Round 1 predictions and results at Accenture Match Play.

Here are my predictions from yesterday with the round 1 results from today in Bold..
My record 18 - 14, hardly convincing on a day of tight matches. Some of the highlights or lowlights depending on your perspective.

* Luke with his new irons played poorly and Ernie looked good, kept the ball in play and made some big putts for his 5&3 win

* This Ritz-Carlton course has a big number lurking on every hole if they don't kep it in play or in the right spot on the tricky greens

* Tiger was awful and brilliant at times, he definitely skipped a bullet because Gonzo was just about as bad, especially missing four from 12' or less coming down the stretch. Tiger edged him with a brilliant up and down from the 18th greenside bunker.

* Bill Haas 3 up with 5 to play misses a 3 footer on 17 for the win and loses 1up to Ryo.

* Furyk chips in for birdie on the par 5, 13th then DJ follows with a chip in for eagle !

* sang-moon Bae stiches up Poulter 4&3

* Bradley and Schwartzel were the best 2 players I saw in round 1.

RESULTS

Match 1 Hogan 3 G McDowell vs 14 YE Yang... Tight match but GMac is in better form in last 4 weeks
Result  Yang wins 2 and 1

Match 2 Hogan 6 H Mahan vs 11 Z Johnson.... Mahan has been playing well on both sides of Atlantic
Result  Mahan wins in 19 holes

Match 3 Snead 3 B Haas vs 14 R Ishikawa .. Haas full of confidence after win at Riviera..
Result  Ishikawa wins 1 up

Match 4 Snead 6 J Rose vs 11 P Lawrie... Lawrie won in Qatar, has really played well in middle east this year
Result Lawrie wins 1 up

Match 5 Jones 3 D Johnson vs 14 J Furyk..... Johnson beats the all time grinder, he is in better form, Jim is tough
Result  Johnson wins in 20 holes

Match 6 Jones 6 T Bjorn vs 11 F Molinari ....Bjorn is in a renaissance kept momentum going 2012 after a career year
Result  Molinari wins in 20 holes 

Match 7 Player 3 C Schwartzel vs 14 G Woodland ....nod goes to Charl based on early season fine play
Result  Schwartzel wins 4 and 2

Match 8 Player 6 I Poulter vs 11 sang-moon Bae ....Poulter, a past winner here reigning Volvo MP champion
Result  Bae wins 4 and 3



Match 9 Hogan 2 S Stricker vs 15 K Na.... should be a nice warm up for Stricker although Na is streaky
Result  Stricker wins 2 and 1

Match10 Hogan 7 L Ousthuizen vs 10 A Baddeley ....tight match, both playing decent, nod to Baddeley lives in Arizona
Result  Oosthuizen wins 2 and 1

Match11 Snead 2 W Simpson vs 15 M Manassero..... upset here with 18 yr old Matteo taking not yet in form Simpson
Result  Matteo wins 3and 2
Match12 Snead 7 A Quiros vs 10 M Laird... toss up really but Alvaro is a desert specialist with wins in Qatar,Dubai
Result   Martin Laird wins 1 up

Match13 Jones 2 A Scott vs 15 R Rock ....going with the Tiger slayer, hatless, in form Rock's year just gets better
Result  Rock wins 1 up

Match14 Jones 7 Van Pelt vs 10 M Wilson.... in form Wilson pinpoint accuracy beats the bomber
Result   Wilson wins 3 and 2

Match15 Player 2 J Day vs 15 RC Bello..... Day should be too good for in form Spaniard
Result   Day wins in 19 holes

Match16 Player 7 S Dyson vs 10 J Senden Dyson has cooled after career year, Senden is top 3 ball striker
Result  Senden wins 4 and 3


Match17 Hogan 4 M Kuchar vs 13 J Byrd... very close but Byrd was in contention til the end a Riviera, so in form
Result  Kuchar wins 1up

Match18 Hogan 5 B Watson vs 12 B Crane... pals for sure, but Bubba has too much game for the reborn Ben Crane
Result   Watson wins 3 and 2

Match19 Snead 4 N Watney vs 13 D Clarke... hate to say the Prince has been playing like a diddy, Watney in a romp
Result  Watney wins 5 and 4

Match20 Snead 5 T Woods vs 12 GF Castano Tiger really has a sweet heart of a draw in this weak division
Result  Tiger wins 1 up

Match21 Jones 4 KJ Choi vs 13 K Stanley yikes. the tank is so steady and tough, in form Stanley in extras'...
Result  Stanley wins 2 and 1

Match22 Jones 5 B Snedeker vs 12 R Goosen yes Snedeker has won this year, but the veteran Goose is back in form
Results  Snedeker wins 21 holes

Match23 Player 4 S Garcia vs 13 M Jimenez the Spanish stars will put on a show with Sergio prevailing
Result  Jimenez wins 2 and 1

Match24 Player 5 K Bradley vs 12 G Ogilvy Ogilvy has picked the wrong time to meet the red hot spitter Bradley
Result  Bradley wins 4 and 3



Match25 Hogan 1 M Kaymer vs 16 G Chalmers ....Aussie won back to back earlier 2012, but Kaymer will just edge him
Result  Kaymer wins 4 and 2

Match26 Hogan 8 D Toms vs 9 R Fowler ....Toms is so steady, but young electric orange is a good match player
Result  Toms wins 1 up

Match27 Snead 1 L Westwood vs 16 N Colsaerts LW.....such a bad record, picking the big Belgium birdie machine
Result  Westwood wins 3 and 1..

Match28 Snead 8 R Karlsson vs 9 F Jacobsen.. Freddie is the better chipper and putter between the two Swedes
Result  Karlsson wins 6 and 5

Match29 Jones 1 L Donald vs 16 E Els ...hope Ernie makes enough putts to keep it close.. Luke is the best putter
Result  Ernie upsets #1 Luke Donald 5 and 4

Match30 Jones 8 J Dufner vs 9 P Hanson ....big Peter has played well in patches this year if anyone cares..
Result  Peter Hanson wins 2 and 1

Match31 Player 1 R McIlroy vs 16 G Coetzee.... won't be easy for Rory, but he is way better than the big Springbok
Result  McIlroy wins 2up

Match32 Player 8 KT Kim vs 9 A Hansen ....KT showed us all his class at Presidents Cup..
Hansen wins 5 and 3