The 2003 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a

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tournament that was played from February 26 to March 2, 2003 at

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in Carlsbad, California. It was the fifth

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and the first of four

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events held in 2003.

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won his sixth World Golf Championships event, and his first ever match play victory, by defeating

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2 and 1 in the 36 hole final.

Brackets

The Championship was a single elimination

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event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings.

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(ranked 4) withdrew with a rib injury, Nick Faldo (ranked 54) withdrew because of flu and

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(ranked 55) withdrew because of injury. They were replaced by

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(ranked 65), Phil Tataurangi (ranked 66) and

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(ranked 67).Singh (ribs), Faldo (flu) withdraw from Match Play
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Bobby Jones bracket

Ben Hogan bracket

Gary Player bracket

Sam Snead bracket

Final Four

Breakdown by country

Prize money breakdown

References

External links

Bracket PDF

Golf Channel on event
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