WGC Accenture Matchplay.

[tcswede]

Sorry - I thought you meant the opposite.

He had something of no more than a three feeter to make and pushed it past by a feet and a half. The german commetator could not believe it - there was something that made a tiny break that no one had seen. I would have bet anything on Tiger making it.

But it is over no anyway - a nice long 3 yarder or close by O'Hearn to seal it - fell in sideways on the last roll of the ball depite having been in the green bunker as opposed to Tiger who was just of the green.

Anyway - as said before Go Stenson - heja Sverige

Cheers

Thomas

[Chip Shot]

Well no more streak for Tiger. And as for my Fantasy maych play I am officially finished in scoring. Well my predictions the rest of the way are as follows:

Rose def. Immelman
Stenson Def. O'Hern
Ogilvy def. Casey
Ames def. C. Campbell

[decipher_bass]

its not every day you see Tiger miss a 3-4 footer to win. O'Hearn played a tough match and took advantage of his opportunities and had pulled it out in the end. I turned if off when Tiger went down 4 and flipped on a little later and he was back to one down, and from then on i had the feeling Tiger couldnt be beaten, but Tiger let it slip through his fingers in OT

[tcswede]

Interesting to see that in the final 8 there is only one American left - 2 from Down Under - a South African - 3 Europeans and a Caribean Canadian... at least wehn looking in comparison to the World Rankings which show a slightly different picture.

Cheers

Thomas

[Chip Shot]

Originally Posted by decipher_bass

its not every day you see Tiger miss a 3-4 footer to win. O'Hearn played a tough match and took advantage of his opportunities and had pulled it out in the end. I turned if off when Tiger went down 4 and flipped on a little later and he was back to one down, and from then on i had the feeling Tiger couldnt be beaten, but Tiger let it slip through his fingers in OT

I agree Tiger lost this match in the 1st OT hole when he missed the putt. Still O'Hearn played a tough competive match and deserves all the accolades that come with beating Tiger.

[Wildbore]

Nick O'Hern is a great player. One of the few who doesen't just randomly collapse in Tiger's presence. I hope I see this match-up every year, because Tiger clearly can't handle it.

And its nice to see Tigers good luck streak finally end. He pulled a shot and for once got punished for his mistake.

Nice to see O'Hern ram the putt home, really showed some guts and class.

[Chip Shot]

Originally Posted by Wildbore

Nick O'Hern is a great player. One of the few who doesen't just randomly collapse in Tiger's presence. I hope I see this match-up every year, because Tiger clearly can't handle it.

And its nice to see Tigers good luck streak finally end. He pulled a shot and for once got punished for his mistake.

Nice to see O'Hern ram the putt home, really showed some guts and class.

I surely wouldn't say O' Hearn rammed the putt home when it actually lipped in. I also really wouldn't say O' Hearn didn't do a little collapse. Being up by 4 and losing that lead is somewhat of a collapse in the pressence of Tiger. O' Hern did pull it out at the end so he should be congratulated, but to say Tiger cannot handle this match-up after pulling back from being down is not giving Tiger enough credit. Yes he didn't get it done in the end, but if he couldn't have handled the match-up he would have lost it much earlier.

[Wildbore]

Originally Posted by Chip Shot

I surely wouldn't say O' Hearn rammed the putt home when it actually lipped in. I also really wouldn't say O' Hearn didn't do a little collapse. Being up by 4 and losing that lead is somewhat of a collapse in the pressence of Tiger. O' Hern did pull it out at the end so he should be congratulated, but to say Tiger cannot handle this match-up after pulling back from being down is not giving Tiger enough credit. Yes he didn't get it done in the end, but if he couldn't have handled the match-up he would have lost it much earlier.

Tiger deserves no credit. He came into the match viewing Nick O'Hern as a no-name short hitting guy who fluked out once before.

Tiger Woods needs to stop underestimating the competition. O'Hern came in giving respect to the course and Tiger. As a result, he stuck to his game and was able to compete. Thats what makes a winner, and the outcome was no surprise to me.

Maybe Tiger will learn for the next time.

[Chip Shot]

How do you know that Tiger came out there and viewed O' Hern as a no-name short hitting guy. Did he come out and say that because if he did I surely missed it. If you are making an assumption then that is your opinion, but I highly doubt that he gave no credit to his competition.

[TTUfirebird2008]

Originally Posted by Wildbore

Tiger deserves no credit. He came into the match viewing Nick O'Hern as a no-name short hitting guy who fluked out once before.

