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Tiger Woods’s 8-and-7 victory over Stewart Cink in the final, the largest margin in the history of the event, concluded an astonishing week of play.
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Epic Carnival —
... Tiger Woods cannot be stopped. Sunday marked his 63rd PGA Tour victory, commandeering fourth place from Arnold Palmer. You're next, Ben Hogan. ...
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WGC Accenture Match Play semi-finals: Cink has got to forget he'splaying Tiger
worldgolf.com 2/24/2008 — Some research published recently showed that when Tiger Woods is in a competition other players perform worse than when he is not. The suggestion is that his mere presence sows the seeds of failure in their minds. Someone who might have a thought ...
worldgolf.com 2/24/2008 — Some research published recently showed that when Tiger Woods is in a competition other players perform worse than when he is not. The suggestion is that his mere presence sows the seeds of failure in their minds. Someone who might have a thought ...
No Surprise: No Contest
waggleroom.com 2/25/2008 — When match play is good, it's very good. But when it's bad it's ... not better. The WGC Accenture Match Play isn't quite finished as I write this, but it's long-since over. Tiger Woods is 8-up over Stewart Cink through 26 holes. And this is why you'll ...
waggleroom.com 2/25/2008 — When match play is good, it's very good. But when it's bad it's ... not better. The WGC Accenture Match Play isn't quite finished as I write this, but it's long-since over. Tiger Woods is 8-up over Stewart Cink through 26 holes. And this is why you'll ...
This Week's Schedule
waggleroom.com 2/19/2008 — ... and Open Thread ... WGC Accenture Match Play Championship Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course), Tucson, Ariz. Wednesday-Sunday, Golf Channel; Saturday-Sunday, NBC PGA Tour Mayakoba Golf Classic El Camaleon Golf Club, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico Thursday-Sunday, Golf Channel Champions Tour Wendy's Champions Skins Game Kaanapali Golf Resort, Maui, Hawaii ...
waggleroom.com 2/19/2008 — ... and Open Thread ... WGC Accenture Match Play Championship Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course), Tucson, Ariz. Wednesday-Sunday, Golf Channel; Saturday-Sunday, NBC PGA Tour Mayakoba Golf Classic El Camaleon Golf Club, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico Thursday-Sunday, Golf Channel Champions Tour Wendy's Champions Skins Game Kaanapali Golf Resort, Maui, Hawaii ...
Breaking: Tiger Woods Is Very Good at Golf, J.B. Holmes Agrees
sports.aol.com 2/21/2008 — In retrospect, you have to figure Tiger Woods was just trying add a little No. 1 vs. No. 16 seed excitement the proceedings. Eldrick hit his very first shot of the Accenture Match Play Championship out of bounds, and things only got worse from there. ...
sports.aol.com 2/21/2008 — In retrospect, you have to figure Tiger Woods was just trying add a little No. 1 vs. No. 16 seed excitement the proceedings. Eldrick hit his very first shot of the Accenture Match Play Championship out of bounds, and things only got worse from there. ...
WGC Accenture Match Play round two: Can Stenson continue to ride his luck?
worldgolf.com 2/23/2008 — How Henrik Stenson is still in this thing is anyone’s guess. Not only did he play the worst shot in the competition, if not the history of professional golf, on Wednesday (running it pretty close on the same 18th hole the next day), but Trevor ...
worldgolf.com 2/23/2008 — How Henrik Stenson is still in this thing is anyone’s guess. Not only did he play the worst shot in the competition, if not the history of professional golf, on Wednesday (running it pretty close on the same 18th hole the next day), but Trevor ...
WGC Accenture Match Play round three: Scintillating Tiger looks well on his way
worldgolf.com 2/23/2008 — Out Tucson way it ain’t over till the Coyotes howl, and then some. I’m sure I wasn’t alone in wondering what household chores I should be doing as Vijay Singh and Rod Pampling trudged round those extra holes in seemingly eternal ...
worldgolf.com 2/23/2008 — Out Tucson way it ain’t over till the Coyotes howl, and then some. I’m sure I wasn’t alone in wondering what household chores I should be doing as Vijay Singh and Rod Pampling trudged round those extra holes in seemingly eternal ...
Tiger Woods wins Accenture Match Play Championship: This just in, Tiger is a beast — Hail Mary Jane
Tiger Woods is really good. No I mean Tiger Woods is really really good. Today Tiger won his sixth straight title by winning in the Accenture Match Play Championship final over Stewart Cink. With this win he also passed legend Arnold Palmer on the all time wins list. Pretty good company.
This is Tiger Woods 63rd career win and it puts him in fourth of all time. He needs just two to pass ...
