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{{Infobox individual golf tournament
| name          = 2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
| image         = 
| dates         = February 24&ndash;27, 2005
| location      = [[Carlsbad, California]]
| course        = [[La Costa Resort and Spa]]
| tour          = [[PGA Tour]]<br> [[European Tour]]
| par           = 72
| yardage       = 7,277
| field         = 64 players
| purse         = [[United States dollar|$]]7,500,000
| winners_share = $1,300,000
| champion      = {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Toms]] 
| score         = def. [[Chris DiMarco]] 6 & 5
| previous      = [[2004 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|2004]]
| next          = [[2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|2006]]
}}
The '''2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship''' was a [[golf]] tournament that was played from February 24&ndash;27, 2005 at [[La Costa Resort and Spa]] in [[Carlsbad, California]]. It was the seventh [[WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]] and the first of four [[World Golf Championships]] events held in 2005.

The Championship was due to start on Wednesday February 23 but was delayed by a day because of wet conditions. The first round was played on February 24, while both the second and third rounds were played on February 25.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=1997702 La Costa Resort given chance to dry]</ref>

[[David Toms]] won his first World Golf Championships event by defeating [[Chris DiMarco]] 6 and 5 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.<ref>[http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2005/owgr07f2005.pdf Official World Golf Rankings February 13, 2005]</ref> [[Ernie Els]], ranked number 3, chose not to play the event, so number 65 [[Shingo Katayama]] was added to the field.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050428230216/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news05/matchplay.html Wet weather delays World Match Play]</ref>

=== Bobby Jones bracket ===
{{16TeamBracket
| team-width = 160
| RD1 = First round<br />February 24
| RD2 = Second round<br />February 25
| RD3 = Third round<br />February 25
| RD4 = Fourth round<br />February 26
| RD1-team01  = {{flagicon|FJI}} '''[[Vijay Singh]]'''
| RD1-team02  = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Katayama]]
| RD1-score01 = 4&3
| RD1-score02 = 
| RD1-team03  = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Kaye]]
| RD1-team04  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jay Haas]]'''
| RD1-score03 = 
| RD1-score04 = 4&2
| RD1-team05  = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Leonard]]
| RD1-team06  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[John Daly (golfer)|John Daly]]'''
| RD1-score05 = 
| RD1-score06 = 1up
| RD1-team07  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chris DiMarco]]'''
| RD1-team08  = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Herron]]
| RD1-score07 = 1up
| RD1-score08 = 
| RD1-team09  = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Lee Westwood]]'''
| RD1-team10  = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Flesch]]
| RD1-score09 = 4&3
| RD1-score10 = 
| RD1-team11  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Davis Love III]]'''
| RD1-team12  = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Riley (golfer)|Chris Riley]]
| RD1-score11 = 1up
| RD1-score12 = 
| RD1-team13  = {{flagicon|KOR}} [[K. J. Choi]]
| RD1-team14  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Tom Lehman]]'''
| RD1-score13 = 
| RD1-score14 = 4&2
| RD1-team15  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Stewart Cink]]'''
| RD1-team16  = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]]
| RD1-score15 = 2up
| RD1-score16 = 
| RD2-seed01  = 1
| RD2-team01  = {{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh
| RD2-seed02  = 9
| RD2-team02  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Jay Haas'''
| RD2-score01 = 
| RD2-score02 = 3&2
| RD2-seed03  = 12
| RD2-team03  = {{flagicon|USA}} John Daly
| RD2-seed04  = 4
| RD2-team04  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Chris DiMarco'''
| RD2-score03 = 
| RD2-score04 = 4&3
| RD2-seed05  = 6
| RD2-team05  = {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood
| RD2-seed06  = 3
| RD2-team06  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Davis Love III'''
| RD2-score05 = 
| RD2-score06 = 7&6
| RD2-seed07  = 10
| RD2-team07  = {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Lehman
| RD2-seed08  = 2
| RD2-team08  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Stewart Cink'''
| RD2-score07 = 
| RD2-score08 = 2&1
| RD3-seed01  = 9
| RD3-team01  = {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Haas
| RD3-seed02  = 4
| RD3-team02  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Chris DiMarco'''
| RD3-score01 = 
| RD3-score02 = 2&1
| RD3-seed03  = 3
| RD3-team03  = {{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III
| RD3-seed04  = 2
| RD3-team04  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Stewart Cink'''
| RD3-score03 = 
| RD3-score04 = 20h
| RD4-seed01  = 4
| RD4-team01  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Chris DiMarco'''
| RD4-seed02  = 2
| RD4-team02  = {{flagicon|USA}} Stewart Cink
| RD4-score01 = 2&1
| RD4-score02 = 
}}

