Monday, March 2, 2009

Ogilvy beats Casey to win Match Play

Ogilvy beats Casey to win Match Play


Australian Geoff Ogilvy won the 36-hole WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship for the second time in four years, defeating Paul Casey of England 4 and 3, at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona.
Geoff Ogilvy of Australia plays his approach shot on the ninth hole during the final round Sunday.

Geoff Ogilvy of Australia plays his approach shot on the ninth hole during the final round Sunday.

Ogilvy, the 2006 champion and 2007 runner-up, had a 4-up lead in the Sunday morning session after the first nine holes. In 33 holes he had 10 birdies and an eagle, securing the win.

As the winner, he wins $1,350,000.

Ogilvy earned a place in Sunday's final after beating American Stewart Cink, while Casey had won an all-English semifinal against Ross Fisher.

Cink won the third-place consolation match against Fisher, who was making his Match Play debut, 1 up.

The tournament had marked the return of world number one Tiger Woods, who crashed out in the second round Thursday to South African Tim

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