2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
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The 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 20–24, 2008 over the South Course at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona.[1] It was the tenth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships held in 2008.
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | February 20–24, 2008 |
Location | Marana, Arizona |
Course(s) | The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,351 |
Field | 64 players |
Prize fund | $8,000,000 |
Winner's share | $1,350,000 |
Champion | |
Tiger Woods | |
def. Stewart Cink 8 & 7 | |
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The purse remained at $8,000,000, one of the largest in golf. Tiger Woods won his third WGC Match Play title, and his 15th World Golf Championships event, by beating fellow American Stewart Cink 8 and 7 in the final.