The 2007 HSBC World Match Play Championship was the 44th HSBC World Match Play Championship played and the 4th time played as an official European Tour event. It was from 11 October to 14 October at The Wentworth Club. The champion received €1,443,830 (£1,000,000 or $2,042,513.20) making it the biggest first prize in golf. Each match was played over 36 holes. Ernie Els defeated Ángel Cabrera 6&4 in the final to win the tournament for the 7th time.
Qualification 1. Defending champion: Paul Casey 2. World #1 from the Official World Golf Rankings as of 1 January 2007: Tiger Woods (declined invitation) 3. The leading 10 available players from the "HSBC Major Tournaments Ranking" at the end of the 2007 PGA Championship on 13 August 2007: Pádraig Harrington (2), Ángel Cabrera (4), Ernie Els (6), Woody Austin (T7), Justin Rose (9), Retief Goosen (10) Zach Johnson (3), Jim Furyk (5) and Sergio García (T7) declined their invitations so the invitations went to the next three players in the rankings who are: Rory Sabbatini (11), Jerry Kelly (12), Andrés Romero (13) Number in parentheses in the player's HSBC Major Tournaments Ranking 4. The leading two available European Tour members: Anders Hansen, Niclas Fasth
*Note: These categories are listed in order. If you qualify for a high category then you are not listed under a lower category. Source
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Bracket
Championship match
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Prize money breakdown Actual prize fund Place Euro (€) Pounds (£) US ($) Champion 1,443,830 1,000,000 2,042,513.20 Runner-Up 577,532 400,000 817,005.28 Losing Semi Finalist x 2 173,259 120,000 245,100.73 Losing Quarter Finalists x 4 115,506 80,000 163,400.49 Losing First Round x 8 86,629 60,000 122,549.66 Total €2,396,756 £1,660,000 $3,390,569.36
Breakdown for European Tour Order of Merit Place Euro (€) Pounds (£) US ($) Champion 587,147 406,660 830,607.13 Runner-Up 391,436 271,110 553,744.69 Losing Semi Finalist x 2 198,341 120,000 280,582.97 Losing Quarter Finalists x 4 116,609 80,000 164,960.85 Losing First Round x 8 60,858 42,151 86,092.73 Total €1,354,391 £938,014.17 $1,915,988.37 Source Source for $US Dollar conversions
References
External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site Wentworth Club official site