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Sal Johnson
WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship
Hole by hole recap of Final match
February 25, 2007
By SAL JOHNSON
Publisher, GOLFOBSERVER
E-mail me at: Golfersal@aol.com

Hole by Hole look at the first 18 of the Henrik Stenson, Geoff Ogilvy final Match

First hole
588 yard - Par 5
Stenson drives in fairway 349 in middle.
Ogilvy drives in fairway 346 in middle.
Ogilvy hit 230 4 iron, into front right bunker.
Stenson second shot had 228 yards, 4 iron to within 8 feet of the pin.
Ogilvy out of bunker to 12 feet, putts first and misses birdie.
Stenson makes his 8 footer for eagle. It's the fourth time this week he has left the first hole 1 up.
Stenson is 1 up

Second hole
463 yards - Par 4
Stenson drives it 327 yards in middle of fairway.
Ogilvy drives it 346 yards in middle of fairway.
Stenson second shot had 137 to the pin, Pitching wedge to with 6 feet of pin
Ogilvy second shot had 114 yards to the pin, 60 degree wedge pulled just off the green left 26 feet from pin.
Ogilvy hit third shot past pin 7 feet. Putts first and misses, conceded birdie three to Stenson
Stenson is 2 up

Third hole
228 yards - Par 3
Stenson hits 6 iron to 72 feet away.
Ogilvy hits 5 iron that bounces near the hole and rolls 23 feet past.
Stenson putts first to within 6 feet just right of hole.
Ogilvy leaves putt just short, is concided par.
Stenson then pushes his par putt for a three putt, his fifth of the week to lose hole.
Stenson is 1 up

Fourth Hole
490 yards - Par 4
Ogilvy hit his drive 352 yards in middle of fairway.
Stenson hit his drive 355 yards into the middle of fairway.
Ogilvy second shot 153 yards to hole, hit to within 9 feet of hole,
Stenson second shot 139 years to hole, hit to within 22 feet.
Stenson putts first for birdie, again hits it right and past by five feet.
Ogilvy for birdie and the win, makes his putt for the win.
Match is All Square.

Fifth Hole
635 yards - Par 5
Ogilvy hit his drive in the middle of the fairway, 340 yards.
Stenson hit his drive into the left rough, 344 yards.
Ogilvy has 296 yards to the hole, hit 3 wood to within 2 feet for a sure eagle.
Stenson has 289 yards to pin from a hanging lie, pulls three wood into the desert.
Stenson tries to hit it back into play, gets it into the left rough, tries to hole his fourth shot from 50 yards but misses, conceded the eagle three to Ogilvy.
Ogilvy is 1 up

Sixth Hole
450 yards - Par 4
Ogilvy hit his 3 woods straight but through fairway into rough, 351 yards.
Stenson hits 3 woods into fairway, 317 yards.
Stenson hits first from 112 yards, hits sand wedge to 13 feet of right of pin.
Ogilvy 77 yards wedge hits the pin and bounces back 6 feet away.
Stenson putts first and again misses right, is concided his par.
Ogilvy with his short birdie putt makes it for a birdie and the win.
Ogilvy is 2 up, has won the last four holes in a row. Their hasn't been a halve yet.

Seventh Hole
323 yards - Par 4
Ogilvy pushes his 3 wood, 293 yards and is 44 yards from the pin, tough shot with very little pin and green to work with.
Stenson hits his 3 wood that fly's into the middle of the green and rolls off the green, right of pin. Total yards on 3 wood, 321 yards and he is 16 feet from hole, but it's off the green
Ogilvy with a tough shot, hits a chip and run to within 24 feet of the pin.
Stenson with a tough chip up the slope to the pin, flies it to 2 feet from the hole.
Ogilvy misses his birdies putt and doesn't conceded Stenson's putt.
Stenson makes his short birdie to win the hole.
Ogilvy is 1 up.

Eight Hole
168 yards - Par 3
Stenson with the honors, hits iron to 21 feet to the right of the pin.
Ogilvy hits his 5 iron to within 22 feet of the pin.
Ogilvy putts first, leaves it a bit short, conceded his par.
Stenson putt is short, conceded is par and there is the first halve hole in match.
Ogilvy is 1 up.

Ninth Hole
168 yards - Par 3
Stenson hits his drive 304 yards just on the fairway on the left.
Ogilvy drives into right center of fairway, 289 yards from tee.
Ogilvy with 176 yards left hits it seven iron to within 22 feet away.
Stenson with 154 yards hits a nine iron that flies next to the hole, rolls 11 feet past the pin.
Ogilvy putts first, misses and is conceded the par.
Stenson misses his putt for another halve.
Ogilvy is 1 up
Front Nine Stats
Ogilvy hits 5 of 7 fairways, 7 of 9 greens, takes 13 putts and has a eagle and two birdies.
Stenson hit 5 of 7 fairways, 7 of 9 greens takes 13 putts, both have the same stats.

Tenth Hole
522 yards - par 5
Stenson hits good drive, 294 yards in semi rough.
Ogilvy followes with drive in fairway, 293 yards.
Ogilvy from 223 yards with a 3 iron hits it left-back of green,76 feet away from hole.
Even though he is on the green, Ogilvy is first and putts his eagle and leaves it 7 feet short.
Stenson with a 60 foot bunker shot hits it close, is conceded the birdie.
Ogilvy with the 7 footer for the halve, misses it right. Wasn't a good stroke, Ogilvy was moving just after his stroke the putt. It's only his second three putt this week.
Match is All Square.

