More top players followed Rory and Tiger to
drop out of the most unpredicatable tournament on Friday.
Luke Donald, the No. 3 seed who is
regarded among the best in match play, suffered his worst loss in 25 matches at
this tournament. Louis Oosthuizen (No. 4) and Justin Rose (No. 5) never even
reached the 17th tee when it was time for them to leave.
When another wild day ended at
Dove Mountain, Masters champion Bubba Watson was the last man standing among
the top 10 seeds.
"This game ... it's a
toss-up," Watson said after going 22 holes to beat Jim Furyk. "You
can't really judge who's going to win, or bet who's going to win. It really means
nothing, is what I'm saying."
At least he's still playing, even
though he made it hard on himself.
Watson missed a 5-foot birdie
putt on the 18th hole that would have won the match. He missed another 5-foot
birdie putt on the first extra hole. He had to stand to the side of the green
as Furyk stood over a 12-foot putt to win the match. Given new life, Watson
finally advanced to the third round.
It was the first time since this
World Golf Championship began in 1999 that only one top-10 seed was remaining
after two rounds.
No comments:
Post a Comment