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2013 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
(The 8th of 36 events in the PGA TOUR Season)
Marana, Ariz. Feb. 18-24, 2012 Purse: $8,750,000 ($1,500,000 to the winner)
The Golf Club at Dove Mountain Par/Yards: 36-36 – 72/7,791
UPDATED Partial First-Round Notes – Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Weather
Winter storm warning throughout the day. Cold and windy, with rain turning to sleet turning to snow starting at 10:45 a.m. Play was suspended at 11:07 a.m. due to snow and hail and called for the day at 1:05 p.m. MT. Temperatures in the low 30s. Winds SW 20-30 mph, gusting to 35 mph. Approximately 1 to 1-1/2 inches of snow accumulated over the course of the delay.
The first-round will resume at 8:30 a.m. MT. Match No. 24 will tee off at 8:40 a.m., with subsequent matches teeing off in 10-minute increments after that (see below for updated tee times). Round two will being mid-afternoon.
The last time it snowed during a PGA TOUR event was in 2011, also at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship (Sunday). Prior to that, it happened at the 2005 BellSouth Classic.
Weather Delays at the Accenture Match Play Championship (1999-2013; all times local)
2003 (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Thursday, cloudy with more than one-half inch of rain in the morning. Play was delayed in individual matches due to accumulation of water on several greens.
2004 (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Heavy rains (1.5 inches) postponed play all day on Thursday. 10 minute delay at start of play on Friday due to dangerous situation
2005 (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Wednesday's first round was suspended due to wet conditions. More than one inch of rain fell between Monday-Wednesday, that added to the more than 18 inches that had come in the San Diego area since January 1.
2006 (Carlsbad, Calif.)
15 minute fog delay to begin Saturday's play.
2007 (Marana, Ariz.)
The 7:22 a.m. start was delayed on Saturday until 8:15 a.m. due to frost. Low temperature was 33 degrees warming to the low-50s in the afternoon, Sunday scheduled 7:40 a.m. start was delayed until 8:50 a.m. due to frost.
2010 (Marana, Ariz.)
Semi-finals on Saturday suspended from 12:29 p.m. until 12:44 p.m. due to heavy rain and strong winds
2011 (Marana, Ariz.)
On Wednesday, the start was delayed 30 minutes from 7:25 a.m. to 7:55 a.m. MT due to frost.
On Sunday, early morning snow dropped approximately 1 inch of snow the course. The snow did not delay the start of play, with the Consolation match beginning at 12:05 p.m. MT and the Championship match at 12:20 p.m. MT. Play was suspended for five minutes from 1:04 p.m. to 1:09 p.m. MT due to hail.
2013 (Marana, Ariz.)
On Wednesday, play was suspended at 11:07 a.m. due to accumulating hail and sleet. Play was suspended for the day at 1:05 p.m.
Recap of play
Twenty-three of the 32 matches began before play was suspended. Match No. 23 – Webb Simpson (15) vs David Lynn (50) – were the last group to tee off. They did not complete the first hole.
The first match of the day – Sergio Garcia (12) vs Thongchai Jaidee (53)– was through 15 holes, with Garcia 2 up, when play was suspended.
The largest lead as of suspension of play was Jason Day (41), 6 up in his match against Zach Johnson (24) through 10 holes. Bo Van Pelt (No. 22) was 5 up in his match against John Senden (No. 43).
