February Freakout! Bracketology for the Accenture Match Play

I pick Someone Else. This guy almost always wins these events.

These events are a crapshoot

There's a good chance Els could beat Donald. Donald hasn't looked very good so far this year. Kaymer hasn't looked good either. Who knows? Nowadays anybody can beat anybody. Whoever putts the best.

Go home Busbee !!!!!!!!gag

Donald v. Johnson; Bradley v. Schwartzel; Kaymer v. Baddeley; Watney v. Rose....and then there were 4....unless Haas can re-focus and dispatch Rose...Furyk could sneak by DJ and...ahhh nevermind - Webb Simpson takes the whole thing...there all 64 have been mentioned! Lots of great matches right off on day 1...should be fine tourney!

the one conclusion i have made thus far is dustin johnson is the biggest gag artist in the game...if he doesnt improve his short game, he will end up being that "what could have been" player....with all that being said, i like mcilroy to win this tournament...bill haas is a sleeper pick as well, he is opposite of gag artist, he handles pressure better than anyone on tour right now

Contrary to expectation, these events aren't based on dumb luck. I don't think it's a coincidence Tiger has won 3 times, and that Luke Donald and Martin Kaymer were in the finals last year (the best 2 players of 2011). Stewart Cink and Ian Poulter were in the finals when they were on top of their games, and Paul Casey has been a giant contender in past years. These are big name players who were playing excellent golf when they contended. The only person I can think of who hasn't lived up to expectations is Lee Westwood, who hasn't made it past the first round in like 7 starts. This could be the course, or the time of year, since Westwood generally plays his best for the majors.

looks like that limb you went out on just broke -- Luke Donald is one and done

book it.......lol

Although there are a couple of holes to go, i'm going out on a limb here -- no Luke Donald repeat! ;)

Seriously, it is really very difficult to select a winner in MatchPlay. Graeme Macdowell made 6 birdies today but still lost. Someone can shoot a good round yet still lose; on the other hand, another can't hole a single putt, yet still come out on top. Ahh, the vagaries of matchplay....

self-proclaimed greatest player in the world, Poulter out at 4&2...fabulous...match play is like the Sunday finals every day...very popular round here!

It would be nice if you could read the names on the brackets!!

Last year's final between Donald & Kaymer was shortened to 18 holes due to the weather. This made it a MUCH BETTER final. The traditional 36 hole final is way too long for TV & it becomes very boring. The final should be 18 holes like all other matches!

It stinks that Phil decided to take some time off & not compete, seeing as how he has played so well the past 2 weeks. I really can't blame him though. At age 41 I think he has played every tourney on the west coast swing (not counting Hawaii, where he didn't play). Too bad that they can't be required to play in the Match Play if they qualify.

Match Play is such a crapshoot. Might as well pick the guy you like better in each matchup rather than trying to figure who is going to win each match. That being said, I don't see Donald's path as being that easy. Even though Dustin Johnson is kind of a choker he could just as easily go off on everyone too. The Snead bracket is filled with has beens, never was's, guys playing poorly, guys with bad track records here. Gonna be ugly.

My pix.

DJ
Crane (good putters shine in MP)
Rory
Jacobson (somebody has to win this bracket, gets up and down from everywhere)

Crane v. Rory final

Crane with the upset.

My heart wants Stricker, but I'm not sure he has that killer attitude, but he my choice, other than that the winner won't be any one pick in the article, lile the other poster said its a complete crapshot.

I am looking forward to the second round match between Sergio and Keegan "Spit" Bradley. That should be a good match the way each are playing of late. The winner gets the opportunity to trounce McIlroy in the third round.

Going to be a very exciting event to watch and just about anyone could win it all, though putting and keeping it in play will be a huge key on this long course. Watch out for perennial tough match play participants Ian Poulter, Geoff Ogilvy, KJ Choi and oh yea, there's that guy hanging around in the Snead bracket that even Phil said is almost there. I look for him to have a good week as well. Remember however that the Euros play a great deal more match play than we Yanks, so that could be a factor as well. As far as a winner of the whole thing, put each name on a piece of paper and throw them all from the top of the stairs - the one at the bottom wins...or is it the top? never mind :)

Webb Simpson as sleeper for the whole thing.

Better get that 8 over in his last 10 holes out of head