2012 World Golf Championship – Accenture Match Play

This week’s PGA TOUR golf tournament will be held in Arizona at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. The top 64 ranked professional golfers in the world will be competing in an $8,500,000 prize purse, that’s a lot of zero’s, in the World Golf Championship – Accenture Match Play Championship.

Event:
World Golf Championship – Accenture Match Play Championship

Location:
Marana, Arizona

Date:
February 22nd – 26th 2012

Golf Course:
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club

Purse:
$8.5 Million

2011 Winner:
Luke Donald

World Golf Match Play Championship Golf Picks:
Last year, Luke Donald won this great championship golf tournament to pave the way for his #1 golf ranking in the world. With that being said, and the current #1 player still in the world of golf, it’s hard to bet against Luke. However, there are other players in the field that will be fighting to take over that number 1 spot.

With red-hot Phil Mickelson not in the field, and other than Luke Donald, I like Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy. Rory definitely has the easiest road to the semifinals if you look at the brackets and if Dustin Johnson can beat Jim Furyk in the first round, which will be a tough match, I like his chances with his distance on this long golf course. And lastly, Tiger Woods, who I do think will win the tournament although his is still very unpredictable. If Tiger goes out early, I think it will be several months until he wins on the PGA TOUR, but if he wins this golf tournament look out! I predict him winning 1-2 Major Championships and an additional 4-5 PGA TOUR tournaments in 2012.

Accenture Match Play Championship Player Betting Odds:
There are several great players playing in this week’s PGA TOUR golf tournament. Below are the top 11 players predicted to win with the lowest odds at BetOnline.com.

Rory McIlroy +1200
Tiger Woods +1300
Luke Donald +1600
Lee Westwood +1800
Sergio Garcia +2000
Martin Kaymer +2000
Webb Simpson +2500
Adam Scott +2800
Ian Poulter +2800
Dustin Johnson +2800
Jason Day +3000

Odds are subject to change. To view the rest of the players and field odds, visit BetOnline.com.