=== Ben Hogan bracket ===
{{16TeamBracket
| team-width = 160
| RD1 = First round<br />February 24
| RD2 = Second round<br />February 25
| RD3 = Third round<br />February 25
| RD4 = Fourth round<br />February 26
| RD1-team01  = {{flagicon|RSA}} '''[[Retief Goosen]]'''
| RD1-team02  = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stephen Leaney]]
| RD1-score01 = 1up
| RD1-score02 = 
| RD1-team03  = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Lonard]]
| RD1-team04  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Fred Couples]]'''
| RD1-score03 = 
| RD1-score04 = 1up
| RD1-team05  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chad Campbell]]'''
| RD1-team06  = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Freddie Jacobson]]
| RD1-score05 = 2up
| RD1-score06 = 
| RD1-team07  = {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Miguel Ángel Jiménez|Miguel Á. Jiménez]]'''
| RD1-team08  = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Pampling]]
| RD1-score07 = 3&2
| RD1-score08 = 
| RD1-team09  = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Hamilton]]
| RD1-team10  = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Robert Allenby]]'''
| RD1-score09 = 6&5
| RD1-score10 = 
| RD1-team11  = {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]]
| RD1-team12  = {{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[Graeme McDowell]]'''
| RD1-score11 = 
| RD1-score12 = 1up
| RD1-team13  = {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]]
| RD1-team14  = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Craig Parry]]'''
| RD1-score13 = 
| RD1-score14 = 1up
| RD1-team15  = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Weir]]
| RD1-team16  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Kirk Triplett]]'''
| RD1-score15 = 
| RD1-score16 = 1up
| RD2-seed01  = 1
| RD2-team01  = {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''Retief Goosen'''
| RD2-seed02  = 9
| RD2-team02  = {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples
| RD2-score01 = 1up
| RD2-score02 = 
| RD2-seed03  = 5
| RD2-team03  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Chad Campbell'''
| RD2-seed04  = 4
| RD2-team04  = {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Á. Jiménez
| RD2-score03 = 24h
| RD2-score04 = 
| RD2-seed05  = 11
| RD2-team05  = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Robert Allenby'''
| RD2-seed06  = 14
| RD2-team06  = {{flagicon|NIR}} Graeme McDowell
| RD2-score05 = 3&2
| RD2-score06 = 
| RD2-seed07  = 10
| RD2-team07  = {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Parry
| RD2-seed08  = 15
| RD2-team08  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''Kirk Triplett'''
| RD2-score08 = 5&4
| RD3-seed01  = 1
| RD3-team01  = {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''Retief Goosen'''
| RD3-seed02  = 5
| RD3-team02  = {{flagicon|USA}} Chad Campbell
| RD3-score01 = 19h
| RD3-score02 = 
| RD3-seed03  = 11
| RD3-team03  = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Robert Allenby'''
| RD3-seed04  = 15
| RD3-team04  = {{flagicon|USA}} Kirk Triplett
| RD3-score03 = 2&1
| RD3-score04 = 
 
| RD4-seed01  = 1
| RD4-team01  = {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''Retief Goosen'''
| RD4-seed02  = 11
| RD4-team02  = {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Allenby
| RD4-score01 = 4&3
| RD4-score02 = 
}}

