2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship

The 2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 23–27, 2000 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the second WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships events held in 2000.

2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 23–27, 2000
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
Darren Clarke
def. Tiger Woods 4 & 3

Darren Clarke won his first World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Tiger Woods 4 & 3 in the 36 hole final.

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 13 ranking, seeded according to those rankings.[1]

For the second successive year Jumbo Osaki (ranked #36) chose not to play. He was replaced by Michael Campbell (#65).[2]

Bobby Jones bracket
First round
February 23 		Second round
February 24 		Third round
February 25 		Fourth round
February 26
            
1 Tiger Woods 5&4
16 Michael Campbell
1 Tiger Woods 1up
8 Retief Goosen
8 Retief Goosen 3&2
9 Stewart Cink
1 Tiger Woods 4&3
12 Shigeki Maruyama
5 John Huston
12 Shigeki Maruyama 1up
12 Shigeki Maruyama 1up
4 Justin Leonard
4 Justin Leonard 6&5
13 Fred Funk
1 Tiger Woods 1up
11 Paul Lawrie
6 Chris Perry
11 Paul Lawrie 1up
11 Paul Lawrie 3&2
14 Billy Mayfair
3 Phil Mickelson
14 Billy Mayfair 20h
11 Paul Lawrie 21h
15 Mark Calcavecchia
7 José M. Olazábal 1up
10 Craig Parry
7 José M. Olazábal
15 Mark Calcavecchia 4&3
2 Nick Price
15 Mark Calcavecchia 2&1

Ben Hogan bracket
First round
February 23 		Second round
February 24 		Third round
February 25 		Fourth round
February 26
            
1 Davis Love III 2&1
16 Olin Browne
1 Davis Love III 3&2
9 Jeff Sluman
8 Steve Elkington
9 Jeff Sluman 2&1
1 Davis Love III 3&2
4 Jim Furyk
5 Jeff Maggert
12 Bob Tway 6&5
12 Bob Tway
4 Jim Furyk 2&1
4 Jim Furyk 2&1
13 Rocco Mediate
1 Davis Love III 3&2
6 Miguel Á. Jiménez
6 Miguel Á. Jiménez 19h
11 Brent Geiberger
6 Miguel Á. Jiménez 4&3
3 Tom Lehman
3 Tom Lehman 6&4
14 Andrew Magee
6 Miguel Á. Jiménez 2&1
7 Bob Estes
7 Bob Estes 20h
10 Steve Pate
7 Bob Estes 1up
2 Ernie Els
2 Ernie Els 2&1
15 Bernhard Langer

Gary Player bracket
First round
February 23 		Second round
February 24 		Third round
February 25 		Fourth round
February 26
            
1 David Duval 4&3
16 Ángel Cabrera
1 David Duval 2&1
8 Tim Herron
8 Tim Herron 2&1
9 Dudley Hart
1 David Duval 2&1
4 Sergio García
5 Carlos Franco
12 Mike Weir 4&3
12 Mike Weir
4 Sergio García 7&6
4 Sergio García 20h
13 Loren Roberts
1 David Duval 5&4
10 Scott Hoch
6 Fred Couples
11 Joe Ozaki 1up
11 Joe Ozaki
3 Jesper Parnevik 19h
3 Jesper Parnevik 2&1
14 Pádraig Harrington
3 Jesper Parnevik
10 Scott Hoch 2&1
7 Stuart Appleby
10 Scott Hoch 1up
10 Scott Hoch 1up
2 Lee Westwood
2 Lee Westwood 2&1
15 Brandt Jobe

Sam Snead bracket
First round
February 23 		Second round
February 24 		Third round
February 25 		Fourth round
February 26
            
1 Colin Montgomerie 2&1
16 Dennis Paulson
1 Colin Montgomerie
9 Thomas Bjørn 23h
8 Glen Day
9 Thomas Bjørn 1up
9 Thomas Bjørn
5 Darren Clarke 1up
5 Darren Clarke 2&1
12 Paul Azinger
5 Darren Clarke 5&4
4 Mark O'Meara
4 Mark O'Meara 1up
13 Greg Norman
5 Darren Clarke 1up
3 Hal Sutton
6 David Toms 1up
11 Brian Watts
6 David Toms
3 Hal Sutton 1up
3 Hal Sutton 4&3
14 Ted Tryba
3 Hal Sutton 2&1
15 Duffy Waldorf
7 Steve Stricker 2&1
10 Lee Janzen
7 Steve Stricker
15 Duffy Waldorf 2&1
2 Vijay Singh
15 Duffy Waldorf 2&1

Final Four
  Semi-finals
February 26		     Finals
February 27
                 
  1 Tiger Woods 5&4  
  1 Davis Love III    
      1 Tiger Woods
      5 Darren Clarke 4&3
  1 David Duval    
  5 Darren Clarke 4&2   Third place
 
1 Davis Love III
  1 David Duval 5&4

Breakdown by country
CountryR64R32R16QFSFFCh
 Argentina1
 Australia4
 Canada11
 Denmark111
 England11
 Fiji1
 Germany1
 Ireland1
 Japan221
 Northern Ireland1111111
 New Zealand1
 Paraguay1
 Scotland2211
 South Africa22
 Spain3321
 Sweden111
 United States39189531
 Zimbabwe1

Prize money breakdown
PlaceUS ($)[3]Euro (€)[4]
Champion1,000,0001,015,227
Runner-up500,000507,613
Third place400,000406,091
Fourth place300,000304,568
Losing quarter-finalists x 4150,000152,284
Losing third round x 875,00076,142
Losing second round x 1650,00050,761
Losing first round x 3225,00025,380
Total$5,000,000€5,076,107
gollark: Stop killing people's Avian Carriers!
gollark: ~play our last night - radioactive cover
gollark: I should play some osmarks internet radio™ music™ next!
gollark: ~skip
gollark: ~np

References
  1. Official World Golf Ranking – February 13, 2000
  2. Next For Tiger: Match Play
  3. Golf Observer. "2000 WGC match play money in dollars". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  4. Golf Observer. "2000 WGC match play money in euros". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-05-09.

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