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WGC MatchPlay Championship
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18-02-2013 11:04am#1A thread of its own for the world matchplay seeing as there should be a good bit of interest for it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/21496311World Match Play: Rory McIlroy & Tiger Woods are top seeds
World number one Rory McIlroy will play Shane Lowry in the first round of the WGC Match Play Championship in Arizona.
The Northern Irishman, who was beaten by American Hunter Mahan in last year's final, plays Ireland's Lowry who gained his place when Phil Mickelson withdrew.
Three-times winner and world number two Tiger Woods takes on fellow American Charles Howell III on Wednesday.
England's Luke Donald plays Germany's Marcel Siem, while Justin Rose starts against South Korea's KJ Choi.
Donald, who won the title in 2011, is ranked third and heads the Sam Snead quarter of the draw while McIlroy and Woods are the top seeds in the Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan sections.
The fourth bracket is led by number four seed Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa.
The top 64 players in the world are eligible to play in the tournament, which pits golfers against each other in a series of knockout matches - Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker's decision to pull out, opened the door for Lowry and Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson, who will play reigning Open champion Ernie Els.
Defending champion Mahan opens his campaign against Matteo Manassero of Italy, while other stand-out ties include England's 2010 champion Ian Poulter playing Scotland's Steven Gallacher and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell taking on Ireland's Padraig Harrington.
Full draw:
Bobby Jones bracket
Rory McIlroy (NI) v Shane Lowry (Ire)
Rickie Fowler (US) v Carl Pettersson (Swe)
Dustin Johnson (US) v Alexander Noren (Swe)
Graeme McDowell (NI) v Padraig Harrington (Ire)
Bubba Watson (US) v Chris Wood (Eng)
Jim Furyk (US) v Ryan Moore (US)
Charl Schwartzel (SA) v Russell Henley (US)
Zach Johnson (US) v Jason Day (Aus)
Gary Player bracket
Louis Oosthuizen (SA) v Richie Ramsay (Sco)
Branden Grace (SA) v Robert Garrigus (US)
Keegan Bradley (US) v Marcus Fraser (Aus)
Ernie Els (SA) v Fredrik Jacobson (Swe)
Justin Rose (Eng) v KJ Choi (Kor)
Bill Haas (US) v Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel)
Sergio Garcia (Spa) v Thongchai Jaidee (Tha)
Matt Kuchar (US) v Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn)
Ben Hogan bracket
Tiger Woods (US) v Charles Howell III (US)
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) v Francesco Molinari (Ita)
Webb Simpson (US) v David Lynn (Eng)
Peter Hanson (Swe) v Thomas Bjorn (Den)
Lee Westwood (Eng) v Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spa)
Martin Kaymer (Ger) v George Coetzee (SA)
Jason Dufner (US) v Richard Sterne (SA)
Hunter Mahan (US) v Matteo Manassero (Ita)
Sam Snead bracket
Luke Donald (Eng) v Marcel Siem (Ger)
Paul Lawrie (Sco) v Scott Piercy (US)
Steve Stricker (US) v Henrik Stenson (Swe)
Nick Watney (US) v David Toms (US)
Adam Scott (Aus) v Tim Clark (SA)
Jamie Donaldson (Wal) v Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)
Ian Poulter (Eng) v Steven Gallacher (Sco)
Bo Van Pelt (US) v John Senden (Aus)5
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Going to give it a go
Bobby Jones bracket
Rory McIlroy (NI) v Shane Lowry (Ire) - McIlroy
Rickie Fowler (US) v Carl Pettersson (Swe) - Pettersson
Dustin Johnson (US) v Alexander Noren (Swe) - Johnson
Graeme McDowell (NI) v Padraig Harrington (Ire) - Harrington
Bubba Watson (US) v Chris Wood (Eng) - Watson
Jim Furyk (US) v Ryan Moore (US) - Furyk
Charl Schwartzel (SA) v Russell Henley (US) - Schwartzel
Zach Johnson (US) v Jason Day (Aus) - Day
Gary Player bracket
Louis Oosthuizen (SA) v Richie Ramsay (Sco) - Oosthuizen
Branden Grace (SA) v Robert Garrigus (US) - Grace
Keegan Bradley (US) v Marcus Fraser (Aus) - Bradley
Ernie Els (SA) v Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) - Jacobson
Justin Rose (Eng) v KJ Choi (Kor) - Rose
Bill Haas (US) v Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) - Colsaerts
Sergio Garcia (Spa) v Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) - Garcia
Matt Kuchar (US) v Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn) - Kuchar
Ben Hogan bracket
Tiger Woods (US) v Charles Howell III (US) - Woods
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) v Francesco Molinari (Ita) - Molinari
Webb Simpson (US) v David Lynn (Eng) - Simpson
Peter Hanson (Swe) v Thomas Bjorn (Den) - Hanson
Lee Westwood (Eng) v Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spa) - Westwood
Martin Kaymer (Ger) v George Coetzee (SA) - Kaymer
Jason Dufner (US) v Richard Sterne (SA) - Dufner
Hunter Mahan (US) v Matteo Manassero (Ita) - Manassero
Sam Snead bracket
Luke Donald (Eng) v Marcel Siem (Ger) - Donald
Paul Lawrie (Sco) v Scott Piercy (US) - Lawrie
Steve Stricker (US) v Henrik Stenson (Swe) - Stricker
Nick Watney (US) v David Toms (US) - Watney
Adam Scott (Aus) v Tim Clark (SA) - Clark
Jamie Donaldson (Wal) v Thorbjorn Olesen (Den) - Olesen
Ian Poulter (Eng) v Steven Gallacher (Sco) - Poulter
Bo Van Pelt (US) v John Senden (Aus) - Bo Van Pelt0 -
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Keano A Legend wrote: »Shane Lowry just tweeted his match is set for 9.30am US time which is 4.30pm our time
GMac, Rory and Shane all very active on the tweet machine tonight.
