2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship
The 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 48th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 16–19 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.
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.
Course
Format
The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool. 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
- Round 1, 16 May
- Round 2, 17 May, morning
- Round 3, 17 May, afternoon
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Graeme McDowell | 5 & 3 | Chris Wood |
| Chris Wood | 2 & 1 | Stephen Gallacher |
| Graeme McDowell | 4 & 2 | Stephen Gallacher |
- 1st – McDowell
- 2nd – Wood
- 3rd – Gallacher
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 3 & 2 | Ian Poulter |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 1 up | Thomas Aiken |
| Thomas Aiken | 1 up | Ian Poulter |
- 1st – Jaidee
- 2nd – Aiken
- 3rd – Poulter
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Peter Hanson | 2 & 1 | George Coetzee |
| George Coetzee | 3 & 2 | Shane Lowry |
| Shane Lowry | 5 & 4 | Peter Hanson |
- 1st – Lowry
- 2nd – Hanson
- 3rd – Coetzee
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Bo Van Pelt | Halved | Richard Sterne |
| Richard Sterne | 5 & 4 | Geoff Ogilvy |
| Bo Van Pelt | Halved | Geoff Ogilvy |
- 1st – Sterne
- 2nd – Van Pelt
- 3rd – Ogilvy
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Branden Grace | 4 & 3 | Nicolas Colsaerts |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 3 & 2 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| Branden Grace | Halved | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
- 1st – Grace
- 2nd – Colsaerts
- 3rd – Aphibarnrat
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Francesco Molinari | 2 & 1 | Henrik Stenson |
| Francesco Molinari | 4 & 3 | Felipe Aguilar |
| Felipe Aguilar | 3 & 1 | Henrik Stenson |
- 1st – Molinari
- 2nd – Aguilar
- 3rd – Stenson
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Carl Pettersson | 4 & 3 | Thorbjørn Olesen |
| Scott Jamieson | 1 up | Carl Pettersson |
| Scott Jamieson | 5 & 3 | Thorbjørn Olesen |
- 1st – Jamieson
- 2nd – Pettersson
- 3rd – Olesen
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 1 up | Jamie Donaldson |
| Brett Rumford | 5 & 3 | Jamie Donaldson |
| Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 3 & 2 | Brett Rumford |
- 1st – Fernández-Castaño
- 2nd – Rumford
- 3rd – Donaldson
Playoffs
Prize money breakdown
Source:| Place | Actual prize fund | Race to Dubai fund |
| Champion | 800,000 | 499,999 |
| Runner-up | 400,000 | 333,333 |
| Semi-finals losers x 2 | 200,000 | 168,900 |
| Quarter-finals losers x 4 | 100,000 | 99,300 |
| Round of 16 losers x 8 | 75,000 | 51,825 |
| Third place in pool x 8 | 50,000 | 35,775 |
| Total | €3,000,000 | €2,269,132 |