Day 2 Notes – WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship
Second-Round Notes – Thursday, February 21, 2008Morning temperatures on Thursday were in the low 40s with partly cloudy and breezy conditions. Temperatures and cloud coverage increased through the day with temperatures reaching the low 60s.
David Toms conceded his second-round match versus Aaron Baddeley due to a back injury.
Rule 2--4 (Match Play - Concession of Match, Hole or Next Stroke) of the USGA Rules of Golf states the following: "A player may concede a match at any time prior to the start or conclusion of that match."
Based on Rule 2-4, Toms "conceded" his match to Baddeley. This is an important distinction as it is considerably different from a "withdrawal" from the event. This is a nuance of match-play competitions versus stroke-play competitions. In conclusion, with Toms having conceded his match, he is entitled to receive $90,000 official prize money as well as 262 FedExCup points as a loser of a second-round match.
Tiger Woods, who defeated Arron Oberholser 3 and 2 the second round, improves his record to 27-6 in his ninth year playing this event. Woods is 17-4 against the international players and 10-2 against his fellow Americans. Woods’ two losses against his countrymen were against Jeff Maggert in the Quarterfinals of the inaugural event in 1999 and Chad Campbell in the third round in 2006. Woods, who plays Australian Aaron Baddeley in the third round, has four losses against International players in this event, three times to an Australian - to Peter O’Malley in the first round in 2002 and twice to Nick O’Hern (2005, 2007) -- and then Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke in the finals of 2000, 4 and 3.
With his victory on Thursday, Tiger Woods ran his career Accenture Match Play Championship record to 27-6 and has won 19 of his last 22 matches.
Aaron Baddeley will play Tiger Woods in the third round of the Accenture Match Play Championship. Last year they were paired together in the final round of the U.S. Open when Baddeley held a two-stroke lead over Woods after 54-holes at Oakmount CC. Baddeley triple-bogeyed the first hole in route to 10-over-par 80. Baddeley and Woods were also paired together in the first two rounds of the 2007 Masters Tournament – Woods (73-74) and Baddeley (79-72).
Stuart Appleby is participating in his 27th career World Golf Championships event this week at the 2008 World Golf Championship-Accenture Match Play Championship, having competed in every World Golf Championships event since the inception of the series in 1999. The 2001 American Express Championship was canceled due to the events of Sept. 11. Appleby is the only player to compete in all 10 Accenture Match Play Championships. Justin Leonard had played the first eight but did not qualify in 2007 because his Official World Golf Ranking dropped to No. 181. He is back this year, moving to No. 51 on the OWGR.
Breakdown of the field after the second round:
International players: 9 of the 20 won their second round match
United States players: 7 of the 12 won their second round match
Countries represented: 8 of the 12 still in the field
Largest contingent following first round: USA (7), Australia (3)
All-time top seeds to advance at the Accenture Match Play Championship by round:
Year Rd1 Rd2
1999 14 7
2000 21 9
2001 20 6
2002 19 5
2003 19 7
2004 20 9
2005 19 9
2006 19 10
2007 21 9
2008 19 8
Updated all-time Accenture Match Play Championship Records for 16 remaining players:
Player W-L Years entered third round
Stuart Appleby 6-9 10 (1999-2008)
Vijay Singh 10-8 9 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Justin Leonard 7-8 9 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)
Stewart Cink 10-8 8 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Colin Montgomerie 7-7 8 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Tiger Woods 27-6 8 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Angel Cabrera 5-6 7 (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Steve Stricker 9-4 6 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008)
Paul Casey 5-5 6 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
K.J. Choi 4-5 6 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Rod Pampling 3-3 4 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Henrik Stenson 9-1 3 (2006, 2007, 2008)
Aaron Baddeley 4-1 2 (2007, 2008)
Woody Austin 2-0 1 (2008)
Boo Weekley 2-0 1 (2008)
Jonathan Byrd 2-0 1 (2008)
Adam Scott, who lost to Woody Austin in 19 holes in round two, was making his seventh appearance at the Accenture Match Play Championship; all of his departures from the event have come against a player from the United States.
Year ROUND Opponent, score
2002 - Round 2 - Brad Faxon 2 and 1
2003 - Semi-finals Tiger Woods 19 holes
2004 - Round 2 Davisl Love III, 4 and 3
2005 - Quarter Finals David Toms 2 and 1
2006 - Round 2 Tom Lehman 1-down
2007 - Round 1 Shaun Micheel - 21 holes
2008 – Round 2 Woody Austin, 19 holes
First-time Participants:
Of the 17 first-time participants at the 2008 Accenture Match Play Championship, three have moved on to the third round. USA’s Boo Weekley, (No. 44) defeated Sergio Garcia, 3 and 1
USA’s Woody Austin (No. 37) defeated Adam Scott, 19 holes
USA’s Jonathan Byrd (No. 62) defeated Andres Romero, 6 and 4
Four matches went extra holes during Thursday’s second-round matches. Since the tournament moved to The Gallery at Dove Mountain (South Course) in 2007 there have been 15 matches that ended in extra holes. The longest match at The Gallery came today when Henrik Stenson defeated Trevor Immelman in 25 holes. Last year Shaun Micheel defeated Adam Scott in the first round in 21 holes. The longest match in the 10 year history of the event was 26 hole twice..
Thursday’s matches that went extra holes:
Woody Austin defeated Adam Scott, 19 holes
K.J. Choi ddfeated Ian Poulter, 19 holes
Steve Stricker defeated Hunter Mahan, 20 holes
Henrik Stenson defeated Trevor Immelman, 25 holes
Winners of the 16 matches by Country
USA (7)
Boo Weekley
Stewart Cink
Woody Austin
Jonathan Bryd
Justin Leonard
Tiger Woods
Steve Stricker
South Korea
K.J. Choi
Sweden
Henrik Stenson
Scotland
Colin Montgomerie
Fiji
Vijay Singh
England
Paul Casey
Australia (3)
Rod Pampling
Aaron Baddeley
Stuart Appleby
Argentina
Angel Cabrera
Updated all-time Accenture Match Play Championship win leaders:
No. Player W-L 2008
1 Tiger Woods 27-6 2-0
2 David Toms 23-8 1-1
3 Davis Love III 18-8
4 Darren Clarke 14-7
5 Adam Scott 13-7 1-1
Phil Mickelson 13-9 1-1
7 Chris DiMarco 12-7
Retief Goosen 12-9 0-1
Six of the 16 players remaining have never advanced to the third round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Woody Austin, Boo Weekely, K.J. Choi, Jonathan Byrd, Angel Cabrera and Rod Pampling. Austin will play Weekley in round three of the Accenture match Play Championship.
Stewart Cink defeated Padraig Harrington 2-up in the second round improving his record against Harrington to 4-0. Today’s match was a rematch of last year's second round when Cink took a 1-up victory over the Irishman. Cink has also defeated Harrington twice in the Ryder Cup.
Most Consecutive Matches won at the Accenture Match Play Championship
Player consecutive years
Tiger Woods 13 2003-05
Geoff Ogilvy 11 2006-07
David Toms 8 2005-06
Kevin Sutherland 8 2002-03
Henrik Stenson 8 2007-08* (current)
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