Bet on the best golfers in the world as they go head-to-head in single-elimination match play competition for a top prize of $1 million and the coveted Walter Hagen Cup, named after one of the game’s greatest match-play players.

The WGC Accenture Match Play Championship is part of the World Golf Championships series of tournaments and the title sponsor of the series’ season-opening event, the Accenture Match Play Championship. This event is played at match play, rather than stroke play, and begins with a field of 64 golfers. The golfers face off in single-elimination, 18-hole, match-play matches, until two remain for the 36-hole championship match.

Unlike stroke play, which tallies the number of strokes from all 18 holes to determine the winner, match play is a hole-by-hole format from the very first hole, providing a player with the ultimate test of his game.

The player winning the most holes wins the match.

Dove Mountain Golf Club: Tortolita Mountains just north of Tucson, the Ritz Carlton Dove Mountain Golf Club became the host to the Match Play Tournament as of 2009. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, The Ritz Carlton Dove Mountain features 27 holes of golf and a 50,000 square foot clubhouse.

Past winners of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship include Jeff Maggert, Darren Clarke, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, David Toms, Geoff Ogilvy and Tiger Woods.

The 2009 tournament was dramatic, a battle between golfers Paul Casey and Geoff Ogilvy. The close match ended with Australian Geoff Ogilvy winning the 2009 championship.

The World Golf Championships, or WGC, is a series of high-profile tournaments with international fields, considered the most important tournaments outside of the four majors and the Players Championship.

World Golf Championships Tournaments:

Accenture Match Play Championship: Originally played at La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., this tournament has moved to The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Tucson, Ariz. A field of 64 plays at match play until the winner is crowned in a 36-hole championship match.

CA Championship: Originally known as the American Express Championship and played at a different course each year, in 2007 the tournament was rebranded as the CA Championship and is played yearly at Doral Golf Resort in Florida.

Bridgestone Invitational: Originally known as the NEC Invitational, the Bridgestone Invitational is played at Firestone Country Club in Ohio.

HSBC Champions: Beginning in 2009, the HSBC Champions joins the WGC roster. The HSBC Champions is played in China and debuted in 2005 as an event on the Asian and European tours.

Accenture Match Play Championship Winners

2011 Luke Donald (Britain), Dove Mountain’s Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Marana, Arizona

2010 Ian Poulter (Britain), Dove Mountain’s Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Marana, Arizona

2009 Geoff Ogilvy (Australia), Dove Mountain’s Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Marana, Arizona

2008 Tiger Woods, Dove Mountain’s Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Arizona

2007 Henrik Stenson (Sweden), Dove Mountain’s Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Arizona

2006 Ogilvy, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California

2005 David Toms, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California

2004 Woods, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California

2003 Woods, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California

2002 Kevin Sutherland, La Costa Resort and Spa, California

2001 Steve Stricker, The Metropolitan Club, Victoria, Australia

2000 Darren Clarke (Britain), La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California

1999 Jeff Maggert, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California