Tiger Wins 8 and 7 in Accenture Match Play Final, Earns 63rd Career Victory — FanHouse
In an effort to liven up the otherwise boring Accenture Match Play Championship final between Tiger Woods against Stewart Cink , I joked earlier that one of the few bright spots for Cink was that the match wasn't dormie after the morning 18. Well, Woods picked up right where he left off in the afternoon round. He had a four up lead to start the final 18 and he was eight up nine holes later. ...
Tiger Woods 4 up after first 18 in World Match Play final, thanks for coming Stewie Cink — Chris Baldwin
MARANA, Ariz. (Feb. 24, 2008) - If you wanted drama in the 36-hole championship match of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship , you’re out of luck. Unless you were on the courtesy shuttle bus I took in to the course that backed into some rich lady’s car.
Of course, if you expected drama as Tiger Woods took on Stewart Cink just one match play win away from moving to a ...
Tiger Woods vs savant Stenson, Stewart Cink vs. longshot Leonard in World Match Play semifinals — Chris Baldwin
MARANA, Ariz. (Feb. 23, 2008) - The highest-rated player Tiger Woods has played at the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship turned out to be one of his easiest wins. Tiger took out K.J. Choi 3-and-2 in this morning’s quarterfinals, taking over a match that was all square heading into the back nine by winning three of the next four holes.
That pits Woods against the defending champ ...
Untouchable: The soon-to-be Tiger Woods win record? — Construda
Poor Stewart Cink. Overall, the guy played a decent round of golf yesterday at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Too bad he was paired with the world's best golfer, who, oh by the way, happens to be in the midst of the greatest play in his storied career.
Tiger Woods dominated again yesterday, beating Cink by eight strokes with seven holes remaining. The win was the 63rd of Woods' career,
Romping and Stomping He Is In His Prime — Sportsfrog.com
He won the WGC Match Play dealie yesterday, destroying Stewart Cink 8 and 7.
That makes it:
---Three straight WGC wins, five the last six, and seven of the last 10
---Four straight PGA tour wins, and six of his last seven
I'm with Stewart Cink on this one:
"It says he's the best that's ever played."
Yes. He is. I don't care if he ever gets past Jack Nicklaus' career ...
Henrik Stenson wonders why he had to play pointless third-place World Match Play match even after winning — Chris Baldwin
MARANA, Ariz. (Feb. 24, 2008) - Henrik Stenson knocked around another of the world’s top 60 golfers this afternoon, beating Justin Leonard 3-and-2. Only Stenson really sounded like he could have cared less.
There’s good reason for that too. Stenson’s win came in the third-place consolation match in the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship . What is this girl’s high ...
I Can Look at a Car's Headlights And Tell You Exactly Which Way It's Coming. — Insomniac's Lounge
Earlier today, the Auto Club 500 was postponed after 87 laps and continual rain delays. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods defeated Stewart Cink to win the Match Play championship. Neither event is really of particular interest to me, but it does give me the segue to post some footage from this classic routine:
PGA: Tiger Woods is unmatched — Teeoff Sports
Tiger Woods showed he has no equal as he beat Stewart Cink in the most lopsided victory in the history of the Accenture Match Play Championship, winning 8 & 7. Starting the 36-hole match going 5 up by the 11th hole, Woods takes home his third Match Play trophy and is on a current four [...]
Tiger Exhibits High Performance at the Accenture — SportSayers.com
Tiger wins again. Wow, no big deal there. He beat Stewart Cink 8 and 7. He is too good to be true. He walks around the golf course as if he has been playing on it since he was a kid. On to the next tourney…
Simply put, golf isn’t fair for the rest of the field. It seems that no one is going to beat him this year. Well, maybe the only place he can be beat is on EA Sports Tiger ...
Tiger Woods destroys Stewart Cink 8-and-7 in Match Play finale, can't wait to chide passed Arnold Palmer — Chris Baldwin
MARANA, Ariz. (Feb. 24, 2008) - Still don’t think Tiger Woods knows every possible record and piece of golf history he’s approaching?
Almost as soon as Woods put his hands around that weird porcelain-egg-looking, genie-bottle-like trophy for blowing out Stewart Cink 8-and-7 in the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship final, he talked Arnold Palmer.
Tiger knew enough to ...
Tiger Woods Did Well Today — The Big Lead
Tiger ended up beating Stewart Cink this afternoon. He was up 8 with 7 holes to go so they decided to call it a day. In case you haven’t been following along, Tiger has been doing pretty well lately. Even by his standards. From ESPN :
Woods has won four straight times on the PGA Tour, the third time he has had a winning streak that long. It was his fifth straight victory worldwide, ...
Stewart Cink Competes Against Tiger Woods, Himself — The Big Lead
Unsurprisingly, Tiger Woods is yet again bearing down on another tournament victory. As I write this Woods up 4-holes through 17 18.
This week the setting is the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona. Today’s designated victim is Stewart Cink.
If Cink can somehow come back against the G.O.A.T. for the win he’ll be attributing it to… his psychiatrist ?