Tiger Woods needs to stop underestimating the competition. O'Hern came in giving respect to the course and Tiger. As a result, he stuck to his game and was able to compete. Thats what makes a winner, and the outcome was no surprise to me.

Maybe Tiger will learn for the next time.

More lies and lame assumptions.

Ever think that maybe, JUST maybe, Tiger had a bad day early on? Cuz he did. Hank Haney said that he had one of his best ballstriking warm-ups in a while, but it just did not translate early on. He was in the desert, in the water, up against cacti, under trees, and all sorts of stuff that nobody can recover from. 4 straight holes lost was not all because O'Hern was playing perfect and Tiger was underestimating him. Tiger simply had a terrible ballstriking round for the first 7 holes. It was very similar to Muirfield in 2002. Tiger had two double bogies in the first 7 holes. If that is not giving it away, I don't know what is. O'Hern played solid all day and was clutch on 17 and the playoff after Tiger tried to make a comeback, but he was a beneficiary of Tiger's poor play rather than his own "stellar" play. He was no less a beneficiary of another player's poor play than Tiger was yesterday with Tim Clark in the desert all day or today where CHIII was in the desert early on, causing him to be down 4 really quick to Justin Rose just like Tiger. Everyone has off days. Apparently there's a double standard for Tiger with you and off days are attributed to "laziness" or "lack of respect." When you make that claim, you're actually making it sound like Tiger is supposedly unbeatable or something. Nick O'Hern is exactly the kind of guy that NO ONE wants to face in match play. He doesn't make mistakes and that's all there is to it.

Speaking of underestimating an opponent, is that what happened to old Vijay yesterday? That's exactly the logic you're using for Tiger, so maybe we should do it to Vijay more often around here, just to make you realize how ignorant and ridiculous your posts are.

[Chip Shot]

Originally Posted by TTUfirebird2008

More lies and lame assumptions.

Ever think that maybe, JUST maybe, Tiger had a bad day early on? Cuz he did. Hank Haney said that he had one of his best ballstriking warm-ups in a while, but it just did not translate early on. He was in the desert, in the water, up against cacti, under trees, and all sorts of stuff that nobody can recover from. 4 straight holes lost was not all because O'Hern was playing perfect and Tiger was underestimating him. Tiger simply had a terrible ballstriking round for the first 7 holes. It was very similar to Muirfield in 2002. Tiger had two double bogies in the first 7 holes. If that is not giving it away, I don't know what is. O'Hern played solid all day and was clutch on 17 and the playoff after Tiger tried to make a comeback, but he was a beneficiary of Tiger's poor play rather than his own "stellar" play. He was no less a beneficiary of another player's poor play than Tiger was yesterday with Tim Clark in the desert all day or today where CHIII was in the desert early on, causing him to be down 4 really quick to Justin Rose just like Tiger. Everyone has off days. Apparently there's a double standard for Tiger with you and off days are attributed to "laziness" or "lack of respect." When you make that claim, you're actually making it sound like Tiger is supposedly unbeatable or something. Nick O'Hern is exactly the kind of guy that NO ONE wants to face in match play. He doesn't make mistakes and that's all there is to it.

Speaking of underestimating an opponent, is that what happened to old Vijay yesterday? That's exactly the logic you're using for Tiger, so maybe we should do it to Vijay more often around here, just to make you realize how ignorant and ridiculous your posts are.

Thank You for backing me up. I just didn't know how to say it without exploding on the guy. I think this guy will do this every time Tiger loses. Well you don't have to like Tiger, but you definetly have to repect him as a great golfer.

[TTUfirebird2008]

Originally Posted by Chip Shot

Thank You for backing me up. I just didn't know how to say it without exploding on the guy. I think this guy will do this every time Tiger loses. Well you don't have to like Tiger, but you definetly have to repect him as a great golfer.

He does it even when Tiger wins by calling the other guys chokers, etc. and also when Tiger doesn't play by calling him "one of the laziest guys on the PGA Tour." Apparently, performing your profession practically every day for 29 years by age 31 and winning 12 majors before age 31 is being lazy. But I digress, no matter what the situation is with Tiger (whether he wins, loses, or doesn't play), Wildbore will ignorantly make wild assumptions and accusations about and towards a man he doesn't even know. I find it pretty ironic and some of his comments are hilarious, but then again I also think some of his flaming is worthy of being banned.

