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| ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP All Top Seed Buried In The Arizona Desert |
After highest-seed World No 2 Steve Stricker was ousted by lowest-seed Ross MaCowan on Wednesday, the other three No1-seed were eliminated Thursday in the second round. In the Ben Hogan bracket No 1 Martin Kaymer (GER) lost 3-2 to 9-seed Tim Clark (SAF), who got another good scalp after taking out Vijay Singh in the first round. In the Gary Player bracket, 8-seed Nick Watney (USA) edged No 1 England’s Lee Westwood 2 and 1, and in the Sam Snead bracket 9-seed Charl Schwartzel (SAF) defeated No 1 American Jim Furyk 3-2. Furthermore, the only No 2 seed still alive in the tournament is Paul Casey (ENG), and the only 2009 Major winner left is British Open champion Stewart Cink, who survived two very close matches. US Open champion Lucas Glover and Masters champion Angel Cabrera lost in the first round, and PGA champion Y.E. Yang was defeated Thursday by 15-seed Ben Crane. Defending champion Aussie Geoff Ogilvy succumbed 2-1 to Columbia’s Camilo “Spiderman” Villegas. In the anticipated South-African duel between long-time great friends Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, Els couldn’ t take advantage of Goosen’s errand play from tee to green. Ernie missed a few clutch putts that would have given him a decisive advantage, letting the “Goose” hang close. The two men didn’t seem comfortable playing each other in this elimination format, ultimately Goosen edged Els who conceded at the 20th hole. The 16 players left in the Accenture Match Play Championship will battle Friday for a place in the quarter- finals, in a very open draw. 8-seed Ryo Ishikawa (JAP) vs. 12 Thongchai Jaidee (THA). The 18-year old Japanese is the big favorite in this Asian matchup, could he be on his way to the final? 3-seed Ian Poulter (ENG) vs. 15 Jeev M. Singh (IND). The Englishman’s still looking for his first victory in the U.S., he’s got a good chance to advance further in the tournament against Singh. 4-seed Spain’s Sergio Garcia vs. 9 Tim Clark (SAF). While the 30-year-old Spaniard is struggling to confirm his status as one of the top players in the world, Clark, eight times runner-up on the PGA Tour, took out two big names on his first two rounds, and will battle to get closer to that elusive first win in the U.S. That’s a tough one to call, Garcia’s length from the tee gives him a big advantage, but the South African is a magician on the greens and a fierce competitor. The Spaniard has to start strong and keep the pressure if he wants to win this match, as Clark will take advantage of every tiny opening. I’ll take Clark to win. 5-seed Retief Goosen (SAF) vs. 8 Nick Watney (USA). Goosen’s long game is very shaky, he was all over the place Thursday against Els. On the other hand, Watney is playing very well and will come into this match full of confidence after defeating seed-No 1 Westwood in the second round. Watney is my favorite to go through to the QFs. 6-seed Camilo Villegas (COL) vs. 15 Ben Crane (USA). Villegas defeated quite easily Dustin Johnson in the first round and upset defending champion Geoff Ogilvy in his second, el “ Hombre Araña” shouldn’t have any problems to dispose of Ben Crane on Friday. 5-seed Stewart Cink (USA) vs. 9 Charl Schwartzel (SAF). Cink survived two tough matches to get to the third round, he almost always does good in this championship. However, he’s up against an upcoming South African player who took down No 1 seed Furyk in the second round and won’t be impressed by the American’s credentials. Cink should get through. 2-seed Paul Casey (ENG) vs. 14 Brian Gay (USA). Casey is now the highest-seeded player left in the field, and comes into this match as huge favorite. Gay, however, took down veteran Kenny Perry and former Masters champion Zach Johnson on his first two rounds. An upset in this contest is not out the question. It’s not easy to pick one of those players to win the Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona. I think more surprises are in store on Friday’s third round. That’s the beauty of match-play golf. BetPhoenix offers you the best options of Golf betting, week-out, week-in. Take advantage of our special Bonus Packages to join the fun, and get the best value for your money at BetPhoenix.com Sportsbook. 
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For the second straight year, and only the second time ever, none of the top seeded players in the four brackets made it to the third round at the World Golf Championships – Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.
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