This article is part of our PGA Tour Stats Review series.
PGA TOUR STATS: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Each week we'll list the statistical breakdown of the upcoming PGA Tour event. Below are the results of recent tournaments, including last week's Northern Trust Open, and a look ahead to this week's event, the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
2012 full-season results
2011 full-season results
2013 PGA Tour Events
| EVENT | WINNER | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | |||||
| %of56 | RANK | DIS | RANK | %of72 | RANK | PER GIR | RANK | PER RND | RANK | BIRDIE | DBL BOGEY | ||
| TOC | D. Johnson -16 | 57.8 | 28 | 278.3 | 2 | 82.0 | 14 | 1.63 | 2 | 28.4 | 2 | 2/17 | 4/1 |
| Sony | Henley -24 | 55.4 | 8 | 293.1 | 51 | 83.3 | 2 | 1.62 | 4 | 27.7 | 17 | 0/26 | 2/0 |
| Humana | Gay -25, P1 | 81.5 | 2 | 279.7 | 75 | 83.3 | 4 | 1.65 | 38 | 27.8 | 35 | 0/27 | 2/0 |
| Farmers | Woods -14 | 57.1 | 17 | 307.2 | 2 | 69.4 | 34 | 1.66 | 1 | 28.5 | 11 | 2/21 | 7/2 |
| Phoenix | Mickelson -18 | 57.1 | 55 | 298.8 | 11 | 87.3 | 1 | 1.57 | 2 | 27.6 | 15 | 1/29 | 1/1 |
| AT&T | Snedeker -19 | 78.2 | 14 | 277.4 | 41 | 77.8 | 6 | 1.64 | 6 | 28.0 | 15 | NA | NA |
| No. Trust | Merrick -11 P1 | 53.6 | 27 | 298.6 | 20 | 63.9 | 23 | 1.67 | 8 | 27.5 | 10 | 2/17 | 10/0 |
| Beljan -11 P2 | 50.0 | 40 | 294.7 | 34 | 72.2 | 1 | 1.75 | 24 | 29.3 | 49 | 0/19 | 6/1 | |
| TOUR AVG | 63.0 | 21.6 | 290.4 | 28.9 | 78.1 | 12.0 | 1.63 | 8.7 | 27.9 | 15.0 | 1.0/15.4 | 2.7/0.3 |
Last Week's Northern Trust Open
| GOLFER | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | STK GN/ | ||||||
| %of56 | RANK | DIS | RANK | %of72 | RANK | PER GIR | RANK | PER RND | RANK | BIRDIE | DBL | PUTT | RANK | |
| Merrick |
PGA TOUR STATS: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Each week we'll list the statistical breakdown of the upcoming PGA Tour event. Below are the results of recent tournaments, including last week's Northern Trust Open, and a look ahead to this week's event, the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
2012 full-season results
2011 full-season results
2013 PGA Tour Events
| EVENT | WINNER | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | |||||
| %of56 | RANK | DIS | RANK | %of72 | RANK | PER GIR | RANK | PER RND | RANK | BIRDIE | DBL BOGEY | ||
| TOC | D. Johnson -16 | 57.8 | 28 | 278.3 | 2 | 82.0 | 14 | 1.63 | 2 | 28.4 | 2 | 2/17 | 4/1 |
| Sony | Henley -24 | 55.4 | 8 | 293.1 | 51 | 83.3 | 2 | 1.62 | 4 | 27.7 | 17 | 0/26 | 2/0 |
| Humana | Gay -25, P1 | 81.5 | 2 | 279.7 | 75 | 83.3 | 4 | 1.65 | 38 | 27.8 | 35 | 0/27 | 2/0 |
| Farmers | Woods -14 | 57.1 | 17 | 307.2 | 2 | 69.4 | 34 | 1.66 | 1 | 28.5 | 11 | 2/21 | 7/2 |
| Phoenix | Mickelson -18 | 57.1 | 55 | 298.8 | 11 | 87.3 | 1 | 1.57 | 2 | 27.6 | 15 | 1/29 | 1/1 |
| AT&T | Snedeker -19 | 78.2 | 14 | 277.4 | 41 | 77.8 | 6 | 1.64 | 6 | 28.0 | 15 | NA | NA |
| No. Trust | Merrick -11 P1 | 53.6 | 27 | 298.6 | 20 | 63.9 | 23 | 1.67 | 8 | 27.5 | 10 | 2/17 | 10/0 |
| Beljan -11 P2 | 50.0 | 40 | 294.7 | 34 | 72.2 | 1 | 1.75 | 24 | 29.3 | 49 | 0/19 | 6/1 | |
| TOUR AVG | 63.0 | 21.6 | 290.4 | 28.9 | 78.1 | 12.0 | 1.63 | 8.7 | 27.9 | 15.0 | 1.0/15.4 | 2.7/0.3 |
Last Week's Northern Trust Open
| GOLFER | DRIVE | DRIVE | GIR | PUTTS | PUTTS | EAGLE/ | BOGEY/ | STK GN/ | ||||||
| %of56 | RANK | DIS | RANK | %of72 | RANK | PER GIR | RANK | PER RND | RANK | BIRDIE | DBL | PUTT | RANK | |
