Wednesday results, Thursday pairings at WGC Cadillac Match Play

WGC Cadillac Match Play Wednesday results http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/livescoring.html

With Tampa ousting the Red Wings, the Jays losing again in Boston, the Raps done and gone as were the Leafs long ago... the good news is that all the guys who lost on Wednesday at this new WGC Cadillac Match Play live to play again today and then again tomorrow..

32 matches, 32 different story lines, some dust ups, some close, Rory, Jordan  and Bubba win... all the results are listed above, here are some of the recaps  http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/content/worldgolfchampionships/cadillac-match-play/news/2015/04/29/round-one-match-recaps.html

Rory McIlroy def. Jason Dufner, 5 & 4 Dufner matched McIlroy's birdie on the first hole Wednesday but that's about the only positive thing that happened for the American. Five Dufner bogeys later and McIlroy, the World No. 1, had his first victory of the week. "I did what I needed to do out there," McIlroy said. "Jason didn't have his best stuff, obviously. So just tried to put him under pressure from the start, tried to hit fairways, hit greens, and try and make him force a little bit. "Match play, you just need to beat the person that's in front of you and did that today."

Jordan Spieth def. Mikko Ilonen, 4 & 2
The Masters champ posted seven birdies en route to an easy victory over the Finn. Spieth's only stumble was a bogey at the third that squared the match, but once he took the lead with a birdie at the par-4 fifth, he never looked back. Ilonen did cut Spieth's lead to 1 up, but the Texan responded with two straight birdies. Said Spieth: "It's good to get off to a good start. I played solid golf today. It got a little interesting there on the back nine. Big turnaround on 12 and 13 to get 3‑up and close it out on 16. I'm extremely pleased."

Bubba Watson def. Miguel Angel Jimenez, 5 & 4 Five years ago, Jimenez beat Watson 4 and 3 in the Ryder Cup. Wednesday was the American's turn to even things as Watson made the turn 5 up and coasted until the end. Watson has gone on to win two Masters since that match at Celtic Manor while the nimble Spaniard has remained competitive despite crossing over into his 50s. "When you hit a lot of fairways with my length, a lot of wedges, a lot of short irons, and that's going to put pressure on somebody, especially of his length," Watson said. "He's going to have a longer shot, 40, 50 yards longer. So he knows that I'm going to hit the green, so he's got to hit something special.  It made it tough on him


WGC Cadillac Match Play Thursday matches http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/tee-times.html

Thursday match/ group previews http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/news/2015/04/29/round-two-match-previews.html

Bryan Angus (notes from pgatour.com, BBC Reuters, AP)