Tiger Woods Dominates at Accenture Match Play Championship Semi-Final
“I felt like I was in control of the match all day,” commented Tiger Woods on Saturday on his win at the World Golf Championship (WGC) -Accenture Match Play Championship Semi-Final played at the Gallery Golf Club in Marana, Arizona.
He claimed victory in today’s Accenture Championship over Sweden’s Henrik Stenson in a battle that resulted in 12 footer clutch birdie putt for Woods on the 601-yard par five 17th hole and a concession by Stenson at the 18th hole when his third shot spun off the green.
In tomorrow’s 36-hole final against Stewart Cink, Woods’ is looking to clinch his 6th straight tournament win in addition to $1.35 Million dollars. Tomorrow’s win will also bring a sense of accomplishment for Woods who previously won the Accenture Championship in 2003 and 2004, but hasn’t been able to make it out of the third round since then until now.
Tidbits of Info:
A match play golf tourney is a head to head competition played over 18 holes; the player winning the most holes, wins the match. This differs from a standard stroke play tourney where the game is played over four rounds and the golfer with the least amount of shots wins.
“Clutch Birdie Putt” - when a golfer makes one of these, he/she is under pressure to make a one stroke under par for the hole.
