Here are my picks at the Accenture MatchPlay for Wednesday

I like the early rounds of this WGC Match Play event as everyone is in play and there are always "upsets" galore, although in reality anyone of these guys can win in an 18 hole match on any given day. My picks are highlighted

Ian Poulter, who beat fellow Briton Paul Casey 4&2 in last year's final, will launch his title defence at the Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, against Stewart Cink with Casey up against Richard Green of Australia.

World #1 Lee Westwood opens against Henrik Stenson. Former winner Stenson, who was first reserve, came in after Japan's Toru Taniguchi withdrew with neck trouble

Germany's world number two Martin Kaymer, third-ranked Tiger Woods and triple Masters champion Phil Mickelson are the top seeds in the other three groups.


Official draw (my picks):


(1) Lee Westwood (Eng) v (64) Henrik Stenson (Swe)

(32) Nick Watney (US) v (33) Anthony Kim (US)

(16) Retief Goosen (SA) v (49) KJ Choi (S Kor)

(17) Francesco Molinari (Ita) v (48) Ryan Moore (US)

(8) Steve Stricker (US) v (57) Matteo Manassero (Ita)

(25) Charl Schwartzel (SA) v (40) Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn)

(9) Luke Donald (Eng) v (56) Charley Hoffman (US)

(24) Edoardo Molinari (Ita) v (41) Martin Laird (Sco)



(4) Phil Mickelson (US) v (61) Brendan Jones (Aus)

(29) Rickie Fowler (Aus) v (36) Peter Hanson (Swe)

(13) Matt Kuchar (US) v (52) Anders Hansen

(20) Louis Oosthuizen v (45) Bo Van Pelt (US)

(5) Graeme McDowell (NI) v (60) Heath Slocum US)

(28) Robert Allenby (Aus) v (37) Ross Fisher (Eng)

(12) Ian Poulter (Eng) v (53) Stewart Cink (US)

(21) Alvaro Quiros (Sp) v (44) YE Yang (S Kor)



(2) Martin Kaymer (Ger) v (63) Noh Seung-yul (S Kor)

(31) Zach Johnson (US) v (34) Justin Rose (Eng)

(15) Robert Karlsson (Swe) v (50) Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn)

(18) Hunter Mahan (US) v (47) Sean O'Hair (US)

(7) Rory McIlroy (NI) v (58) Jonathan Byrd (US)

(26) Adam Scott (Aus) v (39) Ben Crane (US)

(10) Jim Furyk (US) v (55) Ryan Palmer (US)

(23) Miguel Angel Jimenez (Sp) v (42) Yuta Ikeda (Jpn)



(3) Tiger Woods (US) v (62) Thomas Bjorn (Den)

(30) Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) v (35) Padraig Harrington (Ire)

(14) Dustin Johnson (US) v (51) Mark Wilson (US)

(19) Bubba Watson (US) v (46) Bill Haas (US)

(6) Paul Casey (Eng) v (59) Richard Green (Aus)

(27) Kim Kyung-tae (S Kor) v (38) Jason Day (Aus)

(11) Ernie Els (SA) v (54) Jeff Overton (US)

(65) JB Holmes v (43) Camilo Villegas (Col) ( Holmes has replaced Tim Clark WD)

Bryan Angus