2009 WGC-CA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 12–15, 2009 |
| Location | Doral, Florida, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Doral Golf Resort & Spa |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,266 |
| Field | 80 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $8,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,400,000 |
| Champion | |
 Phil Mickelson | |
| 269 (–19) | |
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The 2009 WGC-CA Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from March 12–15 at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida. It was the tenth WGC-CA Championship tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events staged in 2009.
Phil Mickelson won the tournament to capture his first World Golf Championships title.[1]
Field
1. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings two weeks prior to event
Robert Allenby (2,3), Stephen Ames (2), Stuart Appleby (3), Aaron Baddeley (2), Paul Casey (2,7), K. J. Choi (2,3), Stewart Cink (2,3), Tim Clark (2,3), Ben Curtis (2,3), Luke Donald (2), Ernie Els (2,3), Ross Fisher (2,6,7), Jim Furyk (2,3), Sergio García (2,3,6,7), Retief Goosen (2,6), Pádraig Harrington (2,6), Trevor Immelman (2,3), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2,6), Dustin Johnson (2,4,5), Zach Johnson (2,4,5), Robert Karlsson (2,6), Shingo Katayama (2,9), Martin Kaymer (2,6), Anthony Kim (2,3), Justin Leonard (2,3), Hunter Mahan (2,3), Graeme McDowell (2,6), Rory McIlroy (2,7), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4,5), Geoff Ogilvy (2,4,5,7,10), Sean O'Hair (2), Louis Oosthuizen (2,7), Kenny Perry (2,3,4,5), Ian Poulter (2,6), Álvaro Quirós (2,7), Andrés Romero (2,3), Justin Rose (2), Rory Sabbatini (2), Adam Scott (2), Jeev Milkha Singh (2,6,8), Vijay Singh (2,3), Henrik Stenson (2,6,7), Richard Sterne (2,7,11), Steve Stricker (2,3,4,5), Camilo Villegas (2,3), Boo Weekley, Mike Weir (2,3,4), Lee Westwood (2,6), Oliver Wilson (2,6,7), Tiger Woods (2)
2. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings one week prior to event
Peter Hanson (6), Davis Love III
3. Top 30 from the final 2008 PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list
Briny Baird, Chad Campbell, Ken Duke, Dudley Hart, Ryuji Imada, Billy Mayfair, Carl Pettersson, Kevin Sutherland, D. J. Trahan, Bubba Watson
4. Top 10 from the PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list two weeks prior to event
Charley Hoffman, Pat Perez (5), Nick Watney (5)
5. Top 10 from the PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list one week prior to event
John Rollins, Yang Yong-eun
6. Top 20 from the final 2008 European Tour Order of Merit
Darren Clarke, Richard Finch, Søren Hansen, James Kingston, Søren Kjeldsen, Pablo Larrazábal
7. Top 10 from the European Tour Race to Dubai two weeks prior to event
8. Top 3 from the final 2008 Asian Tour Order of Merit
Mark Brown (10), Lin Wen-tang
9. Top 3 from the final 2008 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit
Prayad Marksaeng, Azuma Yano
10. Top 3 from the final 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
Rod Pampling
11. Top 3 from the final 2008 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
Thomas Aiken, Garth Mulroy
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | United States | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 277 | −11 | T9 |
| Ernie Els |  South Africa | 2004 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 279 | −9 | T20 |
| Mike Weir |  Canada | 2000 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 283 | −5 | T35 |
| Geoff Ogilvy |  Australia | 2008 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 284 | −4 | T40 |
Round summaries
First round
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 65-66=131 | –13 |
| 2 | Nick Watney | United States | 66-67=133 | –11 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy |  Northern Ireland | 68-66=134 | –10 |
| Kenny Perry | United States | 70-64=134 | ||
| T5 | Prayad Marksaeng |  Thailand | 65-70=135 | –9 |
| Rod Pampling | Australia | 66-69=135 | ||
| Camilo Villegas |  Colombia | 67-68=135 | ||
| T8 | Jim Furyk | United States | 68-68=136 | –8 |
| Dustin Johnson | United States | 70-66=136 | ||
| Søren Kjeldsen |  Denmark | 70-66=136 | ||
| Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | 67-69=136 | ||
| Ian Poulter |  England | 69-67=136 | ||
| Álvaro Quirós |  Spain | 72-64=136 | ||
| Jeev Milkha Singh |  India | 65-71=136 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 65-66-69=200 | –16 |
| Nick Watney | United States | 66-67-67=200 | ||
| T3 | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | 65-71-68=204 | –12 |
| Camilo Villegas | Colombia | 67-68-69=204 | ||
| T5 | Jim Furyk | United States | 68-68-69=205 | –11 |
| Charley Hoffman | United States | 68-70-67=205 | ||
| Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark | 70-66-69=205 | ||
| Kenny Perry | United States | 70-64-71=205 | ||
| Álvaro Quirós | Spain | 72-64-69=205 | ||
| T10 | Justin Leonard | United States | 69-69-68=206 | –10 |
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 68-66-72=206 | ||
| Rod Pampling | Australia | 66-69-71=206 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 65-66-69-69=269 | –19 | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | Nick Watney | United States | 66-67-67-70=270 | –18 | 820,000 |
| 3 | Jim Furyk | United States | 68-68-69-67=272 | –16 | 470,000 |
| 4 | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | 65-71-68-70=274 | –14 | 360,000 |
| T5 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | 67-68-69-71=275 | –13 | 275,000 |
| Oliver Wilson | England | 67-70-72-66=275 | |||
| T7 | Thomas Aiken | South Africa | 74-66-71-65=276 | –12 | 192,500 |
| Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark | 70-66-69-71=276 | |||
| T9 | Justin Leonard | United States | 69-69-68-71=277 | –11 | 142,500 |
| Rod Pampling | Australia | 66-69-71-71=277 | |||
| Kenny Perry | United States | 70-64-71-72=277 | |||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 71-70-68-68=277 |
References
- ↑ "Gritty Mickelson ekes out WGC win". BBC Sport. March 15, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
External links
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