=== Gary Player bracket ===
{{16TeamBracket
| team-width = 160
| RD1 = First round<br />February 24
| RD2 = Second round<br />February 25
| RD3 = Third round<br />February 25
| RD4 = Fourth round<br />February 26

| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Tiger Woods]]'''
| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Nick Price]]
| RD1-score01 = 4&3
| RD1-score02 = 
| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Nick O'Hern]]'''
| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Howell III]]
| RD1-score03 = 19h
| RD1-score04 =

<!-- 5 -->| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Luke Donald]]'''
<!-- 12 -->| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Johnson]]
| RD1-score05 = 4&3
| RD1-score06 =

<!-- 4 -->| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Kenny Perry]]'''
<!-- 13 -->| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thomas Levet]]
| RD1-score07 = 3&2
| RD1-score08 =

<!-- 6 -->| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Furyk]]
<!-- 11 -->| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Ian Poulter]]'''
| RD1-score09 = 
| RD1-score10 = 3&1

<!-- 3 -->| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Stuart Appleby]]'''
<!-- 14 -->| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Joakim Haeggman]]
| RD1-score11 = 19h
| RD1-score12 = 
 
<!-- 7 -->| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Thomas Bjørn]]
<!-- 10 -->| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''[[Rory Sabbatini]]'''
| RD1-score13 = 
| RD1-score14 = 6&5

<!-- 2 -->| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|IRL}} '''[[Pádraig Harrington]]'''
<!-- 15 -->| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Maggert]]
| RD1-score15 = 1up
| RD1-score16 = 
| RD2-seed01 = 1
<!-- 1/16 -->| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods
| RD2-seed02 = 8
<!-- 8/9 -->| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Nick O'Hern'''
| RD2-score01 = 
| RD2-score02 = 3&1
 
| RD2-seed03 = 5
<!-- 5/12 -->| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Luke Donald'''
| RD2-seed04 = 4
<!-- 4/13 -->| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Perry
| RD2-score03 = 1up
| RD2-score04 = 
| RD2-seed05 = 11
<!-- 6/11 -->| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Ian Poulter'''
| RD2-seed06 = 3
<!-- 3/14 -->| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart Appleby
| RD2-score05 = 1up
| RD2-score06 = 
| RD2-seed07 = 10
<!-- 7/10 -->| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''Rory Sabbatini'''
| RD2-seed08 = 2
<!-- 2/15 -->| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington
| RD2-score07 = 3&1
| RD2-score08 = 
| RD3-seed01  = 8
| RD3-team01  = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Nick O'Hern'''
| RD3-seed02  = 5
| RD3-team02  = {{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Donald
| RD3-score01 = 5&4
| RD3-score02 = 
| RD3-seed03  = 11
| RD3-team03  = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Ian Poulter'''
| RD3-seed04  = 10
| RD3-team04  = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini
| RD3-score03 = 1up
| RD3-score04 = 
| RD4-seed01  = 8
| RD4-team01  = {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick O'Hern
| RD4-seed02  = 11
| RD4-team02  = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Ian Poulter'''
| RD4-score01 = 
| RD4-score02 = 3&1
}}

=== Sam Snead bracket ===
{{16TeamBracket
| team-width = 160
| RD1 = First round<br />February 24
| RD2 = Second round<br />February 25
| RD3 = Third round<br />February 25
| RD4 = Fourth round<br />February 26

<!-- 1 -->| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Phil Mickelson]]'''
<!-- 16 -->| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loren Roberts]]
| RD1-score01 = 3&1
| RD1-score02 =

<!-- 8 -->| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Ángel Cabrera]]'''
<!-- 9 -->| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Casey]]
| RD1-score03 = 4&2
| RD1-score04 =

<!-- 5 -->| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|TTO}} [[Stephen Ames]]
<!-- 12 -->| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mark Hensby]]'''
| RD1-score05 = 
| RD1-score06 = 7&6

<!-- 4 -->| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[David Toms]]'''
<!-- 13 -->| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Green (golfer)|Richard Green]]
| RD1-score07 = 1up
| RD1-score08 =

<!-- 6 -->| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shigeki Maruyama]]
<!-- 11 -->| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[David Howell (golfer)|David Howell]]'''
| RD1-score09 = 
| RD1-score10 = 6&5

