The 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 49th Volvo World Match Play Championship to be played. It was held 15–19 October, with the champion receiving €650,000. The format was 16 players split into four pools of four, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage.[1] It is an official money event on the European Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–19 October |
| Location | Kent, England |
| Course(s) | London Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Match play – 18 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 16 players |
| Prize fund | €2,250,000 |
| Winner's share | €650,000 |
| Champion | |
 Mikko Ilonen | |
def.  Henrik Stenson 3 & 1 | |
Format
editThe 16 players are split into four pools of four, seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking.[2] Within each pool, every player plays each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points are awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advance to the knock-out stage. In the case of a tie in the standings, head-to-head results determine places with sudden-death playoffs used to determine standings if head-to-head match halved.[3]
Participants
edit| Seed | Player | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson |
5 |
| 2 |  Graeme McDowell |
18 |
| 3 |  Victor Dubuisson |
23 |
| 4 |  Jamie Donaldson |
25 |
| 5 |  Patrick Reed |
26 |
| 6 |  Stephen Gallacher |
35 |
| 7 |  Joost Luiten |
37 |
| 8 |  Thongchai Jaidee |
41 |
| 9 |  Francesco Molinari |
48 |
| 10 | Mikko Ilonen |
52 |
| 11 |  Shane Lowry |
53 |
| 12 | Jonas Blixt |
58 |
| 13 |  Paul Casey |
66 |
| 14 |  Pablo Larrazábal |
70 |
| 15 | Alexander Lévy |
74 |
| 16 |  George Coetzee |
89 |
Pool play
editPlayoffs
edit| Quarter-finals 18 October | Semi-finals 19 October – morning | Final 19 October – afternoon | |||||||||
| Joost Luiten
| 6 & 5 | ||||||||||
| Pablo Larrazábal
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| Joost Luiten
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| Mikko Ilonen
| 2 & 1 | ||||||||||
| Victor Dubuisson
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| Mikko Ilonen
| 2 up | ||||||||||
| Mikko Ilonen
| 3 & 1 | ||||||||||
| Henrik Stenson
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| Patrick Reed
| |||||||||||
| George Coetzee
| 2 & 1 | ||||||||||
| George Coetzee
| Third place | ||||||||||
| Henrik Stenson
| 1 up | ||||||||||
| Henrik Stenson
| 2 up | Joost Luiten
| 19 h | ||||||||
| Jonas Blixt
| George Coetzee
| ||||||||||
Prize money breakdown
edit| Place | Actual prize fund (€) | Race to Dubai fund (€) |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 650,000 | 375,000 |
| Runner-up | 330,000 | 250,000 |
| Third place | 210,000 | 140,850 |
| Fourth place | 160,000 | 112,500 |
| Quarter-finals losers x 4 | 100,000 | 74,475 |
| Third in group x 4 | 75,000 | 43,875 |
| Last in group x 4 | 50,000 | 33,862 |
| Total | €2,250,000 | €1,487,198 |
References
edit- ^ "London Golf Club to host 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship". PGA European Tour. 5 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Draw for group stage matches" (PDF). Volvo World Match Play. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship: Tournament Format". PGA European Tour. 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Graeme McDowell makes fine start to World Match Play Championship". The Guardian. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play: Graeme McDowell and Stephen Gallacher lose". The Guardian. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Tournament Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "World Match Play: Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson". BBC Sport. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Prize Fund 2014". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.