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Matt Kuchar Should Be Getting More Respect On Masters Betting Odds After His Match Play Win

Matt KucharLast year Matt Kuchar got the biggest win of his career, when he claimed the 2012 Players Championship, the flagship event on the PGA Tour. Often considered the ‘fifth major’ even though not official, the win certainly vaulted Kuchar into the category of best players without a Major championship. Continue reading

Upsets Steal The Show In First Round Of 2013 Accenture Match Play

Tiger WoodsFor those of you who like the upsets in the NCAA basketball tournament in March and April, you would have liked what went on during the opening round at the Accenture Match play tournament.

A No.16 has never defeated a No.1 seed in the NCAA tournament, but that certainly cannot be said for this event on the PGA Tour. Continue reading

Players Will Have To Contend With Difficult Weather Conditions At Accenture Match Play

2013 Accenture Match PlayThe players in the field for the 2013 Accenture Match Play tournament this week out at Dove Mountain Golf Resort in Marana, Arizona will have another opponent to deal with outside of their playing partner for the first few days, especially through the first round.

Mother Nature. Continue reading

Players Gear Up For The 2013 Accenture Match Play This Week

2013 Accenture Match PlayThe Accenture World Match Play tournament is one of the most fun and exciting events on the PGA Tour all season, as the top players in the world gear up for a week of play that includes something different from all of the other tournaments they play every year.

It’s a match play even versus a stroke play event, where players are paired up and play one-on-one against each other in a single elimination 64-player bracket. Continue reading

Accenture Match Play Provides Unique Experience For Both Players And Fans

2013 Accenture Match PlayThe Northern Trust Open is currently going on from Riviera Country Club this week out in California. and while there is a load of talent in the tournament, we are going to take a moment to loo ahead to next week’s World Golf Championships event, because it is truly one of the most unique events in sports, and one of the most fun to watch in golf.

It’s the Accenture Match Play Championship, with the top-64 players in the world qualifying in four different brackets, just like you see in the March Madness tournament in College basketball. Yes I know, it’s 68 teams now, but really, everyone knows the tournament unofficially begins after the play-in games. Continue reading