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American Matt Kuchar has jumped 15 places to No. 8 on the World Rankings following his victory in the WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship. Kuchar defeated compatriot Hunter Mahan 2 & 1 in a thrilling finale to the $US 8.75m event and capture a first WGC title. Despite his loss Mahan has moved up four places to 21st in the world while England’s Ian Poulter, who officially finished fourth, has picked up three places to move back inside the top-10 at 10th and just five places away ...

Australia’s Jason Day handed match-play specialist Ian Poulter yet another shock this week in snaring third place in the WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship. Day, 25 turned around being 2 down after six tholes to go 3up through 14 holes and eventually win 1up. The victory, in Day’s third appearance in the event, will prove to be a big lift in the Queensland-born golfer being a member later this year in the International Team to contest the Presidents Cup.

Special Report by Jason Floyd, Jason Floyd Golf Academy Whilst Tiger Woods’ game is improving along with his World Ranking, it’s still very clear that he is not able to trust his driver. It left him with an almost impossible scoring task at the British Open last year, trying to make birdies from over 200 yards away from the green. We have seen the same story in the other tournaments also this year. The problem lies with Tiger’s footwork and interestingly, his shoe fit. It’s very ...

Ireland’s Shane Lowry is now certain to qualify for next fortnight’s WGC – Cadillac Championship at Doral and also earn an invitation to the Masters after his second straight victory in Arizona. A day after bundling World No. 1 Rory McIlroy out of the WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship and Lowry is through to the final 16 after humbling Sweden’s Carl Petersson 6 & 5 in one of the biggest defeats in round two. “I was difficult as I struggled to get to sleep ...

World No. 2 Tiger Woods has joined World No.1 Rory McIlroy in being knocked out on the opening day of the WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship in Arizona. Woods lost 2 & 1 to Charles Howell 111 and moments after McIlroy was a shock 1 down loser to fellow Irishman Shane Lowry. Howell 111 was never behind in his match with the 14-time Major winning Woods. He won the second with a birdie and while Woods won the fifht also with a birdie, Howell 111 got back to 1up when he birdied the par ...

Sergio Garcia declared a feeling of ‘weirdness’ in needing 20 holes to defeat Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee in the opening match of the WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship. Garcia had hit the opening tee shot of the 2013 event at 7.20am local time on Wednesday but then had to wait 31 hours before winning his match at the 20th hole after Jaidee holed a birdie putt at the 18th in regulation to get back to all square. Jaidee then missed a 10-foot birdie at the 19th to ...

American Bo Van Pelt needed near 30 hours to become the first player through to the second round of the WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship. After much of Wednesday’s opening round was abandoned due to a freak out-of-season snow storm there was a further four-hour delay this morning (local time) after a further two inches of snow fell overnight. It left officials the task of clearing the course before warmer weather did its part in melting what snow was remaining. And when the players ...