saturday, Feb. 28 4 quarterfinals (a.m.), 2 semifinals (p.m.)<br />
Sunday, March 1 <strong>Championship</strong> match (36 holes)<br />
Consolation match (18 holes)<br />
2008 CHAMPION: tiger Woods def. Stewart Cink, 8 and 7<br />
PURSE: $8.5 million (u.S.)<br />
$1.4 million to the winner (prize money earned will be considered official on each player’s home tour).<br />
ELIGIBILITY: top-64 available players based on the official World golf ranking released February 16, 2009.<br />
TROPHY: Walter Hagen Cup<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Facts<br />
TV LISTINGS: Wednesday, Feb. 25 goLF CHaNNEL 2-6 p.m. ESt<br />
thursday, Feb. 26 goLF CHaNNEL 2-6 p.m. ESt<br />
Friday, Feb. 27 goLF CHaNNEL 2-6 p.m. ESt<br />
Saturday, Feb. 28 goLF CHaNNEL 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ESt<br />
NBC 2-6 p.m. ESt<br />
Sunday, March 1 goLF CHaNNEL 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ESt<br />
NBC 2-6 p.m. ESt<br />
WEB SITES: worldgolfchampionships.com and accenture.com<br />
TICKETS: tickets may be purchased by visiting worldgolfchampionships.com or by calling 1-866-942-2672.<br />
CHARITABLE PROCEEDS: the funds raised during the event are designated for the tucson Conquistadores youth charities,<br />
including the First tee of tucson.<br />
ABOUT ACCENTURE: accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.<br />
Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business<br />
functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, accenture collaborates<br />
with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With more than<br />
186,000 people serving clients in over 120 countries, the company generated net revenues of u.S.<br />
$23.39 billion for the fiscal year ended aug. 31, 2008. Its home page is accenture.com.<br />
pgatour.CoM 2009 World golf <strong>Championship</strong>s-accenture <strong>Match</strong> play <strong>Championship</strong> <strong>Media</strong> guide / 5
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