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2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates	29 October – 1 November
Location	Andalusia, Spain
Course(s)	Finca Cortesín Golf Club
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Match play – 18 holes; (36-hole semi-finals and final)
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,439 yards (6,802 m)
Field	16 players
Prize fund	€3,250,000
Winner's share	€750,000
Champion
	Ross Fisher
	def. Anthony Kim 4 & 3
	← 2007 2011 →

The 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 45th Volvo World Match Play Championship played, the first for two years and the first time at Finca Cortesín Golf Club. It was held from 29 October to 1 November, with the champion receiving €750,000. A new format was introduced, with the sixteen players split into four groups of four, with the winner of each group progressing to the semi-finals. Once again it was an official money event on the European Tour.^[1]

Qualification

1. Defending champion (Ernie Els is not taking part):

Rory McIlroy

2. Winner of the 2009 Volvo China Open

Scott Strange

3. The leading player, based upon their nationality, listed on the Official World Golf Ranking, from each of the following regions:

Europe - Paul Casey
Africa/Middle East - Retief Goosen
North America - Anthony Kim
South America - Camilo Villegas
Asia - Jeev Milkha Singh
Australasia - Robert Allenby

4. The leading four players (not otherwise qualified) from the Official World Golf Rankings

5. The leading four players (not otherwise qualified) from the Race to Dubai

Substitutions were made from various sources.^[2]

Course

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Metres	431	218	495	305	526	205	452	525	322	3,479	207	573	205	378	323	480	424	162	519	3,271	6,750
Par	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	5	4	37	3	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	35	72

Format

The sixteen players were split into four groups of four, seeded by their World Ranking.^[3] Within each group, every player played each other in a round robin format over full 18-hole matches. Each match completed the full 18 holes. Points were awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The leading player from each group qualified for the semi-final knockout stage. In case of ties, aggregate number of holes won were used to determine the winner.

The semi-finals and finals were played over 36 holes.

Group stages

Results

^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Seve Ballesteros group
Name	PC	RG	AK	SS
Paul Casey	–	1dn	3dn	1dn
Retief Goosen	1up	–	4dn	1up
Anthony Kim	3up	4up	–	3dn
Scott Strange	1up	1dn	3up	–

Mark McCormack group
Name	SG	MK	RA	OW
Sergio García	–	4up	A/S	1dn
Martin Kaymer	4dn	–	1dn	1dn
Robert Allenby	A/S	1up	–	2up
Oliver Wilson	1up	1up	2dn	–

Gustav Larson group
Name	HS	RM	AC	SD
Henrik Stenson	–	4dn	2up	3dn
Rory McIlroy	4up	–	5dn	2up
Ángel Cabrera	2dn	5up	–	7up
Simon Dyson	3up	2dn	7dn	–

Assar Gabrielsson group
Name	LW	CV	RF	JMS
Lee Westwood	–	A/S	2up	6dn
Camilo Villegas	A/S	–	2dn	3up
Ross Fisher	2dn	2up	–	1up
Jeev Milkha Singh	6up	3dn	1dn	–

Standings

Seve Ballesteros
Player	Seed	W	L	H(+/−)	Pts
Anthony Kim	9	2	1	4	4
Scott Strange	16	2	1	3	4
Retief Goosen	8	2	1	−2	4
Paul Casey	1	0	3	−5	0

Mark McCormack
Player	Seed	W	L	T	H(+/−)	Pts
Robert Allenby	12	2	0	1	3	5
Oliver Wilson	13	2	1	0	0	4
Sergio García	4	1	1	1	3	3
Martin Kaymer	5	0	3	0	−6	0

Gustav Larson
Player	Seed	W	L	H(+/−)	Pts
Ángel Cabrera	11	2	1	10	4
Rory McIlroy	6	2	1	1	4
Henrik Stenson	3	1	2	−5	2
Simon Dyson	14	1	2	−6	2

Assar Gabrielsson
Player	Seed	W	L	T	H(+/−)	Pts
Ross Fisher	10	2	1	0	1	4
Camilo Villegas	7	1	1	1	1	3
Lee Westwood	2	1	1	1	−4	3
Jeev Milkha Singh	15	1	2	0	2	2

Final four

Semi-finals 31 October		Final 1 November



Anthony Kim	5&4

Robert Allenby
		Anthony Kim

		Ross Fisher	4&3
Ángel Cabrera

Ross Fisher	39 h
		Third place 1 November



		Robert Allenby	19 h

		Ángel Cabrera

Prize money breakdown

Place	Actual prize fund (€)	Race to Dubai fund (€)	World Money List fund (US$)
Champion	750,000	541,667	775,694
Runner-up	450,000	361,108	517,124
Third place	250,000	203,450	291,350
Fourth place	200,000	162,500	232,708
Runner-ip in group x 4	150,000	107,575	154,053
Third place in group x 4	130,000	63,375	90,756
Fourth place in group x 4	120,000	8,913	70,046
Total	€3,250,000	€1,488,588	$2,131,731

References

^ "Casey returns at World Match Play". BBC Sport. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship - Qualification Criteria". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
^ "Volvo World Matchplay Draw" (PDF). European Tour. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Fisher faces Cabrera in last four". BBC Sport. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
^ "Casey crashes out of Match Play". BBC Sport. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
^ "Fisher sets up final against Kim". BBC Sport. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
^ "Fisher clinches Match Play crown". BBC Sport. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.