Scorecard for the Final of WGC Accenture Match Play Tournament -
It was a real tough match in that we were neck and neck throughout and the god meter was not pleasant to us at all ! Both Monty and I struggled through real slow loading as well as being metered numerous times !
Match started with me making a good bird to go 1 up early but at the very next hole i got metered badly and went way right in to the rough and the hole was basically lost right there, AS after 2 holes. At the par 3 13th it was now Monty's turn to get bitten by a bad meter and he ended up in the deep bunker right of the hole, not a pretty place to be and presented with an extremely tough shot to get within 10y of the hole, i made par and went 1 up again. We then squared the next 3 holes, both matching each other score with some good saves. At the 17th I botched my short approach shot due to a stuttering meter again and Monty made a very good birdie to square the match going in to the 18th. Monty's approach shot seem to have a good chance to get close to the pin but instead it took a hard kick and flew to the back of the green. My approach shot took a soft landing and ended up about 4y short of the pin, leaving an uphill putt with a fair bit of break from the left side. Monty then made a nice difficult chip down the steep slope and finished about 2y to the right of the hole. I took a deep breath and nailed my birdie putt in the middle of the hole for the win !
Thanks for a great game Monty, it was a match that had every thing and could have gone either way and you've played so well all tournament to make it to the final. Never know we might run into each other again in about 2 weeks at the next match play tourney ! :-)
Whoo hoo !! I think this is my first tournament win on the WGA Tour and it feel great as it's been an excellent tourney that ran real smooth and I hope everyone who participated had a good time too.