WGC Accenture Match Play

Forget March, who doesn't like filling out a bracket in February?  As far as golf tournaments go, the match play is about as much fun as you can get outside if the pressure and history involved with major championships.  As for my thoughts here, I think it wil be chaotic, as always.  Unlike March Madness, a 16 over a 1 here is commonplace, and any of the top 64 players in the world (OK, top 66) is highly capable of pulling off an upset in one 18 hole round.

You may think Geoff Ogilvy is the huge favorite because he has two titles and three finals in the last four years, and he might be, but the Ritz-Carlton course they are playing on this week has only been in play for one year (2009) in this championship.  Therefore, while we can safely say Ogilvy dominates this format, we don't have enough of a sample to say he is dominant on this course.  I'll opt instead for another heavy hitter who made a run to the final last year, Paul Casey.  I like Casey's game and I like his draw.  He may be in the easist bracket.  Of course, considering I have been whiffing as of late in my one-and-done format, watch Casey lose to crappy Stephen Ames tomorrow.

Wow, am I anti-American?  I only have two Yankees in the final 16....Stricker and O'Hair.

Bobby Jones Bracket

First round winners
Stricker
Sim
Karlsson
Fisher
Harrington
Kim
Poulter
Cabrera

Second round winners
Stricker
Karlsson
Harrington
Poulter

Third round winners
Stricker
Poulter

Bracket winner
Stricker

Ben Hogan Bracket

First round winners
Campbell
Clark
Garcia
Glover
McIlroy
Jimenez
Allenby
Donald

Second round winners
Clark
Garcia
Jimenez
Donald

Third round winners
Clark
Jimenez

Bracket winner
Jimenez

Gary Player Bracket

First round winners
Westwood
Watney
Els
Goosen
Stenson
Kjeldsen
Ogilvy
Villegas

Second round winners
Westwood
Els
Stenson
Ogilvy

Third round winners
Els
Stenson

Bracket winner
Els

Sam Snead Bracket

First round winners
Furyk
Schwartzel
O"Hair
Cink
Casey
Weir
Perry
F. Molinari

Second round winners
Schwartzel
O'Hair
Casey
F. Molinari

Third round winners
O'Hair
Casey

Bracket winner
Casey

Semifinals
Stricker over Jimenez
Casey over Els

Final
Casey over Stricker

Third place
Els over Jimenez