[Chip Shot]

Originally Posted by TTUfirebird2008

He does it even when Tiger wins by calling the other guys chokers, etc. and also when Tiger doesn't play by calling him "one of the laziest guys on the PGA Tour." Apparently, winning 12 majors before age 31 is being lazy. But I digress, no matter what the situation is with Tiger (whether he wins, loses, or doesn't play), Wildbore will ignorantly make wild assumptions and accusations about and towards a man he doesn't even know.

I just love how he makes assumptions as if he had a conversation with Tiger himself. But he really doesn't have anything to back up this accusations like Tiger making the comments he stated about O' Hern. Ridiculous

[Game Face]

Congrats to Nick O'Hern ... I didn't think he would pull it off after Woods caught up.

Question.. this is probably meaningless and irrelevant, but did O'Hern really win the match,
or did Tiger beat himself with all those bad shots?

Just looking for honest answers... no dissing the players please..

...

[Chip Shot]

Well even though Tiger missed some shots and especially the some putts, I never say someone wins a match or Tourney due to someone else choking. O'Hern made the shots when he needed it and he was just better on this day. A great win for Nick O' Hern.

[TTUfirebird2008]

Originally Posted by Game Face

Congrats to Nick O'Hern ... I didn't think he would pull it off after Woods caught up.

Question.. this is probably meaningless and irrelevant, but did O'Hern really win the match,
or did Tiger beat himself with all those bad shots?

Just looking for honest answers... no dissing the players please..

...

Well, two short putts by Tiger would have won him the match and the first one PERHAPS (not necessarily, but perhaps) would have prevented his swing from falling apart. Momentum is an amazing thing on the golf course and in every sport to be honest. Tiger missed a 3 footer on the 3rd hole to win the hole and the match stayed All Square through 3. He then proceeded to lose 4 holes in a row. And then of course he missed the 3 footer on the 19th hole to win the match. Two of the holes O'Hern won were because Tiger double bogied. O'Hern made bogey on both so it wasn't exactly him playing perfect golf either. Overall though, O'Hern hung in there and made a couple of great putts on 17 and 20. I give him full credit for the win because he executed when it really mattered.

[TTUfirebird2008]

Originally Posted by stlcard_25

Name someone who's beaten Tiger twice in match play. I'm not saying it won't happen...but I wouldn't bet on it.

That's the beauty of match play though...anyone can topple anyone on any given day.

Turns out I should have bet on it!

[Game Face]

Thanks all ...

Another question... sorry.. I don't understand some of these things about Match Play..

http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboards/...470/index.html

On the pgatour website, and with two days left to play, how does the contest finish up?

Tomorrow there are eight players, with four spots remaining. What is the next step?
Do they play 18 or 36 holes tomorrow to find the remaining two/four players?

My wife asked me last night, and I could not give her the proper answer.

Sorry.. I'm just a little confused.


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[pick-it-up]

I thought this was interesting...

From:
http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tourname...der/index.html

"I was so enthralled with the line and where I had to start it," Woods said, shaking his head ever so slightly. "I wasn't even looking. I was just looking at my line. I knew if I hit it inside, left center, the match is over. That's my fault for not paying attention."

O'Hern was standing beside the green, arms folded, and didn't see the ball mark or the putt. To be honest, the Aussie admitted, he was just awaiting the "sound of the ball going into the hole.

"My caddy gave me another ball and said, 'Okay, next hole,'" O'Hern recalled. "I said, 'Mate, he doesn't miss these.' It happens. Then it was just time to regroup and put a good swing on the next tee shot."

[TTUfirebird2008]

Originally Posted by pick-it-up

I thought this was interesting...

From:
http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tourname...der/index.html

Tiger's like every pro. EVERY putt they miss is because of a spike mark or ball mark. It's part of learning to be a PGA Tour pro.

[TTUfirebird2008]

Originally Posted by Game Face

Thanks all ...

Another question... sorry.. I don't understand some of these things about Match Play..

http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboards/...470/index.html

On the pgatour website, and with two days left to play, how does the contest finish up?

Tomorrow there are eight players, with four spots remaining. What is the next step?
Do they play 18 or 36 holes tomorrow to find the remaining two/four players?

My wife asked me last night, and I could not give her the proper answer.

Sorry.. I'm just a little confused.


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I think they play 18 tomorrow morning, then have 18 for the semifinals in the afternoon. Then on Sunday there's a 36 hole final and an 18 hole 3rd place match between the losers of the semifinal matches.