With This Victory — March 1, 2009 Geoff Ogilvy 2009 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
HIGHLIGHTS Earns his 6th career PGA TOUR victory at the age of 31 years, 8 months and 18 days in his 196th career start on TOUR.
Earns 550 FedExCup points to move to No. 1 on the points list.
PGA TOUR Victories (6 total) 2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson 2006 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, U.S. Open Championship 2008 World Golf Championships-CA Championship 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES Joins Tiger Woods (2003, 2004, 2008) as the only players to win the event multiple times (Ogilvy - 2006, 2009).
With $3.54 million, moves to No. 2 on the tournament’s all-time money list behind Tiger Woods. He has played the Accenture Match Play Championship four times, finishing 1-2006, 2-2007, T33-2008 and 1-2009.
He has advanced to the finals in three of four years at this event, the most finals appearances in a four-year stretch in the history of this event.
With 17-2 record has highest winning percentage (89.47%) of any player with more than 10 wins on his resume in event history
Moves from ninth to second (behind Tiger Woods) in career money earned ($5.4 million) at World Golf Championships events in just 10 events
2009 NOTES Collects 550 points in the FedExCup standings to take the lead with 1175.5.
With paycheck of $1,400,000 has earned more than $2.6 million this year surpassing $2 million for the fourth consecutive season.
Becomes first multiple PGA TOUR winner this season.
CAREER NOTES Collects his 41st career top-10 finish.
Two of his six victories have come in the Tucson area (2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson, 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship).
Moves into the top 25 on the career money list with $18,978,702.
2009 PGA TOUR SUMMARY Tournaments entered--4; in money--4; victories—2; top-10 finishes—2
BIRTHDATE: June 11, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Adelaide, South Australia RESIDES: Melbourne, Australia; Scottsdale, AZ FAMILY: Wife, Juli; Daughter, Phoebe Elizabeth; Son, Jasper HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 TURNED PRO: 1998