Hot! Match Play Championship Glance

MARANA, Ariz. (AP) A style at the primary around with the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship :

Match of the day: Phil Mickelson took his family using a ski vacation, overcom top-ranked protecting champion Luke Donald a few and also 4. Donald shed inside cutting open spherical to the brand new throughout nine looks while in the event.

Comeback: Jim Furyk soon after striking his tee opportunity into the desert and also getting to look at your charges decrease for the 20th hole. Furyk cracked throughout the green and three-putted to get bogey.

Winners: While Donald stumbled, second-seeded Lee Westwood plus No. four Martin Kaymer advanced. McIlory conquer George Coetzee a couple of up, Westwood topped Nicolas Colsaerts three or more along with 1, and Kaymer edged four along with 2.

Shot with the day: holed available pertaining to birdie through 158 meters on the par-5 11th. Shot in the daytime II: implemented Goosen s holeout together with a 40-foot birdie putt for you to halve your ditch as well as took to win in 21 holes.

Key stat: Twelve Americans and also 12 Europeans advanced to the second round.

Shooting to get No. 1: With Donald falling, McIlroy in addition to Westwood are developing placement in order to take covering the No. 1 spot that has a victory.

Quoteworthy: I feel if there were at some point for you to overcom , this appeared to be it. I didn t take the actual opportunity. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano soon after Woods halved the 18th for your 1-up victory.

Rematch: Snedeker will probably face in the next around in the rematch of the San Diego playoff. Last thirty day period at Torrey Pines, Snedeker overcom Stanley which includes a par within the subsequent extra hole. Stanley had a triple-bogey 8 within the ultimate target connected with regulation. He rebounded through successful the Phoenix Open the examples below week.

Up next: Woods will certainly face Nick Watney inside the second round.

TV occasions (EST): Thursday, Golf Channel, 2-6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.