Eleven Hole
408 yards - Par 4
Stenson with a three-wood hits it 266 yards but pulls it into bunker on left of fairway.
Ogilvy with a three-wood into the middle of fairway, 279 yards.
Stenson from the bunker 156 yards away, hits it fat, just does carry a hazard in front of green and leaves him a 70 foot pitch shot to pin.
Ogilvy from 134 years puts it on the green, 42 feet from green.
Stenson pitches from short of green to 7 feet.
Ogilvy with a hard putt, trying to lag it goes 8 feet right and past the hole.
Not losing his turn, Ogilvy pushes his next putt and makes bogey.
Stenson with a par putt for the win, just misses putt left, it does catch a piece of hole but doesn't go in.
Match is All Square.

Twelve Hole
334 yards - Par 4
Stenson with a driver hits it left of green and short 303 yards. Left with tough pitch over bunker to tight pin.
Ogilvy does just about the same, but only 295 yards and is left with tough second shot.
Ogilvy with his wedge shot first from 95 feet, lobs it up and stops it 5 feet short of the pin.
Stenson with a 81 foot shot over the bunker, tries to flop it and barley gets it over the bunker and it's just short of the green against the fringe of rought 20 feet away.
Stenson bellies a wedge and it goes in the hole for a birdie.
Ogilvy's putt from 5 feet, which looks a bit longer now that it's for a halve misses it left and loses the hole.
Stenson is now 1 up.

Thirteen Hole
479 yards - Par 4
Stenson with a driver hits it right in a bunker 301 yards but it's up against the face of bunker.
Ogilvy with a driver hits it way right just short of desert, 326 yards.
Ogilvy hits a provisional drive that goes into right rough.
Stenson just hits out of bunker with a wedge down the fairway and is 139 yards from the hole.
Ogilvy finds first ball and has 162 yard shot to the hole, hits 8 iron onto green that rolls off the green, 36 feet from the hole.
Stenson with a sand wedge for his third shot, hits it 29 feet away.
Ogilvy chips it on and rolls it 8 feet past the hole.
Stenson just misses his 29 foot left and is conceded his bogey.
Ogilvy with his 8 foot putt is just a inch right and just grasses the hole and makes bogey.
Stenson is 1 up

Fourteen Hole
183 yards - Par 3
Stenson with a iron, 31 feet from left of pin.
Ogilvy with not a very good shot lands on front of green and rolls off green, 50 feet away.
Ogilvy putts up from off the green gets it up to a foot and is conceded a par.
Stenson just misses his putt left, conceded the halve.
Stenson is 1 up

Fifteen Hole
435 yards - Par 4
Stenson with a three wood hits it on the right fairway, 271 yards.
Ogilvy with a three wood, hits it right next to Stenson on right fairway, 272 yards.
Stenson with 154 yards with a eight iron hits it 13 feet away.
Ogilvy a yards further up from 153 yards with a eight iron hits it 15 feet away.
Ogilvy putts first and misses to the left.
Stenson with the win makes his putt to win the hole.
Stenson is 2 up

Sixteen Hole
178 yards - Par 3
Stenson first with a eight iron, goes for the pin but comes up short and rolls off the green 34 feet from hole.
Ogilvy with an seven iron pulls it a hair but it stays on the green, 31 feet away from the hole.
Stenson chips up to 3 feet, is not conceded the putt.
Ogilvy lags his putt up to 2 feet and is conceded his putt.
Stenson makes his 3 foot putt for the halve.
Stenson is 2 up

Seventeenth Hole
600 yards - par 5
Stenson hits perfect drive 284 yards out, followed by a perfect drive by Ogilvy 329 yards off.
Stenson first with a three wood from 320 yards out puts it in front of green, 46 yards short.
Ogilvy lays up with a three iron leaves it 83 yards short in fairway.
Ogilvy hits his wedge 17 feet away.
Stenson hits his wedge 12 feet away.
Ogilvy misses his putt and is conceded par.
Stenson misses his putt right and is conceded the halve.
Stenson is 2 up

Eighteen Hole
447 yards - Par 4
Stenson hits a driver right and it rolls just on the edge of the bunker, tough lie.
Ogilvy hits a three wood short of bunker that Stenson hit into, 260 yards.
Ogilvy with 178 yards hits a 6 iron, misses the green right 70 feet away.
Stenson with a bad lie, 142 yards with a nine-iron puts it on the front of the green
Ogilvy chips to within 4 feet of hole.
Stenson putts to within a two feet of all.
Ogilvy makes his putt for par and then Stenson makes his putt for the halve.

Stenson ends the morning 18, 2 up

First 18 hole stat comparison
Match Holes Fairways Hit Greens Hit Putts Scrambling Birdies Holes Won Holes Lost
Henrik Stenson 18 18 of 14 12 of 18 26 4 of 6 4 6 4
Geoff Ogilvy 18 11 of 14 13 of 18 31 4 of 5 2 4 6

Sunday morning final Scorecard
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 4
1up 2up 1up AS AS AS 1up 1up 1up 2up 2up 2up 2up
Stenson 3 C 4 4 - 4 3 3 4 4 5 3 5 3 3 3 5 4
Ogilvy 5 - 3 3 C 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 3 4 3 5 4
AS 1up 2up 1up 1up 1up AS AS
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