Third-round bracket preview: Bobby Jones bracket

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Here's a look at the Bobby Jones bracket going into Friday's third round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. OTHER BRACKETS: Ben Hogan | Gary Player | Sam Snead | Third-round predictions

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POTENTIAL BLOWOUT WARNING: Rory McIlroy vs. Tim Clark. Flip a coin as to which way the blowout could go in this match. On the one hand, you have McIlroy, who recently won in Dubai and earned a solid win in the second round over Hunter Mahan. Then there's Clark, who steam-rolled Tiger Woods 4 and 2. Is he the man that can't be beat seeing as he beat the man we thought couldn't be beat?

PLAYER WE'RE SURPRISED TO SEE IN ROUND 3: Tim Clark. Talk about a no-brainer. We're not surprised because we didn't think Clark had the game to get to the third round, we're just surprised that he took down Tiger Woods in such commanding fashion on his road to the round of 16.

Third-round matches

RORY McILROY (16) vs. TIM CLARK (32) Few players in the field can be feeling the confidence that Clark must be feeling. He took down the No. 1 seed, Tiger Woods, in stunning fashion on Thursday. McIlroy brings the youthful exuberance you'd expect from a 19-year-old. GEOFF OGILVY (8) vs. CAMILO VILLEGAS (9) At this point, it would be hard to bet against Ogilvy. He won the event in 2006 and finished second in 2007 before being bounced in the first round in '08. Even still, Villegas has enjoyed two lopsided victories through two rounds.

NOTE: Official World Golf Ranking in parentheses