<!-- 3 -->| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Adam Scott (golfer)|Adam Scott]]'''
<!-- 14 -->| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Trevor Immelman]]
| RD1-score11 = 2up
| RD1-score12 =

<!-- 7 -->| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Verplank]]
<!-- 10 -->| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jerry Kelly]]'''
| RD1-score13 = 
| RD1-score14 = 1up

<!-- 2 -->| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Sergio García]]'''
<!-- 15 -->| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Alex Čejka]]
| RD1-score15 = 4&2
| RD1-score16 = 
| RD2-seed01 = 1
<!-- 1/16 -->| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|USA}} '''Phil Mickelson'''
| RD2-seed02 = 8
<!-- 8/9 -->| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|ARG}} Angel Cabrera
| RD2-score01 = 4&3
| RD2-score02 = 
| RD2-seed03 = 12
<!-- 5/12 -->| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Hensby
| RD2-seed04 = 4
<!-- 4/13 -->| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|USA}} '''David Toms'''
| RD2-score03 = 
| RD2-score04 = 2up
| RD2-seed05 = 11
<!-- 6/11 -->| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|ENG}} David Howell
| RD2-seed06 = 3
<!-- 3/14 -->| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Adam Scott'''
| RD2-score05 = 
| RD2-score06 = 2&1
 
| RD2-seed07 = 10
<!-- 7/10 -->| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Kelly
| RD2-seed08 = 2
<!-- 2/15 -->| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Sergio García'''
| RD2-score07 = 
| RD2-score08 = 19h
| RD3-seed01  = 1
| RD3-team01  = {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Mickelson
| RD3-seed02  = 4
| RD3-team02  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''David Toms'''
| RD3-score01 = 
| RD3-score02 = 4&2
| RD3-seed03  = 3
| RD3-team03  = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Adam Scott'''
| RD3-seed04  = 2
| RD3-team04  = {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García
| RD3-score03 = 4&3
| RD3-score04 = 
| RD4-seed01  = 4
| RD4-team01  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''David Toms'''
| RD4-seed02  = 3
| RD4-team02  = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Scott
| RD4-score01 = 2&1
| RD4-score02 = 
}}

=== Final Four ===
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| Team-Width = 150
| RD1        = Semi-finals<br>February 26
| RD2        = Finals<br>February 27
| RD2b        = Third place

| RD1-seed1  = 4
| RD1-team1  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chris DiMarco]]'''
| RD1-score1 = 2&1
| RD1-seed2  = 1
| RD1-team2  = {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Retief Goosen]]
| RD1-score2 =

| RD1-seed3  = 11
| RD1-team3  = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Poulter]]
| RD1-score3 = 
| RD1-seed4  = 4
| RD1-team4  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[David Toms]]'''
| RD1-score4 = 3&2

| RD2-seed1  = 4
| RD2-team1  = {{flagicon|USA}} Chris DiMarco
| RD2-score1 = 
| RD2-seed2  = 4
| RD2-team2  = {{flagicon|USA}} '''David Toms'''
| RD2-score2 = 6&5

| RD2b-seed1  = 1
| RD2b-team1  = {{flagicon|ZAF}} '''Retief Goosen'''
| RD2b-score1 = 20h
| RD2b-seed2  = 11
| RD2b-team2  = {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Poulter
| RD2b-score2 = 
}}

==Prize money breakdown ==
{| class="wikitable" 
!Place !! [[United States dollar|US ($)]]
|-
| Champion || align=right| 1,300,000
|-
| Runner-up || align=right| 750,000
|-
| Third place || align=right| 560,000
|-
| Fourth place|| align=right| 450,000
|-
| Losing quarter-finalists x 4 || align=right| 240,000
|-
| Losing third round x 8 || align=right| 125,000
|-
| Losing second round x 16 || align=right| 85,000
|-
| Losing first round x 32 || align=right| 35,000
|-
! Total !! $7,500,000
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://i.cdn.turner.com/pgatour/.element/ssi/sect/3.0/tournaments/r470/docs/2005_accenture.pdf Bracket]

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