Through the cactus
Matt Kuchar bested Hunter Mahan 2&1 in a well-fought final duel at Dove Mountain in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Fighting strong winds and chilly temperatures in Arizona — of all places — Kuchar took advantage of early bogeys made by his competitor Mahan, who had not previously trailed at any point during his prior five matches.
But just like that, Kuchar birdied No. 8 to go 4-up heading into the back nine. (continue reading…)
Woods will face Charles Howell III in the first round of matches
Sorry this is a bit rushed — I have to catch the last shuttle to the media parking lot, but I wanted to get the brackets/pairings out. I tweeted (crappy-quality) pictures of them and there’s no easy copy and paste format that I’ve seen yet, so I did the best I could below. The tee times and pairings are legible and I did my best with taking screen shots of the brackets. I also included a link so you can download the PDF file for clearer viewing.
There’s plenty to discuss and quite a few fun match-ups. We’ll discuss later. For now, here you go and let’s hear your early predictions. (continue reading…)
*Gasp*
Tiger Woods couldn’t make a putt to save his life on Thursday — but what else is new these days? — and missed a five-footer on the 18th hole at Dove Mountain to lose to Nick Watney in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Given Tiger’s putting woes lately, it shouldn’t have been a surprise, but I was admittedly shocked (initial reaction went something like *gasp,* followed by “wow”). So was Watney. (continue reading…)
First I was afraid, I was petrified...
Match Play Wednesday is one of my favorite days of the golfing season. The only downside is there’s so much happening it’s hard to keep track of it all! Kudos to Conor for breaking down all thirty-freaking-two of the matches (sorry, dude!) — his picks fared alright, but as we all know, sometimes you have better luck using a coin to fill out your bracket.
Raise your hand if you had Luke Donald in your Round of 4? Yeah, well, if you picked Ernie Els to pull out a can of whoop ass, then you deserve major props. I think it’s safe to assume a lot of brackets busted when Els trumped Luke 5&4. Luckily, we’re still in the game because of the points system that Golfweek uses. Phew. (continue reading…)
Tiger taming? Naw, but we'll see...
I know this is kind of late notice, but we’ve started a WUP group over at Golfweek’s Match Play Challenge. How do you join? Go HERE, fill out the bracket, and when it asks for your contact information, write in “Weiunderpar” in the group field.
Golfweek is offering tons of cool prizes, but can they beat WUP’s award? … (continue reading…)
Will The Greatest Match Play Player in the World defend?
The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship kicks off on Wednesday at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain and the first round pairings have been released. (continue reading…)
Tiger! Tiger!
For die-hard fans, round one of the Match Play Championship is one of the most riveting days of the year in golf, with the exception of the majors. There’s still a few hours left to make your Match Play bracket picks. I just did! — here’s a link to the printable bracket and/or you can fill out an online version that Golfweek built. I did both. It was very nerve-wracking to fill the paper version one out in pen. Thanks to Golfweek for making the electronic game user-friendly.
Here are screen shots of my bracket (hint: It’s European-biased…at least for the final four).
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