Expect unexpected at Match Play Championship

Sports Scope found this 2/20/2008 on www.usatoday.com [flag]

Tiger Woods is not a sure thing this week. Upsets will be. No one knows this better than Woods, the overwhelming favorite at ... [link]

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Flippin' through Wednesday's USA TODAY
Published 2/20/2008 by Jeff Zillgitt at Sports Scope
... combine is now a big-time event . Here are capsules of the top 64 players headed into the NFL Draft along with names to watch at the combine and a list of needs for teams picking in the top 10. Fidel Castro fallout might help open door for Cuban-born talent. DirecTV will spotlight certain holes at The Masters , wrote USA TODAY Sports on TV columnist Michael Hiestand. Off all Tiger Woods has, what would you like most ? There is no room for error at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, which starts today in ...

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Sports Scope found this 2/20/2008 on www.usatoday.com

I Am Not Tiger Woods. This has been apparent to golfers since the world's No. 1 player cut his famous Nike commercial 12 years ...

Stat of the Day

Rover found this 2/19/2008 on www.waggleroom.com

Not including the World Cup, which once was a WGC tournament but is no more (and anyway, is a team event), there have been 26 WGC tournaments played in the history of the World Golf Championships. Tiger Woods has won 14 of them. If we exclude the match play and look only at the stroke-play CA Championship and Bridgestone Invitational, Woods has won 12 of 17 tournaments.

Tiger bears down to rally past Holmes at Match Play

Deadspin found this 2/21/2008 on www.usatoday.com

Tiger Woods produced another incredible comeback in the desert Wednesday, playing the final five holes in 5-under par to turn ...

World Golf Championships: Tiger Woods Was Down 3 With 5 Holes To Play, Then This Happened

criticalfanatic posted 2/21/2008 from FanIQ.com

Did he lose? Of course not. Woods put on one of his greatest shows to date. Birdie on 14, Birdie on 15, Birdie on 16 and the final uppercut, an eagle on 17. Ballgame.

Bracketology

Rover found this 2/19/2008 on www.sportsfrog.com

And not the Joe Lunardi type. The PGA Type . The interesting first round matches include: Ryder Cup teammates Zach Johnson and David Toms - Toms is down to a 13 seed, but is a tough enough competitor in match play to be a tough out for anyone, and Johnson hasn't exactly set the world afire since winning at Augusta last season. BWTHNWM K.J. Choi faces off against Camillo Villegas - ...

Match-Play Event Brings Risks for Top 4 in Ranking
For the first time this year, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Ernie Els are playing at the same time — but all could be gone after one round.

TIGER'S STREAK ON THE LINE
MARANA, Ariz. - Tiger Woods has not lost a tournament in nearly six months, which has fueled speculation and expectations that border on being absurd. Has he ever allowed himself to dream about a perfect season? "No," Woods said yesterday. Then...

Number Crunch: Accenture Match Play Championship
The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship is the only event on TOUR where players go head-to-head over 18 holes and the loser is eliminated. This week's Number Crunch focuses on the performance of different seed positions. For ...

Woods wins first round match with furious rally
Down three holes with five to play, Tiger Woods rallied to beat J.B. Holmes and stay alive in the Match Play Championship.

With a back-nine blitz, Woods rallies to beat Holmes
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) -- Tiger Woods produced another incredible comeback in the desert Wednesday, playing the final five holes in 5-under par to turn what looked like certain defeat into an unlikely victory in the Accenture Match Play Championship.