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Match
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Player
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Player
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Status
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7:25 AM
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Match 1
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Sergio Garcia - ESP
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vs
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Thongchai Jaidee - THA
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Garcia 2 up through 15 holes
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7:35 AM
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Match 2
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Matt Kuchar - USA
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vs
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Hiroyuki Fujita - JPN
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Kuchar 3 up through 14 holes
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7:45 AM
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Match 3
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Ian Poulter - ENG
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vs
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Stephen Gallacher - SCO
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Poulter 3 up through 12 holes
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7:55 AM
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Match 4
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Bo Van Pelt - USA
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vs
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John Senden - AUS
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Van Pelt 5 up through 12 holes
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8:05 AM
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Match 5
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Charl Schwartzel - ZAF
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vs
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Russell Henley - USA
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All Square through 11 holes
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8:15 AM
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Match 6
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Zach Johnson - USA
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vs
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Jason Day - AUS
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Day 6 up through 10 holes
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8:25 AM
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Match 7
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Jason Dufner - USA
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vs
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Richard Sterne - ZAF
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Sterne 3 up through 10 holes
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8:35 AM
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Match 8
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Hunter Mahan - USA
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vs
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Matteo Manassero - ITA
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Mahan 4 up through 9 holes
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8:45 AM
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Match 9
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Justin Rose - ENG
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vs
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K.J. Choi - KOR
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Rose 2 up through 9 holes
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8:55 AM
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Match 10
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Bill Haas - USA
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vs
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Nicolas Colsaerts - BEL
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Colsaerts 3 up through 8 holes
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9:05 AM
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Match 11
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Adam Scott - AUS
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vs
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Tim Clark - ZAF
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Scott 1 up through 8 holes
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9:15 AM
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Match 12
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Jamie Donaldson - WAL
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vs
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Thorbjorn Olesen - DNK
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Olesen 3 up through 7 holes
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9:25 AM
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Match 13
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Bubba Watson - USA
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vs
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Chris Wood - ENG
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All Square through 6 holes
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9:35 AM
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Match 14
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Jim Furyk - USA
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vs
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Ryan Moore - USA
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All Square through 6 holes
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9:45 AM
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Match 15
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Lee Westwood - ENG
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vs
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Rafael Cabrera-Bello - ESP
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Westwood 2 up through 5 holes
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9:55 AM
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Match 16
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Martin Kaymer - DEU
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vs
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George Coetzee - ZAF
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Coetzee 1 up through 4 holes
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10:05 AM
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Match 17
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Keegan Bradley - USA
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vs
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Marcus Fraser - AUS
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All Square through 3 holes
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10:15 AM
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Match 18
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Ernie Els - ZAF
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vs
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Fredrik Jacobson - SWE
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Els 1 up through 3 holes
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10:25 AM
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Match 19
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Steve Stricker - USA
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Henrik Stenson - SWE
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Stricker 2 up through 2 holes
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10:35 AM
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Match 20
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Nick Watney - USA
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vs
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David Toms - USA
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All Square through 1 hole
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10:45 AM
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Match 21
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Dustin Johnson - USA
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vs
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Alexander Noren - SWE
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All Square through 1 hole
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10:55 AM
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Match 22
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Graeme McDowell - NIR
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vs
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Padraig Harrington - IRL
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On No. 1 - no score
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11:05 AM
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Match 23
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Webb Simpson - USA
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vs
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David Lynn - ENG
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On No. 1 – no score
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11:15 AM
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Match 24
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Peter Hanson - SWE
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vs
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Thomas Bjorn - DNK
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Thursday – 8:40 a.m. MT
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11:25 AM
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Match 25
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Louis Oosthuizen - ZAF
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vs
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Richie Ramsay - SCO
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Thursday – 8:50 a.m. MT
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11:35 AM
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Match 26
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Branden Grace - ZAF
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vs
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Robert Garrigus - USA
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Thursday – 9:00 a.m. MT
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11:45 AM
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Match 27
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Luke Donald - ENG
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vs
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Marcel Siem - DEU
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Thursday – 9:10 a.m. MT
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11:55 AM
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Match 28
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Paul Lawrie - SCO
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vs
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Scott Piercy - USA
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Thursday – 9:20 a.m. MT
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12:05 PM
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Match 29
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Rory McIlroy - NIR
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vs
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Shane Lowry - IRE
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Thursday – 9:30 a.m. MT
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12:15 PM
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Match 30
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Rickie Fowler - USA
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vs
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Carl Pettersson - SWE
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Thursday – 9:40 a.m. MT
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12:25 PM
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Match 31
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Tiger Woods - USA
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vs
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Charles Howell III - USA
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Thursday – 9:50 a.m. MT
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12:35 PM
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Match 32
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Gonzalo Fdez-Castano - ESP
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vs
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Francesco Molinari - ITA
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Thursday – 10:00 a.m. MT
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