2006 HSBC World Match Play Championship
Introduction The '''2006 HSBC World Match Play Championship''' was the 43rd HSBC World Match Play Championship played and the 3rd time played as an official European Tour event. It was played from 14 September to 17 September at the Wentworth Club. The champion received €1,443,830 (£1,000,000 or $2,042,513.20) making it the biggest first prize in golf. Each match was played over 36 holes. Paul Casey defeated Shaun Micheel 10&8 in the final to win the tournament for the first time.
Course Front Nine123456789OutYardage4731544655522124183964014493,520Par43453444435Back Nine101112131415161718InYardage1844165314701794773836105383,788Par34543445537Front 9Back 9TotalYardage3,5203,7887,308Par353772
Bracket
Prize money breakdown ===Actual prize fund===Place  Euro (€)  Pounds (£)  US ($) Champion  1,443,830  1,000,000  2,042,513.20 Runner-Up  577,532  400,000  817,005.28 Losing Semi Finalist x 2  173,259  120,000  245,100.73 Losing Quarter Finalists x 4  115,506  80,000  163,400.49 Losing First Round x 8  86,629  60,000  122,549.66 Total  €2,396,756  £1,660,000  $3,390,569.36===Breakdown for European Tour Order of Merit===Place  Euro (€)  Pounds (£)  US ($) Champion  597,884  406,660  830,607.13 Runner-Up  398,594  271,110  553,744.69 Losing Semi Finalist x 2  201,968  120,000  280,582.97 Losing Quarter Finalists x 4  118,742  80,000  164,960.85 Losing First Round x 8  61,972  42,151  86,092.73 Total  €1,379,120  £938,014.17  $1,915,988.37* Source for $US Dollar conversions
References
External links * Coverage on the European Tour's official site* Wentworth Club official site