Never a good sign, shows a lack of focus imo.
Didn't Rory say last year that tweeting during competition had put him off and that he was gonna stop.
They seem to stay of it in the days leading up to a competition, and for good reason, I don't see why they think going on twitter during a suspension in play is a good idea.
(Yes I am a bit p*ssed off with no golf tonight) 0 -
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ajcurry123 wrote: »GMac, Rory and Shane all very active on the tweet machine tonight.
Never a good sign, shows a lack of focus imo.
Didn't Rory say last year that tweeting during competition had put him off and that he was gonna stop.
They seem to stay of it in the days leading up to a competition, and for good reason, I don't see why they think going on twitter during a suspension in play is a good idea.
(Yes I am a bit p*ssed off with no golf tonight)
It was a lot more than suspension of play, they knew they weren't getting any golf and it was one of the more unusual stoppages, especially in Arizona!
Most players in the field on twitter were on it last night. Really don't see the problem.
They will hardly be standing over a putt worried about a reply somebody gave them or something they said.0 -
It was a lot more than suspension of play, they knew they weren't getting any golf and it was one of the more unusual stoppages, especially in Arizona!
Most players in the field on twitter were on it last night. Really don't see the problem.
They will hardly be standing over a putt worried about a reply somebody gave them or something they said.
No, I'm sure they wont be worrying about a reply when standing over a putt.
I just think any golfer that isn't involved in it is getting a mental edge.
There's a reason they don't tweet in between rounds of a competition, yes, they normally practice in between, but there is also enough downtime to go on twitter if they wanted.
They don't, it's recognized as a distraction and in a game where the mental edge plays such a factor...match play even more than normal, I just feel that anyone that is focusing their mind on play the next day instead of tweeting is getting that edge.
It's no biggy, I'll get over it 0 -
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ajcurry123 wrote: »No, I'm sure they wont be worrying about a reply when standing over a putt.
I just think any golfer that isn't involved in it is getting a mental edge.
There's a reason they don't tweet in between rounds of a competition, yes, they normally practice in between, but there is also enough downtime to go on twitter if they wanted.
They don't, it's recognized as a distraction and in a game where the mental edge plays such a factor...match play even more than normal, I just feel that anyone that is focusing their mind on play the next day instead of tweeting is getting that edge.
It's no biggy, I'll get over it
Yep, they should all be sitting in their rooms reading Golf World and Bob Rotella books and not conversing with anyone about anything unless it's golf-related. Woe-betide anyone who dares switch off when they are not playing golf.0 -
ajcurry123 wrote: »GMac, Rory and Shane all very active on the tweet machine tonight.
Never a good sign, shows a lack of focus imo.
Didn't Rory say last year that tweeting during competition had put him off and that he was gonna stop.
They seem to stay of it in the days leading up to a competition, and for good reason, I don't see why they think going on twitter during a suspension in play is a good idea.
(Yes I am a bit p*ssed off with no golf tonight)
Gotta disagree with ya there. Fair enough, when they are in "the zone", tweeting or social media would not be good but when they are in the clubhouse with a couple of inches of snow on the ground and knowing that there was nearly zero chance of them getting back out, I really can't see the harm with them communicating with their fans.0 -
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BoardsMember wrote: »
its the worst leaderboard on the planet....incredibly hard to read and follow. Not your fault at all btw I think Sky (for once) do a much better job.....
http://www.skysports.com/golf/leaderboard_popup/0,,1149,00.html0 -
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