McDOWELL CHALKS UP BIGGEST WIN IN VOLVO WORLD MATCH-PLAY OPENER
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Graeme
McDowell conjured a comprehensive 5&3 victory over Englishman Chris
Wood on day one of the Volvo World Match Play Championship at the
magnificent Thracian Cliffs and Beach Resort in Bulgaria.
The
2010 US Open Champion produced the biggest win of the first eight
matches in the championship as he looks to continue the victorious form
that propelled him to victory on the PGA Tour just two weeks ago.
On
a day that also featured victories for Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño, Carl
Pettersson, Francesco Molinari, Branden Grace and Peter Hanson, the most
surprising result saw Thailand’s defeat pre-tournament favourite Ian
Poulter 3 and 2.
There
was one halved match as American Bo Van Pelt and South African Richard
Sterne finished all square in the first round of group stage matches.
The
24 players in the field are split into eight groups of three at the
beginning of the tournament, with each player playing two matches and
the top two from each group progressing to the knock-out stages.
“To
get the win under the belt today is very important as it really kind
takes the pressure off going into tomorrow,” said McDowell.
“I
played solid today and I really enjoy this golf course. It's very
fiery, very linksy and suits my style of play, so I was happy the way I
hit the golf ball today and I am starting to get my head around these
greens and looking forward
to some more good golf tomorrow.”
Volvo World Match Play Championship – Day 1 results:
Gonzalo
Fernandez-Castaño bt Jamie Donaldson 1 hole.
Carl Pettersson bt Thorbjørn
Olesen 4 and 3
Francesco Molinari bt Henrik Stenson 2 and 1
Branden
Grace bt Nicolas Colsaerts 4 and 3
Bo Van Pelt all square with
Richard Sterne
Peter Hanson
bt George Coetzee 2 and 1
Thongchai Jaidee bt Ian Poulter 3 and 2
Graeme McDowell bt Chris Wood 5 and 3.
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