Accenture World Match Play Overview

Jack Nicklaus designed Ritz Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain

First round matches and tee times

Past winners of the event

Betting Odds

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Accenture World Match Play Betting Odds

The Jack Nicklaus designed Ritz Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Arizona.

Expect the unexpected at the Accenture World Match play this week. There is no such thing as an upset in this event as anyone can be anyone on a given day. Anything can happen in match play so it's very difficult to predict who will come out on top.

Here are some notable player betting lines for the tournament:

Rory McILroy: 11-1
Tiger Woods: 11-1
Luke Donald: 16-1
Lee Westwood: 16-1
Sergio Garcia: 20-1
Martin Kaymer: 22-1
Jason Day: 33-1
Keegan Bradley: 40-1
Geoff Ogilvy: 50-1
David Toms: 100-1

Accenture World Match Play Bracketology

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Accenture World Match Play begins Wednesday

World number one Luke Donald is looking to go back to back at the World Match Play.

The Accenture World Match Play kicks off Wednesday with the top 64 available players in the world rankings vying to win six consecutive matches in the single elimination format.

The event began in 1999 and is now played at the Jack Nicklaus designed Ritz Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Arizona.

World number one Luke Donald is the defending champion and will look to become the first back to back winner since Tiger Woods did it in 2003 and 2004.

Accenture World Match Play

The Accenture World Match Play begins this week in Arizona and there are a lot of great first round matchups. Print your bracket here.


Defending champion:
Geoff Ogilvy

The #1 seeds:
Steve Stricker, Martin Kaymer, Lee Westwood, Jim Furyk

Notable first round match ups:

Bobby Jones group: Ryo Ishikawa vs. Michael Sim, Anthony Kim vs. Matt Kuchar, Angel Cabrera vs. Adam Scott

Ben Hogan group: Martin Kaymer vs. Chad Campbell, Rory McIlroy vs. Kevin Na, Sergio Garcia vs. David Toms

Gary Player group: Lee Westwood vs. Chris Wood, Ernie Els vs. Ryan Moore, Camillo Villegas vs. Dustin Johnson

Sam Snead group: Alvaro Quiros vs. Mike Weir, Hunter Mahan vs. Charl Schwartzel

The rankings in match play can be thrown out the window because anyone can beat anyone on a given day.