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 Posted: Tue 10:23, 29 Oct 2013 Post subject: Tiger Woods |
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Big upsets eliminate world's top two golfers from match play tourney
MARANA, Ariz., Feb. 21 () -- Charles Howell III and Shane Lowry defeated golf's top two players in huge first-round upsets Thursday at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.Lowry defeated boyhood friend and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy 1-up and Howell ousted the sport's second-ranked player,[url=http://www.ldike.com/]michael kors sale[/url], Tiger Woods, 2-and-1.The shocking setback for McIlroy extended a disappointing start to the year for a player expected to become one of the sport's dominant figures. He missed the cut in his only other appearance of the season.Luke Donald and Louis Oosthuizen,[url=http://www.smislam.com/]Cheap Christian Louboutin[/url], the third and fourth-seeded players in this event behind McIlroy and Woods, both survived close matches Thursday.Donald was a 1-up winner over Marcel Siem and Oosthuizen defeated Richie Ramsay 2-and-1.The opening round began on Wednesday, but was suspended due to a heavy snowfall. The second round will be played Thursday and the third round will get underway.Among Thursday's surprises were a 1-up victory for PGA Tour rookie Russell Henley over former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, Alexander Noren's 6-and-4 demolition of Dustin Johnson and the 1-up win for Richard Sterne over Jason Dufner.Sergio Garcia,[url=http://www.ldike.com/]michael kors handbags outlet[/url], Matt Kuchar, Ian Poulter, Bubba Watson, Steve Stricker,[url=http://www.xirland.com]christian louboutin outlet[/url], Jim Furyk and defending champion Hunter Mahan all advanced.Lowry chipped in for birdies at both the 11th and 12th holes of his match with McIlroy and then took a 2-up lead at the par-5 13th with an eagle. McIlroy also suffered three bogeys and a double bogey during the match.The Woods-Howell confrontation was all square with four holes to play, but Howell birdied both the 15th and 16th to seize the advantage.
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