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Graeme McDowell and fellow ‘Miracle at Medinah’ team mate Sergio Garcia got out of jail in Tuscon to get through to the second round of the WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship. The European born duo looked headed for a first round exit in the $9m event before fighting back to end the matches ‘all square’ and then claim victory after extra holes. McDowell, who is the reigning Volvo World Match-Play champion, was 3 down after losing the opening three holes and then ...

Italian golfing stallion Matteo Manassero send former World No. 1 Luke Donald packing and back to his Chicago home with a 5 & 4 thumping on day one of the WGC Accenture Match-Play Championship. The 20-year old Calllaway staff player was never headed after winning the first hole and then going 3 up after six holes and then 5 up after 10 holes. It is Manassero’s second appearance in the $US 9m event and he will now face reigning PGA champion Jason Duffner in round two after Duffner defeated ...

Italian golfing stallion Matteo Manassero tees up in Arizona later today (WED) as the youngest in Accenture Match-Play Championship. Manassero is just a month shy of turning 21 but in four short years the Verona-born golfer has achieved more than most would attain in a lifetime competing in the play-for-pay ranks. Callaway’s superstar golfer created European Tour history in 2010 becoming the youngest-ever champion in capturing the Castellon Masters. ‘Manny’ then became the youngest-ever ...

Golf’s greatest-ever Major Champion Jack Nicklaus has lamented the loss of the famed Eisenhower Tree at Augusta National. A recent ice storm wreaked havoc in the region including the Georgia golfing gem that plays host each April to the Masters. Unfortunately, the storm also did irreparable damage to the Eisenhower tree located a short distance left off the 17th tee. (See earlier www.golfbytourmiss.com story on the Eisenhower Tree) Nicklaus won record six Masters titles (1963, 1965, 1966, ...

US business tycoon Donald Trump is more than certain to let off more hot air after it’s been revealed an application has been placed with the local council in County Clare for a total of nine 85 metre turbines just two miles south of Trump’s newly acquired resort in the town of Doonbeg. Trump has turned his attention to the Greg Norman designed Doonbeg course after losing a battle to stop the construction of a wind farm being built off the coast of his Scots course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The ...

The Ireland duo of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are facing the likelihood of not facing each other to the Final in this week’s WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship in Arizona. McIlroy is top seed in the Ben Hogan Group whereas McDowell is the Sam Snead Group. However if the US Open winning duo were to win there opening four matches, including their semi-final encounters, then there they will come together in an all-Ireland clash in the $9m tournament. McIlroy’s biggest task ...

The opening round draw for Wednesday’s starting Accenture Match-Play Championship has been released. And despite the absence of three of the world’s top-four ranked players there is still plenty of exciting first round encounters. Some of the more notable matches include:- Henrik Stenson -v- Kiradech Aphibarnrat. Luke Donald -v- Matteo Manassero Matt Kuchar -v- Bernd Wiesberger Rory McIlroy -v- Boo Weekley Ernie Els -v- Stephen Gallacher Graeme McDowell -v- Gary Woodland. Ian Poulter ...