Accenture world match-play championship at Tucson, Arizona
STENSON COMES WITHSTRONG FINISH TO
BEAT OGILVY 2&1
Swedish Ryder Cup player Henrik Stenson and title-holder Australian Geoff Ogilvy had a titanic struggle in the 36-hole final of the Accenture world match-play championship at Dove Mountain, Tucson in Arizona.
After 31 holes, Ogilvy held a one-hole lead but Stenson, pictured right, finished the stronger, squaring the tie and then going on to win a classic match by 2 and 1.
Henrik is the second European to win the title.
Defending champion Ogilvy had been two down after 18 holes but turned that position on its head after lunch to lead by two holes after 26.
EARLIER DETAILS:
Stenson made a good start, by holing an 8ft eagle 3 putt at the par-5 first hole.
He also took the second to be two up after two holes but Ogilvy fought back to win the next four holes and be two up on the seventh tee.
Stenson won the par-4 seventh to get back to one down and then did not lose another hole before the lunch-time break. He won the 10th, 12th and 15th holes to wipe out the deficit and go two holes up.
The absence of Tiger Woods in particular and any American in general from the final result in only a small gallery.
Only 7,500 tickets were sold in advance for the final in an effort to prevent over-crowding, but authorities need not have worried, because most of those with tickets did not turn up, at least not for the morning round.
CAMPBELL WINS THIRD-PLACE PLAY-OFF
Chad Campbell (US) won the third-place play-off over 18 holes against South Africa's Trevor Immelman. Campbell won by 4 and 2.
Swedish Ryder Cup player Henrik Stenson and title-holder Australian Geoff Ogilvy had a titanic struggle in the 36-hole final of the Accenture world match-play championship at Dove Mountain, Tucson in Arizona.
After 31 holes, Ogilvy held a one-hole lead but Stenson, pictured right, finished the stronger, squaring the tie and then going on to win a classic match by 2 and 1.
Henrik is the second European to win the title.
Defending champion Ogilvy had been two down after 18 holes but turned that position on its head after lunch to lead by two holes after 26.
EARLIER DETAILS:
Stenson made a good start, by holing an 8ft eagle 3 putt at the par-5 first hole.
He also took the second to be two up after two holes but Ogilvy fought back to win the next four holes and be two up on the seventh tee.
Stenson won the par-4 seventh to get back to one down and then did not lose another hole before the lunch-time break. He won the 10th, 12th and 15th holes to wipe out the deficit and go two holes up.
The absence of Tiger Woods in particular and any American in general from the final result in only a small gallery.
Only 7,500 tickets were sold in advance for the final in an effort to prevent over-crowding, but authorities need not have worried, because most of those with tickets did not turn up, at least not for the morning round.
CAMPBELL WINS THIRD-PLACE PLAY-OFF
Chad Campbell (US) won the third-place play-off over 18 holes against South Africa's Trevor Immelman. Campbell won by 4 and 2.
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