| Merrick -11 P1 | 53.6 | 27 | 298.6 | 20 | 63.9 | 23 | 1.67 | 8 | 27.5 | 10 | 2/17 | 10/0 | 1.15 | 16 |
| Beljan -11 P2 | 50.0 | 40 | 294.7 | 34 | 72.2 | 1 | 1.75 | 24 | 29.3 | 49 | 0/19 | 6/1 | 1.67 | 8 |
| Schwartzel -10 | 46.4 | 54 | 305.7 | 5 | 69.4 | 6 | 1.76 | 31 | 28.5 | 31 | 0/15 | 5/0 | 1.71 | 6 |
| Jacobson -10 | 55.4 | 21 | 291.9 | 39 | 70.8 | 3 | 1.77 | 36 | 28.3 | 25 | 0/18 | 6/1 | 1.15 | 15 |
| B. Haas -10 | 44.6 | 62 | 285.9 | 55 | 68.1 | 10 | 1.67 | 7 | 28.0 | 17 | 1/17 | 9/0 | 1.80 | 4 |
| Teater -9 | 53.6 | 27 | 304.6 | 9 | 59.7 | 35 | 1.58 | 1 | 26.8 | 6 | 2/18 | 11/1 | 2.06 | 1 |
| W. Simpson -9 | 50.0 | 40 | 297.0 | 27 | 63.9 | 23 | 1.74 | 20 | 27.3 | 8 | 0/16 | 7/0 | 1.56 | 9 |
| Bae -8 | 46.4 | 54 | 295.1 | 32 | 70.8 | 3 | 1.65 | 3 | 28.8 | 37 | 0/23 | 11/2 | 1.90 | 3 |
| Mahan -8 | 55.4 | 21 | 305.3 | 6 | 69.4 | 6 | 1.74 | 21 | 29.5 | 53 | 0/21 | 13/0 | 0.65 | 29 |
| AVG | 50.6 | 38.4 | 297.6 | 25.2 | 67.6 | 12.2 | 1.70 | 16.8 | 28.2 | 26.2 | 0.6/18.2 | 8.7/0.6 | 1.52 | 10.1 |
Top 10 Ranks at the Northern Trust Open
| FAIRWAYS | GREENS/ | PER | STK GN/ | |||||||||
| RANK | HIT | RANK | REGULATION | RANK | GIR | RANK | PUTT | |||||
| Yang | 1 | 71.4 | Beljan | 1 | 72.2 | Teater | 1 | 1.58 | 1 | 2.06 | ||
| Potter | 2 | 69.6 | R. Fisher | 1 | 72.2 | Davis | 2 | 1.61 | 18 | 1.10 | ||
| Furyk | 3 | 67.9 | Bae | 3 | 70.8 | Bae | 3 | 1.65 | 3 | 1.90 | ||
| Bradley | 4 | 64.3 | Tringale | 3 | 70.8 | Wi | 4 | 1.65 | 13 | 1.24 | ||
| Tringale | 5 | 62.5 | Mahan | 6 | 69.4 | Mallinger | 5 | 1.65 | 22 | 0.75 | ||
| Henry | 5 | 62.5 | Furyk | 6 | 69.4 | Donald | 6 | 1.66 | 46 | -0.01 | ||
| Chalmers | 7 | 60.7 | Schwartzel | 6 | 69.4 | B. Haas | 7 | 1.67 | 4 | 1.80 | ||
| Els | 7 | 60.7 | B. Haas | 10 | 68.1 | Merrick | 8 | 1.67 | 16 | 1.15 | ||
| Estes | 7 | 60.7 | Potter | 10 | 68.1 | Rollins | 8 | 1.67 | 19 | 1.03 | ||
| Streelmand | 7 | 60.7 | DeLaet | 10 | 68.1 | Kirk | 8 | 1.67 | 62 | -0.45 | ||
| Kirk | 7 | 60.7 | Estes | 10 | 68.1 | Herron | 11 | 1.68 | 25 | 0.71 | ||
| Henry | 10 | 68.1 |
This Week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
The top-64 players in the Official World Golf Rankings go man-to-man in match play starting Wednesday. Play is at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz., near Tucson.
While this is a resort course, it will play considerably different from the usual resort tracks. Jack Nicklaus designed and built the course, and in some years there were moans and groans by players. Be assured, the course will not be easy but iwill demand concentration and sharp play.
Like most Jack Nicklaus courses, the greens will present control and careful execution on the undulating surfaces and testing pin placements. Course management at its best is needed to survive.
In past years surprising upsets have appeared with lesser lights ousting higher-ranked players - in the first round!
2011:
Matteo Manassero (57 seed) def. Steve Stricker (8) 2&1
Stewart Cink (53) def. Ian Poulter (12) 19 holes
Thomas Bjorn (62) def. Tiger Woods (1) 19 holes
Mark Wilson (51) def. Dustin Johnson (14) 19 holes
2012:
Ernie Els (64) def. Luke Donald (1) 5&4 (Wow!)
Robert Rock (57) def. Adam Scott (8) 1-up
Y.E. Wang (53) def. Graeme McDowell (12) 2&1
Miguel A. Jimenez (50) def. Sergio Garcia (15) 2&1
Matteo Manassero (59) def. Webb Simpson ( 6) 3&2
Anything can happen - Luke Donald had won seven first-round WGC matches until 2012.
