2003 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Dates	February 26 – March 2, 2003
Location	Carlsbad, California
Course(s)	La Costa Resort and Spa
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,247
Field	64 players
Prize fund	$6,000,000
Winner's share	$1,050,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
def. David Toms 2 & 1
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The 2003 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 26 to March 2, 2003 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the fifth WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships events held in 2003.

Tiger Woods won his sixth World Golf Championships event, and his first ever match play victory, by defeating David Toms 2 and 1 in the 36 hole final.

Brackets

The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings.^[1] Vijay Singh (ranked 4) withdrew with a rib injury, Nick Faldo (ranked 54) withdrew because of flu and Toru Taniguchi (ranked 55) withdrew because of injury. They were replaced by Robert Karlsson (ranked 65), Phil Tataurangi (ranked 66) and Carl Pettersson (ranked 67).^[2][3]

Bobby Jones bracket

First round February 26

Second round February 27

Third round February 28

Fourth round March 1

1

Tiger Woods

2&1

16

Carl Pettersson

1

Tiger Woods

5&3

8

K.J. Choi

8

K. J. Choi

1up

9

Fred Funk

1

Tiger Woods

7&6

12

Stephen Leaney

5

Bob Estes

12

Stephen Leaney

2&1

12

Stephen Leaney

6&5

4

Justin Leonard

4

Justin Leonard

2up

13

José M. Olazábal

1

Tiger Woods

5&4

7

Scott Hoch

6

Eduardo Romero

2&1

11

John Huston

6

Eduardo Romero

14

Toshi Izawa

3&1

3

Chris DiMarco

14

Toshimitsu Izawa

2&1

14

Toshi Izawa

7

Scott Hoch

4&3

7

Scott Hoch

3&1

10

Tom Lehman

2

Pádraig Harrington

7

Scott Hoch

3&2

2

Pádraig Harrington

4&3

15

John Cook

Ben Hogan bracket

First round February 26

Second round February 27

Third round February 28

Fourth round March 1

1

Retief Goosen

16

Jay Haas

5&3

16

Jay Haas

1up

8

Shegeki Maruyama

8

Shigeki Maruyama

4&3

9

Scott McCarron

16

Jay Haas

20h

4

Nick Price

5

Charles Howell III

12

Niclas Fasth

1up

12

Niclas Fasth

4

Nick Price

2&1

4

Nick Price

4&3

13

Paul Lawrie

16

Jay Haas

11

Adam Scott

2&1

6

Bernhard Langer

11

Adam Scott

3&2

11

Adam Scott

1up

3

Rocco Mediate

3

Rocco Mediate

1up

14

Shingo Katayama

11

Adam Scott

2&1

15

Kevin Sutherland

7

David Duval

10

Justin Rose

20h

10

Justin Rose

15

Kevin Sutherland

1up

2

Sergio García

15

Kevin Sutherland

2&1

Gary Player bracket

First round February 26

Second round February 27

Third round February 28

Fourth round March 1

1

Ernie Els

16

Phil Tataurangi

20h

16

Phil Tataurangi

8

Peter Lonard

5&4

8

Peter Lonard

2&1

9

Kenny Perry

8

Peter Lonard

1up

4

Robert Allenby

5

Michael Campbell

12

Jeff Sluman

3&2

12

Jeff Sluman

4

Robert Allenby

1up

4

Robert Allenby

4&2

13

Trevor Immelman

8

Peter Lonard

2up

7

Darren Clarke

6

Rich Beem

11

Steve Lowery

2up

11

Steve Lowery

3

Jim Furyk

6&5

3

Jim Furyk

2&1

14

Len Mattiace

3

Jim Furyk

7

Darren Clarke

2up

7

Darren Clarke

4&3

10

Tim Clark

7

Darren Clarke

7&6

2

Davis Love III

2

Davis Love III

5&4

15

Paul Casey

Sam Snead bracket

First round February 26

Second round February 27

Third round February 28

Fourth round March 1

1

Phil Mickelson

1up

16

Robert Karlsson

1

Phil Mickelson

3&2

9

Brad Faxon

8

Craig Parry

9

Brad Faxon

2&1

1

Phil Mickelson

5

Jerry Kelly

3&2

5

Jerry Kelly

5&4

12

Thomas Bjørn

5

Jerry Kelly

2&1

4

Mike Weir

4

Mike Weir

26h

13

Loren Roberts

5

Jerry Kelly

2

David Toms

4&3

6

Ángel Cabrera

3&2

11

Scott Verplank

6

Ángel Cabrera

14

Alex Čejka

4&2

3

Colin Montgomerie

14

Alex Čejka

4&2

14

Alex Čejka

2

David Toms

1up

7

Stuart Appleby

10

Chris Riley

1up

10

Chris Riley

2

David Toms

1up

2

David Toms

3&1

15

Søren Hansen

Final Four

	Semi-finals March 1					Finals March 2
	1	Tiger Woods	19h
	11	Adam Scott
						1	Tiger Woods	2&1
						2	David Toms
	8	Peter Lonard
	2	David Toms	1up			Third place
						11	Adam Scott	1up
						8	Peter Lonard

Prize money breakdown