Ogilvy and Csaey to meet in Match Play final
Geoff Ogilvy reached the final of the Accenture Match Play
Championship for the third time in four years on Saturday, and he’ll
face Paul Casey.
Ogilvy made five birdies on the back nine to outlast teenage
sensation Rory McIlroy in the quarterfinals, then played his final four
holes in 5-under par against Stewart Cink for a 4-and-2 victory.
Meanwhile, Casey has turned in the most dominating performance in the
11-year history of this tournament.
In an all-England semifinal, Casey defeated Ross Fisher 2 and 1, and
will have a chance to become the first Match Play champion to never
trail in any match in the entire week.
Even more astounding was that Casey has led 79 of the 80 holes he has
played. A tournament that no longer has Tiger Woods instead has the best
two golfers in match play over the last three years. Ogilvy was 17-2 in
match play dating to his 2006 victory at the Accenture Match Play
Championship. That includes a singles victory in the Presidents Cup.
Casey has won 16 of 20 outings in match play around the world,
including his 2006 victory at the HSBC World Match Play Championship at
Wentworth, when he never trailed over the final 71 holes of that event.
Ogilvy will be trying to win a World Golf Championship for the third
time in his career, the most of any player besides Woods.
MARANA, Arizona, AP |