PGATOUR.COM picks for the finals and third-place match

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Feb. 28, 2009

The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship concludes Sunday with the final two 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 the finals:
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Final match picks

Championship match: Geoff Ogilvy vs. Paul Casey

Expert	Player selected
T.J. AUCLAIR		GEOFF OGILVY. Both are obviously experienced match play competitors, but Ogilvy has been a force in this tournament with a win and a runner-up finish.
Mike McALLISTER		GEOFF OGILVY. He's a match-play master. Need I say more?
Helen ROSS		GEOFF OGILVY. He's reached the finals three times in four years -- how can you pick against him?
Brian WACKER		GEOFF OGILVY. Both players are playing incredible golf this week, but a slight edge has to go to Ogilvy. He's been to three of the last four finals and is a slight step above his Whisper Rock pal Casey.

Third-place match: Stewart Cink vs. Ross Fisher

Expert	Player selected
T.J. AUCLAIR		STEWART CINK. Cink avenges his lopsided loss from last year's final and takes down Fisher.
Mike McALLISTER		ROSS FISHER. I've picked him all week so I'm not going to stop now.
Helen ROSS		STEWART CINK. Fisher has played well but Cink has the experience and the motivation.
Brian WACKER		STEWART CINK. Neither player is going to feel good about being here after each suffered tough losses on Saturday, but Cink is playing better golf right now and that'll be the difference.

Previous results

Round	AUCLAIR	McALLISTER	ROSS	WACKER
First	20-12	22-10	17-15	15-17
Second	8-8	7-9	9-7	10-6
Third	5-3	3-5	4-4	3-5
Fourth	3-1	3-1	2-2	1-3
Fifth	2-0	1-1	1-1	2-0
TOTAL	38-24	36-26	33-29	31-31

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