Ogilvy Wins WGC Accenture Match Play - On to Dubai

Geoff Ogilvy’s stunning victory in the World Golf Championships – Accenture Match Play, which saw him move to Number Four in the Official World Golf Ranking, proved the catalyst for the Australian to be named as the winner of The Race to Dubai European Tour Golfer of the Month for February.

The 31 year old from Melbourne, who received a jeroboam of Moët and Chandon champagne along with an engraved Alms Dish in recognition of his success, was the overwhelming choice of the panel which comprised members of the Association of Golf Writers as well as television and radio commentators.

Ogilvy, aside from moving to Number Four in the World, also jumped to Number One in The Race to Dubai, narrowly ahead of the man he beat in the final in Arizona, England’s Paul Casey, with Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy

Ogilvy’s performance proved the highlight of another hugely successful month for European Tour Members in competition across the globe, not least in the WGC – Accenture Match Play where, aside from the eventual champion, Casey and McIlroy; South Africa’s Ernie Els reached the quarter-finals and England’s Ross Fisher finished fourth on his debut in the event.

McIlroy and Ogilvy are the first winners of The Race to Dubai European Tour Golfer of the Month Award. The Race to Dubai European Tour Golfer of the Year will be selected from a panel from the Association of Golf Writers, Radio and Television following the Dubai World Championship at the Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates, from November 19-22, 2009, where the winner of The Race to Dubai will be confirmed.