Accenture Match Play: Final Four Predictions

by Ryan Ballengee on Feb 25, 2009 2:40 PM EST Comment 12 comments

Woods vs. Stricker and Kaymer vs. Perry were my final four match ups based upon the breakdown of each fourth of the bracket.

In the end, it seems like this should be a showdown of youth. I like Woods and Kaymer in the final. Why? Because I'm crazy enough to pick a rusty player and a guy who has never won in the United States to battle it out in a format as unpredictable as match play. Also, that way, my ridiculous guess won't be made fun of when I'm not even close.

I have heard from others about predictions of Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Geoff Ogilvy, and others winning. They're all totally valid guesses. And, in match play, that's what this is.

So, instead of making a post trying to predict a winner, I want to hear who you like and why. It'll be a lot more interesting.

Also, here are what some other bloggers/writers are thinking:

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awwwww...

…hedging your bets, eh ? :-)

Let’s see – I have Ogilvy vs Stricker on one side and Garcia vs Stenson on the other. (I have to admit that a tiny bit of picking Ogilvy over Woods and Strick over Mick is to spite NBC and Johnny Miller) :-D

I would like to see Ogilvy and Garcia go head to head in the final, with Ogilvy coming out on top. BUT, of course, that depends on the Tilghman Factor – has Ogilvy decided that he wants to win ?

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Feb 25, 2009 2:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

oh great...

…they have Azinger doing this broadcast – another of the kings of obvious.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Feb 25, 2009 3:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

NNNNOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!

I lost the entire right side of my final four on day one. I can understand losing to DLIII – but Garcia losing to CHARLES SCHWARTZEL ????? Sergio – you’re dead to me….but just you…not the chick by the pool in the commercial… :-)

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Feb 25, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

My New and Improved...

Wow – talk about some unexpected results!! I’ve decided to revise my picks – I need to have some hope and interest over the weekend – I think I lost just about 1 whole bracket yesterday – sheesh. No Allenby or Appleby – that hurt. But saying it out loud made me smile.

Woods – Mahan (risky) – Ogilvy – Villegas
Woods – Ogilvy
Woods (I’m standing by my original pick!)

Donald – Stricker – Mickelson – Cink
Stricker – Cink
Stricker (man, I hope he hangs in there!!)

Poulter – Weekley – Ames – Casey
Weekley – Ames
Weekley (maybe my worst bracket, but I’m ticked at Perry and Sergio)

Fisher – Furyk – Love – Kim
Furyk – Love (this would be a great match!)
Love (My whole top half of this bracket was wrong – but I’m hanging onto DL III! – but I wouldn’t be upset if Leonard made it to the finals instead)

Finals -
(I SO want to pick Stricker – but I took Woods to win it all and I’m sticking to it)
Woods – Love
Winner – Woods

I know it’s cheating to start over, but now I’m pumped to root for my “new” roster!

by red tees on Feb 26, 2009 8:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

It’s not “cheating” to learn from your experiences and revise your options, right?

Truth has a well-known liberal bias.

by dianemarie on Feb 26, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

not at all

those are “do over” picks – match ups change, so outcomes look different.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Feb 26, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I got the joke, Diane :)

by Ryan Ballengee on Feb 26, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

my Do Over picks

Jones:
Woods – McIllroy – Ogilvy – Villegas
Woods – Ogilvy
Ogilvy

Hogan:
Singh – Stricker – Mickelson – Westwood
Stricker – Mickelson
Mickelson

Player:
Poulter – Weekley – Hanson – Casey
Weekley – Casey
Casey

Snead:
Perez – Furyk – DL III – Kim
Furyk – AK
AK

Ogilvy over Mickelson and AK over Casey in the semi’s

Ogilvy over AK in the final
Mickelson over Casey in the consolation

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Feb 26, 2009 10:21 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I hope...

that because you picked Mickelson that he won’t win! I think I remember you saying that about your picks in the Fantasy threads.

I wouldn’t feel bad if Els advances either…

by red tees on Feb 26, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yep - that's me...

….the Cooler. my picks are dropping like flies today – good thing Mickelson won before I got to watch.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Feb 26, 2009 5:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

whoda thunk?

It seems Camilo Villegas is a match play super star. He took down Rod Pampling 7 and 6 yesterday, and as of now (2:30 pm Eastern), he’s 4 up through 8 on Miguel Angel Jimenez, who last time I checked, has a pretty good match play record.

Truth has a well-known liberal bias.

by dianemarie on Feb 26, 2009 2:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs