{"id":144,"date":"2011-02-23T17:18:35","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T17:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buffalogolfer.com\/wordpress\/?p=144"},"modified":"2011-02-24T01:56:52","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T01:56:52","slug":"mo-golfs-1st-round-picks-for-wgc-match-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buffalogolfer.com\/wordpress\/mo-golfs-1st-round-picks-for-wgc-match-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Mo&#8217; Golf&#8217;s 1st Round Picks for WGC Match Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE:\u00a0 And we have a winner. Kudos to J-Rose for not giving up after losing 4 consecutive holes. Final tally for round one? A shade over .500 at 17-15.<br \/>\nUPDATE:\u00a0 16-15 with the Rose-Johnson match hanging in the balance. Of the first 15 holes in that match, only four were halved&#8230;oh, to be a gambler wagering on every hole in that match! I&#8217;d be in the E.R. by now.<!--more--><br \/>\nUPDATE: Marathon match ended in my favor&#8230;thanks, Kuchar. to 14-11&#8230;storm clouds on horizon, however.<br \/>\nUPDATE:\u00a0 Just bounced back with three consecutive wins, courtesy of Choi, Moore and Wilson, to 13-11.<br \/>\nUPDATE:\u00a0 After starting the day 10-6, I have now lost 5 consecutive matches&#8230;uggh.<\/p>\n<p>I meant to do this earlier, but got caught by the tail by the real world.\u00a0 Here are my first round picks for the Match Play championship (13-11 as of 5:40 EST):<\/p>\n<p>Jones:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Stenson<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Kim<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Choi<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Moore<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Mannasero<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Schwartzel<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Hoffman<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Laird<\/span><br \/>\nPlayer:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Kaymer<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Rose<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Fujita<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">O&#8217;Hair<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">McIlroy<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Scott<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Palmer<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Jimenez<\/span><br \/>\nHogan:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Jones<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Hanson<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Kuchar<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Oosthuizen<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">McDowell<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fisher<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Poulter<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Yang<\/span><br \/>\nSnead:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Woods<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ogilvy<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wilson<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Haas<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Casey<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Kim<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Overton<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Holmes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how I do against the venerable Mouth That Roars&#8230;We&#8221;ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE:\u00a0 And we have a winner. Kudos to J-Rose for not giving up after losing 4 consecutive holes. Final tally for round one? A shade over .500 at 17-15. UPDATE:\u00a0 16-15 with the Rose-Johnson match hanging in the balance. 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