2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship
The 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 46th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 19–22 May, with the champion receiving €800,000. The format was 24 players split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage. It was an official money event on the European Tour.
Course
Format
The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the players seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking. Within each pool, every player played each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points were awarded based upon win, tie or loss. The two leading players from each pool advanced to the knock-out stage. In case of ties, sudden-death playoffs were used to determine rankings.Participants
Pool play
Source| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Lee Westwood | 6 & 5 | Anders Hansen |
| Aaron Baddeley | 1 up | Anders Hansen |
| Lee Westwood | 4 & 3 | Aaron Baddeley |
- 1st – Westwood
- 2nd – Baddeley
- 3rd – Hansen
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 6 & 5 | Charl Schwartzel |
| Johan Edfors | 2 & 1 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| Charl Schwartzel | 5 & 4 | Johan Edfors |
- 1st – Schwartzel
- 2nd – Edfors
- 3rd – Jiménez
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Martin Kaymer | 2 & 1 | Y. E. Yang |
| Noh Seung-yul | 2 & 1 | Y. E. Yang |
| Martin Kaymer | 2 & 1 | Noh Seung-yul |
- 1st – Kaymer
- 2nd – Noh
- 3rd – Yang
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Rory McIlroy | 1 up | Retief Goosen |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 1 up | Retief Goosen |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 3 & 2 | Rory McIlroy |
- 1st – Colsaerts
- 2nd – McIlroy
- 3rd – Goosen
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Graeme McDowell | 2 & 1 | Louis Oosthuizen |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 5 & 4 | Louis Oosthuizen |
| Graeme McDowell | 4 & 2 | Jhonattan Vegas |
- 1st – McDowell
- 2nd – Vegas
- 3rd – Oosthuizen
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Álvaro Quirós | 3 & 1 | Paul Casey |
| Álvaro Quirós | 3 & 1 | Søren Kjeldsen |
| Søren Kjeldsen | 1 up | Paul Casey |
- 1st – Quirós
- 2nd – Kjeldsen
- 3rd – Casey
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Luke Donald | 5 & 4 | Ryan Moore |
| Ross Fisher | 2 & 1 | Ryan Moore |
| Luke Donald | 4 & 3 | Ross Fisher |
- 1st – Donald
- 2nd – Fisher
- 3rd – Moore
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Francesco Molinari | Halved | Ian Poulter |
| Ian Poulter | Halved | Paul Lawrie |
| Francesco Molinari | 3 & 2 | Paul Lawrie |
- 1st – Molinari
- 2nd – Poulter
- 3rd – Lawrie
Playoffs
Prize money breakdown
Source:| Place | Actual prize fund | Race to Dubai fund |
| Champion | 800,000 | 566,660 |
| Runner-up | 420,000 | 377,770 |
| Semi-finals losers x 2 | 220,000 | 119,400 |
| Quarter-finals losers x 4 | 115,000 | 112,500 |
| Round of 16 losers x 8 | 90,000 | 58,730 |
| Third place in pool x 8 | 70,000 | 40,540 |
| Total | €3,400,000 | 2,571,390 |