World Golf Accenture Match Play

First of all, Congratulations to Dustin Johnson for his repeat at Pebble Beach.

Now, on to the World Golf Accenture Match Play Championships which start this week. The field is awesome. To pick a winner at this point would probably be futile. (You know, finding a needle in a haystack would probably be easier!)

I thought today, I would point our a few first round matches that look very interesting to me.

1/ Two of my favorites tee off against each other in the Jones Bracket. The ever eccentric Ian Poulter faces Justin Leonard. Talk about two very different guys. Poulter never met an off-beat color or design of clothes that he didn't like while Leonard quietly makes his way around the golf course, scoring well, and although he is not a big winner on the tour he is always ranked high enough to be a veteran of many Ryder Cups and President Cup competitions.

Who wins this match of polar opposites? I kind of like Leonard.

2/ Another match that appeals to me is in the Hogan Bracket featuring the often under-achieving Sergio Garcia and David Toms.

Garcia came on the PGA tour with "can't miss" and "phenom" attached to every press clipping about him. At times he has shown the stuff that could make him a World #1 or #2 player. But just as quickly he starts playing erratically. Toms on the other hand is a Justin Leonard style player (steady and quiet around the course). A few years ago he made a run at the Accenture and showed his talent.

I like Toms to defeat Garcia and perhaps have a bit of run this week.

3/ In the Snead Bracket two youngsters who have made some noise from time to time face each other. Simon Dyson from England has shown flashes in the past, but never for any length of time. The same could be said for Sean O'Hair. O'Hair often looks like he is poised for greatness and then he makes a couple errors and he falls back into the pack.

Maybe, the first round competition between these two will spur one of them to make a run for the title.

I like O'Hair to make that run.


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