1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship

1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	February 24–28, 1999
Location	Carlsbad, California
Course(s)	La Costa Resort and Spa
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,022
Field	64 players
Prize fund	$5,000,000
Winner's share	$1,000,000
Champion
Jeff Maggert
def. Andrew Magee after 38 holes
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The 1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 24–28, 1999 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the first WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 1999.

Jeff Maggert won his first World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Andrew Magee on the 38th hole in the 36 hole final that went extra holes.

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 14 ranking, seeded according to those rankings.^[1]

Jumbo Osaki (ranked #13) chose not to play and was replaced by Nick Faldo (#65).^[2]

Bobby Jones bracket

First round February 24

Second round February 25

Third round February 26

Fourth round February 27

1

Tiger Woods

4&3

16

Nick Faldo

1

Tiger Woods

1up

9

Bob Tway

8

Tom Watson

9

Bob Tway

6&4

1

Tiger Woods

2&1

13

Stewart Cink

5

Payne Stewart

12

Stewart Cink

3&2

12

Craig Parry

13

Stewart Cink

3&2

4

Jesper Parnevik

13

Craig Parry

1up

1

Tiger Woods

6

Jeff Maggert

2&1

6

Jeff Maggert

2up

11

Fred Funk

6

Jeff Maggert

1up

3

Nick Price

3

Nick Price

4&3

14

Frankie Miñoza

6

Jeff Maggert

1up

7

Bernhard Langer

7

Bernhard Langer

4&2

10

Brad Faxon

7

Bernhard Langer

2&1

2

Vijay Singh

2

Vijay Singh

5&3

15

Rocco Mediate

Ben Hogan bracket

First round February 24

Second round February 25

Third round February 26

Fourth round February 27

1

Davis Love III

16

Steve Pate

1up

16

Steve Pate

1up

9

Brandt Jobe

8

Jeff Sluman

9

Brandt Jobe

3&2

16

Steve Pate

1up

4

Fred Couples

5

Scott Hoch

3&2

12

Ian Woosnam

5

Scott Hoch

4

Fred Couples

1up

4

Fred Couples

2up

13

Dudley Hart

16

Steve Pate

3&2

15

Eduardo Romero

6

Lee Janzen

3&2

11

Glen Day

6

Lee Janzen

3

Phil Mickelson

2&1

3

Phil Mickelson

3&2

14

Joe Ozaki

3

Phil Mickelson

15

Eduardo Romero

2&1

7

Greg Norman

3&2

10

John Cook

7

Greg Norman

15

Eduardo Romero

21h

2

Lee Westwood

15

Eduardo Romero

3&2

Gary Player bracket

First round February 24

Second round February 25

Third round February 26

Fourth round February 27

1

David Duval

2&1

16

Stephen Leaney

1

David Duval

9

Bill Glasson

2&1

8

Stuart Appleby

9

Bill Glasson

2&1

9

Bill Glasson

13

Andrew Magee

1up

5

Brian Watts

12

Thomas Bjørn

1up

12

Thomas Bjørn

13

Andrew Magee

2&1

4

Darren Clarke

13

Andrew Magee

1up

13

Andrew Magee

1up

11

Shigeki Maruyama

6

Steve Stricker

11

Shigeki Maruyama

3&2

11

Shigeki Maruyama

4&2

3

Justin Leonard

3

Justin Leonard

4&3

14

Miguel Á. Jiménez

11

Shigeki Maruyama

2&1

10

Loren Roberts

7

Hal Sutton

10

Loren Roberts

5&4

10

Loren Roberts

2&1

15

Paul Azinger

2

Ernie Els

15

Paul Azinger

1up

Sam Snead bracket

First round February 24

Second round February 25

Third round February 26

Fourth round February 27

1

Mark O'Meara

16

Michael Bradley

4&2

16

Michael Bradley

8

José M. Olazábal

2&1

8

José M. Olazábal

5&3

9

Billy Mayfair

8

José M. Olazábal

1up

13

Steve Jones

5

Tom Lehman

12

Scott Verplank

3&1

12

Scott Verplank

13

Steve Jones

5&4

4

Steve Elkington

13

Steve Jones

2&1

8

José M. Olazábal

7

John Huston

2&1

6

Mark Calcavecchia

11

Carlos Franco

2&1

11

Carlos Franco

14

Patrik Sjöland

1up

3

Jim Furyk

14

Patrik Sjöland

5&3

14

Patrik Sjöland

7

John Huston

1up

7

John Huston

3&2

10

Bob Estes

7

John Huston

2&1

15

Craig Stadler

2

Colin Montgomerie

15

Craig Stadler

5&3

Final Four

	Semi-finals February 27					Finals February 28
	6	Jeff Maggert	1up
	16	Steve Pate
						6	Jeff Maggert	38h
						13	Andrew Magee
	13	Andrew Magee	3&1
	7	John Huston				Third place
						16	Steve Pate
						7	John Huston	5&4

Breakdown by country

Country	R64	R32	R16	QF	SF	F	Ch
Argentina	1	1	1	1
Australia	5	2
Denmark	1	1
England	2
Fiji	1	1
Germany	1	1	1
Japan	2	1	1	1
Northern Ireland	1
Paraguay	1	1
Philippines	1
Scotland	1
South Africa	1
Spain	2	1	1	1
Sweden	2	1	1
United States	40	21	11	5	4	2	1
Wales	1
Zimbabwe	1	1

Prize money breakdown

Place	US ($)[3]	Euro (€)[4]
Champion	1,000,000	859,158
Runner-up	500,000	429,579
Third place	400,000	343,663
Fourth place	300,000	257,747
Losing quarter-finalists x 4	150,000	128,873
Losing third round x 8	75,000	64,437
Losing second round x 16	50,000	42,960
Losing first round x 32	25,000	21,478
Total	$5,000,000	€4,295,761

References

1. Official World Golf Ranking – February 14, 1999
2. Golf: World Match Play; Woods vs. Faldo a Key Attraction
3. Golf Observer. "1999 WGC match play money in dollars".
4. Golf Observer. "1999 WGC match play money in euros".

External links

• Bracket PDF

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