Past and Future Championships

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Accenture Match Play Championship
Dates: February 23-March 1, 2009
Site: The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Format: Match Play
Field: Top 64 available players based on the Official World Golf Ranking

Past events
1999 - La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.; Jeff Maggert def. Andrew Magee 38 holes
2000 - La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.; Darren Clarke def. Tiger Woods 4 & 3
2001 - Metropolitan Golf Club, Victoria, Australia; Steve Stricker def. Pierre Fulke 2 & 1
2002 - La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.,; Kevin Sutherland def. Scott McCarron 1 up
2003 - La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.; Tiger Woods def. David Toms 2 & 1
2004 - La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.; Tiger Woods def. Davis Love III 3 & 2
2005 - La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif., David Toms def. Chris DiMarco 6 & 5
2006 - La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, Calif., Geoff Ogilvy def. Davis Love III 3 & 2
2007 - The Gallery at Dove Mountain, Tucson, Ariz., Henrik Stenson def. Geoff Ogilvy 2 & 1
2008 - The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mtn., Marana, Ariz., Tiger Woods def. Stewart Cink 8 & 7

CA Championship
Dates: March 9-15, 2009
Site: Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida, USA
Format: 72 holes, stroke play, no cut
Field: 65-70, including 44 of the top 50 from the Official World Golf Rankings and leaders of the six Tours' Official Money Lists/Order of Merit.

Past events
1999 - Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama, Spain; Tiger Woods (278)
2000 - Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama, Spain; Mike Weir (277)
2001 - Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Mo. (canceled)
2002 - Mount Juliet Conrad Estate, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland; Tiger Woods (263)
2003 - Capital City Club, Crabapple Course, Atlanta, Ga.; Tiger Woods (274)
2004 - Mount Juliet Conrad, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland; Ernie Els (270)
2005 - Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco, Calif.; Tiger Woods (270)
2006 - The Grove, Hertfordshire, England; Tiger Woods (270)
2007 - Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Fla.; Tiger Woods (278)
2008 - Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Fla.; Geoff Ogilvy (271)

Bridgestone Invitational
Dates: Aug. 3-9, 2009
Site: Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio, USA
Format: 72-holes, stroke play, no cut
Field: Playing members of the last named United States and International Presidents Cup teams and the last named United States and European Ryder Cup teams, if not otherwise eligible; players ranked among the top 50 and ties on the Official World Golf Ranking as of Monday of tournament week, if not otherwise eligible; tournament winners of worldwide events since the prior year's Bridgestone Invitational with an Official World Golf Ranking strength of field rating of 100 points or more, and if not otherwise eligible, the winner of selected tournaments from each of the following Tours: Australasian Tour, Southern Africa Tour, Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.

Past events
1999 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Tiger Woods (270)
2000 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Tiger Woods (259)
2001 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Tiger Woods (269)
2002 - Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, Wash.; Craig Parry (268)
2003 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Darren Clarke (268)
2004 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Stewart Cink (269)
2005 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Tiger Woods (274)
2006 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Tiger Woods (270)
2007 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Tiger Woods (272)
2008 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Vijay Singh (270)

HSBC Champions
Dates: Nov. 2-8, 2009
Site: Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China
Format: 72 holes, stroke play, no cut
Field: Qualification Procedure: Find out how players qualify for the HSBC Champions

Past events
2005* - Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China; David Howell (268)
2006* - Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China; Yong-eun Yang (274)
2007* - Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China; Phil Mickelson (278; d. Lee Westwood, Ross Fisher in playoff)
2008* - Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China; Sergio Garcia (274; d. Oliver Wilson in playoff)

* HSBC Champions did not become an official World Golf Championships event until 2009.