Multiple Winners
Through the 2012 event, the following players have won the World Match Play Championship more than once:
| Wins | Player | Country | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 |
| 5 | Gary Player | South Africa | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973 |
| 5 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1991 |
| 3 | Greg Norman | Australia | 1980, 1983, 1986 |
| 3 | Ian Woosnam* | Wales | 1987, 1990, 2001 |
| 2 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 1964, 1967 |
| 2 | Hale Irwin | United States | 1974, 1975 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo | England | 1989, 1992 |
* Woosnam is the only person to have won in three different decades
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