2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship

The 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 48th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 16–19 May, with the champion receiving €800,000. The format was 24 players split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage. It was an official money event on the European Tour.

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.

Format
The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool. Within each pool, every player played each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points were awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advanced to the knock-out stage. In case of ties, sudden-death playoffs were used to determine rankings.

Pool play

 * Round 1, 16 May
 * Round 2, 17 May, morning
 * Round 3, 17 May, afternoon

Source


 * 1st – McDowell
 * 2nd – Wood
 * 3rd – Gallacher


 * 1st – Jaidee
 * 2nd – Aiken
 * 3rd – Poulter


 * 1st – Lowry (Lowry takes first place with birdie on second extra hole.)
 * 2nd – Hanson (Hanson takes second place with par on second extra hole.)
 * 3rd – Coetzee


 * 1st – Sterne
 * 2nd – Van Pelt
 * 3rd – Ogilvy


 * 1st – Grace
 * 2nd – Colsaerts
 * 3rd – Aphibarnrat


 * 1st – Molinari
 * 2nd – Aguilar
 * 3rd – Stenson


 * 1st – Jamieson
 * 2nd – Pettersson
 * 3rd – Olesen


 * 1st – Fernández-Castaño
 * 2nd – Rumford
 * 3rd – Donaldson

Playoffs
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Prize money breakdown
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