tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416894103204963104.post6408780141450350613..comments2023-10-19T05:21:00.185-04:00Comments on Average Golfer: WGC-Accenture World Match Play - Odds and Expert Picks, Part IAverage Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046762898552584292noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416894103204963104.post-10882836162462079932009-02-25T09:49:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:49:00.000-05:00Andy,Ah, the unpredictability of match play. Last ...Andy,<BR/><BR/>Ah, the unpredictability of match play. Last year as I recall Tiger and Aaron Baddeley had over 20 combined birdies in their match. Either of them, on that given day, would have beaten anyone else in the field. The beauty is they played each other.Average Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09046762898552584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416894103204963104.post-15045742749769593712009-02-25T07:18:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:18:00.000-05:00The format of the tournament is such that it becom...The format of the tournament is such that it becomes very difficult to predict a winner. One must always remember, in matchplay, unlike in strokeplay where you are up against the course, here you take on another player. The one who prevails over six players, that includes a 36-hole playoff in the finals emerges as the champion in this important tournament that is co-sanctioned with the European Tour. <BR/> <BR/>Of course, the only reason the tournament is creating more than the normal amount of headlines is for Tiger. But, there are quite a few interesting ties in the first round. The most fascinating of the lot in my opinion, is the on between Rory Mcilroy and Louis Oosthuizen. Mcilroy finally came through and won his first title in Dubai and the young man is surely poised for far greater deeds. But at the same time, Oosthuizen has strung together a number of incredible tournament finishes and I wouldn’t be surprised if this match goes all the way to the end. Both are young but I think they will try and play conservative, not wanting to give an inch to the other guy.<BR/> <BR/>Tiger’s match, like you rightly pointed out, seems to be a no-brainer but it will still be the most keenly followed to gauge the quality of Tiger’s game on his comeback trail. A few upsets may be in the offing. Can’t wait for this one to begin!<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com