The WGC Accenture Match Play begins on Wednesday morning February 19 and has a start time of 9:25 am (ET). The event will take place at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. Last year it was Matt Kuchar that took the title and this year he comes in with +1150 odds to repeat. Odds for the event and 1st round matchups (with odds) are listed below.
You can catch the event on TV at noon ET through 6 p.m. Wednesday on the Golf Channel. Thursday, it's 2-6 p.m. on the Golf Channel. Saturday, it's noon-2 p.m. on the Golf Channel and 2-6 p.m. on CBS. Sunday's coverage begins from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Golf Channel and then on CBS from 2-6 p.m.
The WGC- Accenture Match Play is designed just like the NCAA Tournament, with the top 64 players in the nation being seeded 1-64 according to their world rankings, and then they square off in head to head play with the winner moving on to the next round. The winner earns 500 FedEx Cup points, making it a big deal.
Tiger Woods, Adam Scott and Phil Mickelson will not be competing in the event, which will make Henrik Stenson, who won this event back in 2007, the number 1 overall seed. The tournament has 4 brackets and Henrick Stenson is the top seed in the Bobby Jones bracket, while Justin Rose is the top seed in the Gary Player bracket, Rory McIlroy the Ben Hogan bracket and Zach Johnson the Sam Snead bracket.
Here are the top 29 odds for the WGC- Accenture Match Play.... Rory McIlroy 12/1... Dustin Johnson 15/1... Jason Day 15/1... Henrick Stenson 20/1... Hunter Mahan 20/1... Jordan Speith 20/1... Matt Kuchar 20/1... Sergio Garcia 25/1... Bubba Watson 25/1... Webb Simpson 25/1... Justin Rose 25/1... Ian Poulter 30/1... Zach Johnson 30/1... Charles Schwartzel 30/1... Graeme McDowell 30/1... Jimmy Walker 40/1... Graham DeLaet 40/1... Keegan Bradley 40/1... Ryan Moore 40/1... Brandt Snedeker 40/1... Steve Stricker 40/1... Luke Donald 40/1... Jason Duffner 50/1... Harris English 50/1... Hideki Matsuyama 50/1... Bill Haas 50/1... Jim Furyk 50/1... Martin Kaymer 50/1... Lee Westwood 50/1.
First Day Matchups With Odds
9:25 a.m.: Ian Poulter, England, vs. Rickie Fowler, U.S. Poulter -155 Fowler +120
9:35 a.m.: Jimmy Walker, U.S., vs. Branden Grace, South Africa. Walker -175 Grace +135
9:45 a.m.: Bubba Watson, U.S., vs. Mikko Ilonen, Finland. Watson -240 Ilonen +180
9:55 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, U.S., vs. Jonas Blixt, Sweden. Keegan -240 Blixt +160
10:05 a.m.: Steve Stricker, U.S., vs. George Coetzee, South Africa. Stricker -140 Coetzee +110
10:15 a.m.: Graham DeLaet, Canada, vs. Patrick Reed, U.S. DeLaet -140 Reed +110
10:25 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, U.S., vs. Pablo Larrazabal, Spain. Speith -225 Larrazabal +170
10:35 a.m.: Thomas Bjorn, Denmark, vs. Francesco Molinari, Italy. Bjorn -115 Molinari -115
10:45 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Spain, vs. Marc Leishman, Australia. Garcia -200 Leishman +155
10:55 a.m.: Bill Haas, U.S., vs. Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain. Haas -175 Jimenez +135
11:05 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, U.S., vs. Peter Hanson, Sweden. Johnson -225 Hanson +170
11:15 a.m.: Victor Dubuisson, France, vs. Kevin Streelman, U.S. Dubuisson -120 Streelman -110
11:25 a.m.: Jason Day, Australia, vs. Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark. Day -185 Olesen +145
11:35 a.m.: Jamie Donaldson, Wales, vs. Billy Horschel, U.S. Donaldson -115 Horschel -115
11:45 a.m.: Matt Kuchar, U.S., vs. Bernd Wiesberger, Austria. Kuckar -185 Weisenberger +145
11:55 a.m.: Ryan Moore, U.S., vs. Joost Luiten, Netherlands. Moore -150 Luiten +115
12:05 p.m.: Charl Schwartzel, South Africa, vs. Kevin Stadler, U.S. Schwartzel -175 Stadler +135
12:15 p.m.: Jim Furyk, U.S., vs. Chris Kirk, U.S. Furyk -135 Kirk +105
12:25 p.m.: Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland, vs. Gary Woodland, U.S. McDowell -140 Woodland +110
12:35 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Japan, vs. Martin Kaymer, Germany. Matsuyama -130 Kaymer Even
12:45 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, U.S., vs. David Lynn, England. Snedeker -210 Lynn +160
12:55 p.m.: Webb Simpson, U.S., vs. Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand. Simpson -210 Jaidee +160
1:05 p.m.: Jason Dufner, U.S., vs. Scott Stallings, U.S. Dufner -155 Stalling +120
1:15 p.m.: Luke Donald, England, vs. Matteo Manassero, Italy. Donald -185 Manassero +145
1:25 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, vs. Boo Weekley, U.S. McIlroy -325 Weekley +230
1:35 p.m.: Lee Westwood, England, vs. Harris English, U.S. Westwood -115 English -115
1:45 p.m.: Zach Johnson, U.S., vs. Richard Sterne, South Africa. Johnson -220 Sterne +165
1:55 p.m.: Hunter Mahan, U.S., vs. Gonzalo Fenz-Castano, Spain. Mahan -220 Fenz-Castano +165
2:05 p.m.: Henrik Stenson, Sweden, vs. Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand. Stenson -250 Aphibarnrat +185
2:15 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa, vs. Nick Watney, U.S. Oosthuizen -115 Watney -115
2:25 p.m.: Justin Rose, England, vs. Scott Piercy, U.S. Rose -185 Piercy +145
2:35 p.m.: Ernie, Els, South Africa, vs. Stephen Gallacher, Scotland. Els -120 Gallacher -110
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