Cink ...
Tiger Woods Is Bored With Dramatic Wins, Is Four Up on Stewart Cink at the Turn — FanHouse
Tiger Woods has opted for clinical mastery during the 36-hole final of the Accenture Match Play Championship. After "no way that happens if it's anybody else but Tiger" wins in the first round against J.B. Holmes , and again in the third round over Aaron Baddeley , Woods has a comfortable lead on Stewart Cink at the halfway point today. For Cink, the bright spots have been few, and as best ...
Tiger Woods: ‘There Was Blood Everywhere’ — ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
Tiger Woods (Eddie Honeyfield/Flickr) Fore right! Even the greatest golfer on the planet occasionally sprays a tee shot. In a marvelous match yesterday against Aaron Baddeley at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Tiger Woods pushed his tee shot at the par-4 13th and bonked a marshal on the head. Tiger's ball bounced off and rolled into the desert. After taking an unplayable lie, he ...
Tiger Woods no doubts Henrik Stenson to move into World Match Play finals, undefeated 2008 rolls on — Chris Baldwin
MARANA, Ariz. (Feb. 23, 2008) - Thirty six holes of match play today and Tiger Woods never trailed. Want to place bets on if Stewart Cink leads him once in tomorrow’s 36-hole final?
Woods’ unspoken goal of an undefeated 2008 season rolls on in the desert outside of Tucson. He just finished off Henrik Stenson, the defending champion in the WGC Accenture Match Play semifinals ...
Upstart equipment companies dominate WGC Accenture World Match Play Championship — Kiel Christianson
Something just occurred to me as I tuned into the WGC Accenture World Match Play Championship quarterfinals.
Where are the traditional equipment giants, like Titleist and TaylorMade ?
The quarterfinals feature three Nike (Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard) and one Srixon (Henrik Stenson) staff players.
Although many of the old-old-line companies have experienced recent major ...
PGA: Young guns challenging Tiger at Match Play Championships — Teeoff Sports
Woods played another tough match against Aaron Baddeley, going 20 holes for the victory. Woods made 12 birdies in the 20 holes as Baddeley redeemed himself from the last time he faced Woods…the US Open when Baddeley had a two-shot lead and shot 80. At one point in the match, Baddeley made eight birdies in [...]
Tiger Woods rallies again at World Match Play, beats Cactus Man Aaron Baddeley — Chris Baldwin
MARANA, Ariz. (Feb. 22, 2008) - Tiger Woods keeps giving his opponents the chance to beat him in the WGC Accenture Match Play . And they keep failing to do it.
Tiger found himself down one to Aaron Baddeley heading into 16. Later, on the green of the first extra hole, the world’s most dominant golfer stood there helpless, certain that Baddeley was going to close him out with a ...
Appleby sends Mickelson packing at Match Play; Wie five back at Fields Open — Dot Wong
Phil Mickelson is out of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship after losing to Stuart Appleby of Australia yesterday. Appleby carded nine birdies to defeat Mickelson 2 and 1, preventing a much wished for final showdown between Mickelson and Tiger Woods …
Meanwhile, Michelle Wie shot an opening-round 3-under-par 69 yesterday to go five shots off the lead at the LPGA Tour’s ...
Finals capsules: Accenture Match-Play Championship — PGATOUR.com News
Match 63 Tiger Woods defeats Stewart Cink 8 and 7 How Woods won: The game's No. 1 player made seven birdies and a lone bogey on the 18th hole in the morning to seize complete control of the match at 4 up.
Match 63 Tiger Woods defeats Stewart Cink 8 and 7 How Woods won: The game's No. 1 player made seven birdies and a lone bogey on the 18th hole in the morning to seize complete control of the match at 4 up.
Finals capsules: Accenture Match-Play Championship — PGATOUR.com News
Championship Match Tiger Woods (1) vs. Stewart Cink (6) Tee times: 9:40 a.m. ET and 2:10 p.m. ET
Championship Match Tiger Woods (1) vs. Stewart Cink (6) Tee times: 9:40 a.m. ET and 2:10 p.m. ET
No Match for Tiger — Golf - Sports - BostonHerald.com
MARANA, Ariz. - Not even the most unpredictable tournament in golf could keep Tiger Woods from an inevitable victory. There seems to be no stopping him. Stewart Cink...
MARANA, Ariz. - Not even the most unpredictable tournament in golf could keep Tiger Woods from an inevitable victory. There seems to be no stopping him. Stewart Cink...
Final capsule: Match 63 — PGATOUR.com News
Final championship match Tiger Woods (1) vs. Stewart Cink (6) Tee time: 2:30 p.m. ET (second 18 holes of Championship Match)
Final championship match Tiger Woods (1) vs. Stewart Cink (6) Tee time: 2:30 p.m. ET (second 18 holes of Championship Match)
Woods Continues His March to the Final — NYT > Golf
Stewart Cink is now all that stands between Tiger Woods and his sixth consecutive tournament victory, his fourth straight on the PGA Tour.
