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Luke Donald is chasing a unique match play double at Finca Cortesín on Spain’s Costa del Sol. If he can add the Volvo World Match Play Championship to the title he won in February at the WGC-Accenture World Match Play Championship he has a chance to be World No.1 if Lee Westwood doesn’t make the final.

The ups and downs of match play, coupled with the ups and downs of Finca Cortesin are just what Graeme McDowell needs going into this week’s Volvo World Match Play Championship.

With TV broadcasts in 162 countries and more than 500 million viewers, the Volvo World Match Play Championship 2011 gets under way today. Yesterday Volvo’s customers had the opportunity to play together with the world’s top golfers.

The draw for the 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesín, Spain, May 19-22, was announced today with 24 of the World’s best players divided up into eight tantalising groups for the first two days of match play. With the World’s top three players headlining the field for the first time in Spain, the field includes six of the leading nine players in the World, all four current Major Champions and players from 14 nations.

Louis Oosthuizen, Aaron Baddeley and Seung-yul Noh complete the 24-man field for the 46th Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesín, Spain, May 19-22, 2011.

Spain’s Miguel Angel Jiménez and America’s Ryan Moore are the latest stars to confirm they will play in the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesín from May 19-22, 2011.

This year's Volvo China Open Pro-am attracted unprecedented usage from Volvo Group and Volvo Cars businesses alike, so much so that additional professionals had to be drafted in to satisfy record demand.

Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts is the 2011 Volvo China Open champion with a four-shot victory ahead of a chasing quartet of Pablo Martin from Spain, New Zealander Danny Lee, Dane Søren Kjeldsen and Peter Lawrie from Ireland.

2011 Masters Champion Charl Schwartzel and Two-Time US Open Champion Retief Goosen Latest Stars to Confirm

Eight former winners, led by defending champion YE Yang and four ‘Major’ winners, headed by Irish star Pádraig Harrington are the driving forces behind the 2011 Volvo China Open.