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World Matchplay (darts) Champions
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World Matchplay may refer to: ;In golf: *WGC Match Play, a World Golf Championships event *Volvo World Match Play Championship, an invitational event on the European Tour * Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship, held in Japan in 2001 and 2002 *HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, LPGA event held 2005–7 ;In other sports: *World Matchplay (darts) *World Matchplay (snooker) The World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament established in 1988 and last held in 1992. History In 1988 Barry Hearn created an invitational tournament, called the World Matchplay, for the provisional top 12 players, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGC Match Play
The WGC Match Play, currently titled as the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play for sponsorship reasons, is a professional men's golf tournament that has been held since 1999. It is the only one of the World Golf Championships to have been contested using the match play format. Since 2016, it has been held at the Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, United States. Previous names include WGC-Dell Match Play (2015), WGC-Cadillac Match Play (2014), WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (2001–2013), and WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship (1999–2000). Before moving to Austin it had been hosted in Arizona eight times, California eight times, and Australia once. It is sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money is official money on the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. Tiger Woods has the record number of wins with three. The winner receives a Wedgwood trophy named the Walter Hagen Cup. History Match Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volvo World Match Play Championship
The Volvo World Match Play Championship was an annual match play men's professional golf tournament which was staged from 1964 to 2014. The World Match Play Championship was a limited field event, originally contested by just eight players before being expanded to sixteen in 1977, and to 24 in 2011. In 2004 it became an official tournament on the European Tour for the first time, having previously been a designated "approved special event". The event was traditionally played in the autumn, usually in October, but moved to a May date in 2011. Previous sponsors have included Piccadilly, Suntory, Toyota, Cisco, HSBC and Volvo. The Wentworth Club near London was host venue for the World Match Play for the first 45 years. From 2009 to 2012 the event was played at the Finca Cortesín Golf Club in Casares near Málaga, Spain. In 2013, the event was held at the Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort in Kavarna, Bulgaria, and in 2014 , it was held at the London Golf Club in Kent, England. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship
The Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour and LPGA of Japan Tour in 2001 and 2002. It was played in Narita, Japan. It was played at the Sohsei Country Club in 2001 and at the Narita Golf Club in 2002. The field each year was 32 players, 16 from each tour. Winners *2002 Grace Park *2001 Annika Sörenstam Annika Charlotta Sörenstam (; born 9 October 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. She is regarded as one of the best female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 inter ... References Former LPGA Tour events Golf tournaments in Japan 2001 establishments in Japan 2002 disestablishments in Japan Matchplay Women's sport in Japan {{Japan-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
The HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship was an LPGA Tour golf tournament that was played from 2005 through 2007. It was first played from June 30 to July 3, 2005 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey. In 2007 the event moved to the Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, New York. In 2008, HSBC discontinued the event and began sponsoring a new event in Singapore: the HSBC Women's Champions, a stroke play event. The title sponsor, HSBC, is a large banking group based in London, England. Selection process In 2007 the 64-woman field was selected as follows: # The top-30 players on Rolex Rankings List through the U.S. Women's Open (July 2, 2007) who commit to play in the event. (Numbers 31 and higher on the Rolex Ranking List were not eligible even if one of the top 30 did not commit.) # The top-30 players on the Official Money List through the U.S. Women's Open (July 2, 2007), who commit to play in the event. # Two sponsor exemptions. # Only the number-one ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Matchplay (darts)
The World Matchplay, also known as the Betfred Betfred is a bookmaker based in the United Kingdom, founded by Fred Done.Pronounced to rhyme with "bone". It was first established as a single betting shop in Ordsall, Salford, in 1967. Its turnover in 2004 was reported to be more than £3.5 bi ... World Matchplay for sponsorship purposes, is a professional :Darts tournaments, darts tournament and one of three legs of the Professional Darts Corporation Triple Crown, Triple Crown. It is played in a Darts#Playing darts, legs format, and is run by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Peter Wright (darts player), Michael van Gerwen is the current champion after winning the 2022 World Matchplay, 2022 edition. History The World Matchplay has been played annually since 1994 World Matchplay (darts), 1994 in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The first ever winner was Larry Butler (darts player), Larry Butler, who beat Dennis Priestley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |