The Volvo World Match Play Championship is the current name of an annual match play men's professional golf tournament. From 2009 to 2012 the event was played at the Finca Cortesín Golf Club in Casares near Málaga, Spain, having previously been played at Wentworth Club near London. In 2013, the event will be held at the Thracian Cliffs Course in Bulgaria. The event was traditionally played in the autumn, usually in October, but move to a May date in 2011 and is an official money event on the European Tour. Previous sponsors have included Piccadilly, Suntory, Toyota, Cisco and HSBC.
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