Match play doesn’t always work
Posted on February 26, 2014 3 Comments
Ridiculous save number two along with the great reaction from Day.
CBS got lucky on Sunday at Dove Mountain, as did the PGA Tour and the other governing bodies around the World Golf Championships.
Tiger Woods wasn’t in the field, neither was Phil Mickelson or Adam Scott. With three of golf’s biggest names sitting on the sidelines for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was that they find the host course to be absolutely atrocious, there was a serious lack of star power at the event.
Enter Victor Dubuisson.
2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play GIFs
Posted on February 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
Nice to have you back, Rickie.
So, that was pretty fun, right? In case you missed it, check out the recap of the WGC-Match Play from yesterday where even though Jason Day won, the story was the crazy shot making performance of France’s Victor Dubuisson. The best moments from the week is listed below, in photos, GIFs and videos.
Jason Day wins the WGC-Accenture Match Play
Posted on February 23, 2014 3 Comments
Jason Day (Courtesy: Keith Allison)
Jason Day was able to take out Rickie Fowler and Victor Dubuisson on Sunday at Dove Mountain to win the 2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play.
What Happened
To be honest, not a whole lot of note happened on the final day until the very end. Day and Fowler had a spirited match in the semis, while Ernie Els couldn’t hang on to an early lead on Dubuisson, eventually giving it up on the 18th when he made bogey.
In the finals, Day jumped out to an early lead as Dubuisson just couldn’t seem to get going, much like the semis, where the Frenchman admitted that playing against one of his golfing heroes in Els got to him. Dubuisson started to settle in a little bit throughout the match, but Day didn’t relent until the final two holes. Dubuisson cut the lead to just one on the 17th, but Day had a chance to close it out on 18 when he had a nine foot putt for par.
Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler and gentlemanly play
Posted on February 22, 2014 3 Comments
No matter where he goes or what he does, Sergio Garcia seems to makes headlines. In case you missed what happened yesterday, here’s a quick recap.
On the sixth hole of his match against Rickie Fowler, Garcia needed to call an official over for a ruling because there was a beehive right beside his ball near the sixth green, which is considered a “dangerous situation” under the Rules of Golf. The ruling took longer than it probably should have, and Garcia felt bad about that. So, on the next hole, Garcia had about six feet left for his par, while Fowler had to make one from about seventeen feet to avoid bogey. Garcia, still feeling bad about the length of the ruling on the previous hole, suggested to Fowler that they give it the “good-good” treatment and walk off the green, heading to the next tee. A video of the event is below:
2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play Betting Preview
Posted on February 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
Dove Mountain (Courtesy: bill85704)
Sixty-four of the world’s best players are in attendance this week at Dove Mountain in Arizona for golf’s yearly match play event, and the first WGC of 2014, the WGC-Accenture Match Play.
2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play Fact Sheet
- Course: Dove Mountain
- Location: Marana, Arizona
- Yardage: 7,791 yards, par 72
- Defending Champion: Matt Kuchar
- Five Consensus Favourites: Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Henrik Stenson and Hunter Mahan
TV Schedule:
- Wednesday – 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
- Thursday – 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
- Friday – 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
- Saturday – 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET (Golf Channel) & 2:00 to 6:00 PM ET (CBS)
- Sunday – 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET (Golf Channel) & 2:00 to 6:00 PM ET (CBS)
2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play: Records for all 64 players
Posted on February 17, 2014 3 Comments
Ian Poulter (Courtesy: jaubele1)
With the WGC-Accenture Match Play set to go this week at Dove Mountain, I took a look at the match play records for each player across all forms of professional match play. Each player is shown below with their records in the following areas:
- WGC-Accenture Match Play (2009-2013): This shows their record at Dove Mountain, the host course since 2009.
- WGC-Accenture Match Play (1999-2008): This shows their record at all previous courses to host the event, dating back to 1999.
- Presidents Cup: Singles records only from the Presidents Cup.
- Ryder Cup: Singles records only from the Ryder Cup.
- Other: The Cisco/Volvo World Match Play on the European Tour, as well as the Seve Trophy. Again, singles records only. Note that this doesn’t include the 1994, 1995 or 1996 Cisco Match Play, which were all won by Ernie Els. There just isn’t enough reliable data available online to include the information, but if anyone has access to it, let me know and I’ll add them in.
In addition to the table below, each player that has played in at least one match play event is clickable. Clicking on them will take you to their expanded record, showing each individual match with the event, course, opponent and final score.
Lastly, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott all qualified for the event but decided not to play. Click on their names and you can still see their full records as well.
As always, if you see any mistakes, let me know in the comments and I’ll adjust.
2014 Northern Trust Open GIFs
Posted on February 17, 2014 Leave a Comment
Caleb Watson cheering for his father.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get around to watching much of the other tournaments this week, but the Northern Trust Open was entertaining as always thanks to Bubba Watson and the always immaculate Riviera. Here’s the best of the week from the event in GIFs and videos.
Bubba Watson finally wins another tournament
Posted on February 16, 2014 Leave a Comment
Bubba Watson (Courtesy: GoToBermuda)
Bubba Watson was able to overcome a host of quality contenders on Sunday at Riviera to win the 2014 Northern Trust Open.
What Happened
The final group of Charlie Beljan, George McNeill and William McGirt were given very little chance by most people coming into Sunday’s final round at Riviera, and apparently those people were correct. With a stacked leaderboard of big names chasing, including Watson, Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel, Jordan Spieth and Monday qualifier Jason Allred, the leaders quickly faded and made way for the star attractions.
Watson led most of the way through the back nine after getting within four shots on Saturday with a third round 64. Johnson was within one for a good chunk of the back nine, but couldn’t close the gap at any point, while Spieth and Schwartzel fell further out of contention. Allred and Brian Harman, who played with Watson, kept it respectable, but Watson was too good down the stretch. With two putts needed to close the tournament, Watson stepped up on 18 and finished it off with just one.
2014 Northern Trust Open Betting Preview
Posted on February 12, 2014 Leave a Comment
The closing hole at Riviera. (Courtesy: danperry.com)
Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth head up a quality field at iconic Riviera Country Club as the PGA Tour stops in Los Angeles for the 2014 Northern Trust Open.
2014 Northern Trust Open Fact Sheet
- Course: Riviera Country Club
- Location: Pacific Palisades, California
- Yardage: 7,349 yards, par 71
- Defending Champion: John Merrick
- Five Consensus Favourites: Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Webb Simpson, Hunter Mahan and Jimmy Walker
TV Schedule:
- Thursday – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
- Friday – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
- Saturday – 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET (Golf Channel) & 3:00 to 6:00 PM ET (CBS)
- Sunday – 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET (Golf Channel) & 3:00 to 6:30 PM ET (CBS)
Jimmy Walker hangs on at Pebble
Posted on February 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
Yes, this is an otter eating a pineapple in Carmel Bay.
Jimmy Walker entered Sunday with a huge lead at Pebble Beach, and he wouldn’t give all of it up, winning by a single shot over Dustin Johnson and Jim Renner.
What Happened
When you go into a final round with a six shot advantage, you don’t usually have to do much to walk away with the victory, and Jimmy Walker wasn’t going to try and do anything that would put him in too much danger. If he went around the course in roughly level par, he was going to be very difficult to catch and that’s pretty much what he did on the front nine. The back nine however was a different story, with Walker making bogey on 10, 12, 13 and 17.
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