WGC Accenture Matchplay

Starting around 2:30 UK time today - TV coverage starts at 5pm on Sky

My tip for an outside bet - Robert Rock (let's see him crash and burn now!)

Cheers for the heads up Davie. I had forgotten that it started today, so have just put my Fantasy picks in!

Seat on the sofa booked for 5 p.m.

Luuuuuuuuuke !

Time to throw in the towel. Mahan is losing to Zach Johnson by 2 after 3 holes played.

Nearly as bad as Dustin's 3 down to Furyk after 4 holes!

Never mind Dustin just won the 11th with a 6 to furyks 7... the worlds best in action...

Hands up those who chose Fed X to beat Shigger.

That's good hogie.

Two matches are complete and my picks are 0-2. Can I go 0-32?

That would be impressive.... looks as if Dustin has warmed up he is now one up through 17. And even Tigger has pulled on back.

... and the great matchplayer himself Poults is 3 down with 4 to play.... He is 3 over for his round so no complaints there....

And Mahan somehow salvaged his match against Zach Johnson. There goes my perfect futility record.

Ryo Ishikawa won 4 of his last 5 holes to nick the match against Bill Haas 1 up... talk about pulling it out of the fire! First of my fantasy picks to get scalped.

Redrage wrote:Ryo Ishikawa won 4 of his last 5 holes to nick the match against Bill Haas 1 up... talk about pulling it out of the fire! First of my fantasy picks to get scalped.

That was my first of many mistakes if a quick glance at the current leaderboard is any indication.

Molinari escapes death as Bjorn misses a short putt at 18. On to extra hole(s).

Poults:

I'm 4 from 6 according to declared results on PGAtour.com

However my main winner is already out

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I'm 4 from 6 according to declared results on PGAtour.com

However my main winner is already out

You may still have the winner from your selections. You just won't receive the 50 bonus points for choosing your 'now loser'.

4 up 3 down not great.

Sergio needs to start winning a few holes.

Doon the Water wrote:4 up 3 down not great.

Sergio needs to start winning a few holes.

Not sure anybody is going to have a good first day record the way these matches are going. The bookies are cleaning up except for the few that bet mostly underdogs.

Poults losing must surely be the biggest shock (and most embarrassing to him)

They'll be dancing in the streets of British Aerospace Engineering tonight!

Rock against Scott turning into a real humdinger

When I tipped Rock earlier I had forgotten he was up against Scott in Round1 - if he can get through this one I think he can go a long way

Davie wrote:Rock against Scott turning into a real humdinger

When I tipped Rock earlier I had forgotten he was up against Scott in Round1 - if he can get through this one I think he can go a long way

Same thoughts on Rock. Laird also dodging a bullet and goes to 18 all square with Quiros.

My picks seem to be dropping like flys.

Fingers crossed for Robert Rock. I didn't chose him as my main pick, as I didn't want to jinx him.

Hi Mary,

You won't be alone. Think most of us are dropping like flies. You'd better start pulling the hard stuff out of the liquor cabinet. Are you still on the couch?

oooosh!! 2 out of 2 for the Jocks!! 2 decent scalps as well. Interesting to see how far either will go

The Rock!

Whoo - go Rocky!

(Yep - couch is booked until 11 p.m.)

I bet I'm doing worst of all! Even the tight matches are all going against my picks, like DJ and Molinari beating Furyk and Bjorn. I've got 6 right out of the 16 that have finished so far.

smithersjones wrote:I've got 6 right out of the 16 that have finished so far.

That just may challenge the leaders by the way things are going.

The GC fantasy leaderboard will be carnage at this rate!

Very strange coverage on TV so far - I know there are 32 matches in total and they are naturally concentrating on games coming to a close rather than one in early stages, but I haven't heard a single mention yet of Coco, Kaymer or Watson and very little mention of Luke

Davie wrote:The GC fantasy leaderboard will be carnage at this rate!

Very strange coverage on TV so far - I know there are 32 matches in total and they are naturally concentrating on games coming to a close rather than one in early stages, but I haven't heard a single mention yet of Coco, Kaymer or Watson and very little mention of Luke

The price we pay for having the PGA Tour and WGC calling the shots inside the control booth.

Interesting post match interview with Rock.Also whhen asked why he didn't get to the course days earlier as he hadn't played the course before:

"... not a massive fan of practice rounds."

Day with an improbable comeback. Bad day for Rafa.

I'm a football match at the moment- eleven a side.
The rest don't look too bad although my No 1 pick Sergio is struggling.

The Mechanic.

Mary_S wrote:Luuuuuuuuuke !

Ernie's spanking Luke. It appears your jinxing powers are effective even from far away.

16 v 9 at the moment but losing 5 of the remaining 7, slender lead in one and on a knife edge in the last. If Unibrow turns it around I will be guaranteed to clean up in Kaymer's bracket.

venice1 wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I'm 4 from 6 according to declared results on PGAtour.com

However my main winner is already out

You may still have the winner from your selections. You just won't receive the 50 bonus points for choosing your 'now loser'.

I knew it - goddamn I knew it! As soon as I saw you had picked Poults as overall winner the same as me 1GG. He was DOOMED - DOOMED I tell ee.

I have no idea how the rest of my picks are going, time to have a sneaky pek.

Apologies to Luuuke for jinxing him.

oldshanker wrote:

venice1 wrote:

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:I'm 4 from 6 according to declared results on PGAtour.com

However my main winner is already out

You may still have the winner from your selections. You just won't receive the 50 bonus points for choosing your 'now loser'.

I knew it - goddamn I knew it! As soon as I saw you had picked Poults as overall winner the same as me 1GG. He was DOOMED - DOOMED I tell ee.

I have no idea how the rest of my picks are going, time to have a sneaky pek.

No way OS. Must be your fault. I have picked the engineering company if I had realised.

Now 17 and 11. Unibrow couldn't get the job done. Now have to hope Kaymer beats Toms to guarantee points all the way to the semis in that bracket.

Now that Lukey has had a disappointing finishe to Riveria and been thumped in the first round is it time to start an unworthy number 1 thread?

Mary_S wrote:Apologies to Luuuke for jinxing him.

You can always say that you did him a favor by sending him home early to his wife and little girls.

Coco warming up.

Sneds! Top man another guaranteed second round win. 7 winners progressing to round 3 at this stage.


Just don't mention my overall pick.

Hot Coco!

Ah man, I was getting all cocky on the commute home thinking my 19 picks was going to be in with a shout of bonus points for most wins. Turns out 19 is middle of the pack! Even OS beat me, the shame!

Oh well least I'm tied with the leader for sure thing round 2 picks.

Yang's already whipping on Mahan after one. He'll be under the radar until the semi's if he makes it that far.

Jinxed the poor devil.

You certainly did Venice!

The Mechanic already has his tools out and is doing a tune-up on Bradley.