1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship

1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 24–28, 1999
LocationCarlsbad, California
Course(s)La Costa Resort and Spa
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,022
Field64 players
Prize fund$5,000,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
United States Jeff Maggert
def. Andrew Magee after 38 holes
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The 1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 24–28, 1999 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the first WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 1999.

Jeff Maggert won his first World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Andrew Magee on the 38th hole in the 36 hole final that went extra holes.

Brackets

The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking as of the February 14 ranking, seeded according to those rankings.[1]

Jumbo Osaki (ranked #13) chose not to play and was replaced by Nick Faldo (#65).[2]

Bobby Jones bracket

First round
February 24 		Second round
February 25 		Third round
February 26 		Fourth round
February 27
            
1 United States Tiger Woods 4&3
16 England Nick Faldo
1 United States Tiger Woods 1up
9 United States Bob Tway
8 United States Tom Watson
9 United States Bob Tway 6&4
1 United States Tiger Woods 2&1
13 United States Stewart Cink
5 United States Payne Stewart
12 United States Stewart Cink 3&2
12 Australia Craig Parry
13 United States Stewart Cink 3&2
4 Sweden Jesper Parnevik
13 Australia Craig Parry 1up
1 United States Tiger Woods
6 United States Jeff Maggert 2&1
6 United States Jeff Maggert 2up
11 United States Fred Funk
6 United States Jeff Maggert 1up
3 Zimbabwe Nick Price
3 Zimbabwe Nick Price 4&3
14 Philippines Frankie Miñoza
6 United States Jeff Maggert 1up
7 Germany Bernhard Langer
7 Germany Bernhard Langer 4&2
10 United States Brad Faxon
7 Germany Bernhard Langer 2&1
2 Fiji Vijay Singh
2 Fiji Vijay Singh 5&3
15 United States Rocco Mediate

Ben Hogan bracket

First round
February 24 		Second round
February 25 		Third round
February 26 		Fourth round
February 27
            
1 United States Davis Love III
16 United States Steve Pate 1up
16 United States Steve Pate 1up
9 United States Brandt Jobe
8 United States Jeff Sluman
9 United States Brandt Jobe 3&2
16 United States Steve Pate 1up
4 United States Fred Couples
5 United States Scott Hoch 3&2
12 Wales Ian Woosnam
5 United States Scott Hoch
4 United States Fred Couples 1up
4 United States Fred Couples 2up
13 United States Dudley Hart
16 United States Steve Pate 3&2
15 Argentina Eduardo Romero
6 United States Lee Janzen 3&2
11 United States Glen Day
6 United States Lee Janzen
3 United States Phil Mickelson 2&1
3 United States Phil Mickelson 3&2
14 Japan Joe Ozaki
3 United States Phil Mickelson
15 Argentina Eduardo Romero 2&1
7 Australia Greg Norman 3&2
10 United States John Cook
7 Australia Greg Norman
15 Argentina Eduardo Romero 21h
2 England Lee Westwood
15 Argentina Eduardo Romero 3&2

Gary Player bracket

First round
February 24 		Second round
February 25 		Third round
February 26 		Fourth round
February 27
            
1 United States David Duval 2&1
16 Australia Stephen Leaney
1 United States David Duval
9 United States Bill Glasson 2&1
8 Australia Stuart Appleby
9 United States Bill Glasson 2&1
9 United States Bill Glasson
13 United States Andrew Magee 1up
5 United States Brian Watts
12 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 1up
12 Denmark Thomas Bjørn
13 United States Andrew Magee 2&1
4 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke
13 United States Andrew Magee 1up
13 United States Andrew Magee 1up
11 Japan Shigeki Maruyama
6 United States Steve Stricker
11 Japan Shigeki Maruyama 3&2
11 Japan Shigeki Maruyama 4&2
3 United States Justin Leonard
3 United States Justin Leonard 4&3
14 Spain Miguel Á. Jiménez
11 Japan Shigeki Maruyama 2&1
10 United States Loren Roberts
7 United States Hal Sutton
10 United States Loren Roberts 5&4
10 United States Loren Roberts 2&1
15 United States Paul Azinger
2 South Africa Ernie Els
15 United States Paul Azinger 1up

Sam Snead bracket

First round
February 24 		Second round
February 25 		Third round
February 26 		Fourth round
February 27
            
1 United States Mark O'Meara
16 United States Michael Bradley 4&2
16 United States Michael Bradley
8 Spain José M. Olazábal 2&1
8 Spain José M. Olazábal 5&3
9 United States Billy Mayfair
8 Spain José M. Olazábal 1up
13 United States Steve Jones
5 United States Tom Lehman
12 United States Scott Verplank 3&1
12 United States Scott Verplank
13 United States Steve Jones 5&4
4 Australia Steve Elkington
13 United States Steve Jones 2&1
8 Spain José M. Olazábal
7 United States John Huston 2&1
6 United States Mark Calcavecchia
11 Paraguay Carlos Franco 2&1
11 Paraguay Carlos Franco
14 Sweden Patrik Sjöland 1up
3 United States Jim Furyk
14 Sweden Patrik Sjöland 5&3
14 Sweden Patrik Sjöland
7 United States John Huston 1up
7 United States John Huston 3&2
10 United States Bob Estes
7 United States John Huston 2&1
15 United States Craig Stadler
2 Scotland Colin Montgomerie
15 United States Craig Stadler 5&3

Final Four

Semi-finals
February 27 		Finals
February 28
      
6 United States Jeff Maggert 1up
16 United States Steve Pate
6 United States Jeff Maggert 38h
13 United States Andrew Magee
13 United States Andrew Magee 3&1
7 United States John Huston Third place
16 United States Steve Pate
7 United States John Huston 5&4

Prize money breakdown

Place US ($)[3]
Champion 1,000,000
Runner-up 500,000
Third place 400,000
Fourth place 300,000
Losing quarter-finalists x 4 150,000
Losing third round x 8 75,000
Losing second round x 16 50,000
Losing first round x 32 25,000
Total $5,000,000

References

  1. ^ Official World Golf Ranking – February 14, 1999
  2. ^ Golf: World Match Play; Woods vs. Faldo a Key Attraction
  3. ^ Golf Observer. "1999 WGC match play money in dollars". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2010.

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