Feb. 24, 2009
The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship starts Wednesday with 32 first-round matches. PGATOUR.COM's T.J. Auclair, Mike McAllister, Helen Ross and Brian Wacker are on the scene at Marana, Ariz. Here are their predictions for every first-round match:
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| First-round picks |
| 1 |
9:36 a.m. |
Lee Westwood (12)
Prayad Marksaeng (53) |
Westwood |
Westwood |
Westwood |
Westwood |
| 2 |
9:45 a.m. |
Stewart Cink (21)
Richard Sterne (44) |
Cink |
Cink |
Cink |
Cink |
| 3 |
9:55 a.m. |
Anthony Kim (11)
Wen-Tang Lin (54) |
Kim |
Kim |
Kim |
Kim |
| 4 |
10:04 a.m. |
K.J. Choi (22)
Oliver Wilson (43) |
Wilson |
Wilson |
Choi |
Choi |
| 5 |
10:14 a.m. |
Camilo Villegas (9)
Rod Pampling (56) |
Villegas |
Villegas |
Villegas |
Villegas |
| 6 |
10:23 a.m. |
Miguel A. Jimenez (24)
Rory Sabbatini (41) |
Sabbatini |
Jimenez |
Sabbatini |
Sabbatini |
| 7 |
10:33 a.m. |
Kenny Perry (10)
Mathew Goggin (55) |
Goggin |
Goggin |
Perry |
Perry |
| 8 |
10:42 a.m. |
Paul Casey (23)
Aaron Baddeley (42) |
Baddeley |
Casey |
Baddeley |
Baddeley |
| 9 |
10:52 a.m. |
Phil Mickelson (5)
Angel Cabrera (60) |
Cabrera |
Mickelson |
Mickelson |
Mickelson |
| 10 |
11:01 a.m. |
Zach Johnson (28)
Graeme McDowell (37) |
Johnson |
Johnson |
Johnson |
Johnson |
| 11 |
11:11 a.m. |
Henrik Stenson (6)
Davis Love III (59) |
Stenson |
Stenson |
Love |
Love |
| 12 |
11:20 a.m. |
Justin Leonard (27)
Andres Romero (38) |
Leonard |
Romero |
Romero |
Leonard |
| 13 |
11:30 a.m. |
Geoff Ogilvy (8)
Kevin Sutherland (57) |
Ogilvy |
Ogilvy |
Ogilvy |
Ogilvy |
| 14 |
11:39 a.m. |
Trevor Immelman (25)
Shingo Katayama (40) |
Immelman |
Immelman |
Immelman |
Immelman |
| 15 |
11:49 a.m. |
Robert Karlsson (7)
Peter Hanson (58) |
Karlsson |
Karlsson |
Karlsson |
Karlsson |
| 16 |
11:58 a.m. |
Alvaro Quiros (26)
Stephen Ames (39) |
Ames |
Ames |
Ames |
Quiros |
| 17 |
12:08 p.m. |
Ernie Els (13)
Soren Hansen (52) |
Hansen |
Els |
Els |
Els |
| 18 |
12:17 p.m. |
Steve Stricker (20)
Dustin Johnson (45) |
Stricker |
Johnson |
Stricker |
Johnson |
| 19 |
12:27 p.m. |
Jim Furyk (14)
Anders Hansen (51) |
Furyk |
Furyk |
Furyk |
Furyk |
| 20 |
12:36 p.m. |
Martin Kaymer (19)
Stuart Appleby (46) |
Appleby |
Kaymer |
Appleby |
Appleby |
| 21 |
12:46 p.m. |
Rory McIlroy (16)
Louis Oosthuizen (49) |
McIlroy |
McIlroy |
McIlroy |
Oosthuizen |
| 22 |
12:55 p.m. |
Mike Weir (17)
Hunter Mahan (48) |
Mahan |
Weir |
Weir |
Weir |
| 23 |
1:05 p.m. |
Justin Rose (15)
Boo Weekley (50) |
Weekley |
Weekley |
Rose |
Rose |
| 24 |
1:14 p.m. |
Adam Scott (18)
Sean O'Hair (47) |
O'Hair |
Scott |
O'Hair |
O'Hair |
| 25 |
1:24 p.m. |
Vijay Singh (4)
Soren Kjeldsen (61) |
Singh |
Singh |
Kjeldsen |
Kjeldsen |
| 26 |
1:33 p.m. |
Ben Curtis (29)
Luke Donald (36) |
Donald |
Donald |
Donald |
Donald |
| 27 |
1:43 p.m. |
Padraig Harrington (3)
Pat Perez (62) |
Perez |
Harrington |
Harrington |
Harrington |
| 28 |
1:52 p.m. |
Robert Allenby (30)
Ross Fisher (35) |
Allenby |
Allenby |
Allenby |
Allenby |
| 29 |
2:02 p.m. |
Tiger Woods (1)
Brendan Jones (64) |
Woods |
Woods |
Woods |
Woods |
| 30 |
2:11 p.m. |
Tim Clark (32)
Retief Goosen (33) |
Goosen |
Clark |
Goosen |
Goosen |
| 31 |
2:21 p.m. |
Sergio Garcia (2)
Charl Schwartzel (63) |
Garcia |
Garcia |
Garcia |
Garcia |
| 32 |
2:30 p.m. |
Ian Poulter (31)
Jeev Milkha Singh (34) |
Poulter |
Poulter |
Poulter |
Poulter |
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