Stewart Cink is now all that stands between Tiger Woods and his sixth consecutive tournament victory, his fourth straight on the PGA Tour.
Cink sees final as his chance for a signature victory — PGATOUR.com News
MARANA, Ariz. -- Stewart Cink certainly didn't shy away from the word.
MARANA, Ariz. -- Stewart Cink certainly didn't shy away from the word.
Woods holds off Stenson, makes Match Play final — FOXSports.com News for Golf
He was hot early. He survived late. Now Tiger is just 36 holes, and a match vs. Stewart Cink, from his 3rd straight Tour title.
He was hot early. He survived late. Now Tiger is just 36 holes, and a match vs. Stewart Cink, from his 3rd straight Tour title.
Accenture Match Play Championship: Finals tee times — PGATOUR.com News
Pairings for the final matches at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain. All times are Eastern:
Pairings for the final matches at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain. All times are Eastern:
Tiger Leads U.S. Trio to Match Play Semis — NYT > Golf
Tiger Woods led a trio of Americans into the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship on Saturday, finally getting on track with a chip-in eagle and easing past K.J. Choi, 3 and 2.
Tiger Woods led a trio of Americans into the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship on Saturday, finally getting on track with a chip-in eagle and easing past K.J. Choi, 3 and 2.
Woods leads 3 Americans into semifinals of Accenture Match Play Championship — SI.com - Golf
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) -- Tiger Woods led a trio of Americans into the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship on Saturday, finally getting on track with a chip-in eagle and easing past K.J. Choi, 3 and 2.
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) -- Tiger Woods led a trio of Americans into the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship on Saturday, finally getting on track with a chip-in eagle and easing past K.J. Choi, 3 and 2.
Woods among 3 Americans in Match Play semis — FOXSports.com News for Golf
A day after needing 20 holes to advance, Tiger Woods coasted past K.J. Choi and into the Accenture Match Play semis.
A day after needing 20 holes to advance, Tiger Woods coasted past K.J. Choi and into the Accenture Match Play semis.
Semifinal capsules: Accenture Match-Play Championship — PGATOUR.com News
Match No. 61 Tiger Woods (1) vs. Henrik Stenson (4) Tee time: 2:10 p.m. ET How Woods got there: He beat K.J. Choi 3 and 2. After an adventure in the desert on the first hole that gave Choi a 1-up lead, Woods squared the match with a 16-footer for ...
Match No. 61 Tiger Woods (1) vs. Henrik Stenson (4) Tee time: 2:10 p.m. ET How Woods got there: He beat K.J. Choi 3 and 2. After an adventure in the desert on the first hole that gave Choi a 1-up lead, Woods squared the match with a 16-footer for ...
Woods wins marathon at Accenture Match Play — FOXSports.com News for Golf
Tiger Woods made 12 birdies in 20 holes and needed every one of them Friday in a brilliant duel with Aaron Baddeley that sent the world's No. 1 player into the quarterfinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship. Rarely has Woods played at such a ...
Tiger Woods made 12 birdies in 20 holes and needed every one of them Friday in a brilliant duel with Aaron Baddeley that sent the world's No. 1 player into the quarterfinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship. Rarely has Woods played at such a ...
Accenture Match Play Championship: Saturday's tee times — PGATOUR.com News
Pairings for the quarter- and semi-final matches at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain. All times are Eastern:
Pairings for the quarter- and semi-final matches at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain. All times are Eastern:
Accenture Match Play Championship: Third-Day Notebook — PGATOUR.com News
MARANA, Ariz. -- With his 1-up victory over Jonathan Byrd Fruday, defending champion Henrik Stenson has now won nine consecutive matches (10-1 record) at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. By winning both his first and ...
MARANA, Ariz. -- With his 1-up victory over Jonathan Byrd Fruday, defending champion Henrik Stenson has now won nine consecutive matches (10-1 record) at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. By winning both his first and ...
Woods wins match play marathon — FOXSports.com News for Golf
Tiger Woods took Aaron Baddeley's best shot and birdied 12 of 20 holes to reach the Accenture Match Play quarterfinals.
Tiger Woods took Aaron Baddeley's best shot and birdied 12 of 20 holes to reach the Accenture Match Play quarterfinals.
Easy Match for Tiger — Golf - Sports - BostonHerald.com
Tiger Woods barely broke a sweat. Steve Stricker went into overtime for the second straight day. They had only one thing in common yesterday in the Accenture Match Play Championship...
Tiger Woods barely broke a sweat. Steve Stricker went into overtime for the second straight day. They had only one thing in common yesterday in the Accenture Match Play Championship...
