Els downs Donald, Tiger fights on at WGC Match-Play
- Published: 23/02/2012 at 07:33 AM
- Online news: Sports
Top-ranked defending champion Luke Donald was hammered by Ernie Els on Wednesday while Tiger Woods had a narrow first-round escape at the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship.
Tiger Woods chips to the green on the second hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona. Woods advanced to the second round with a 1-up first-round victory over Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
South Africa's Els dumped the Englishman 5-and-4, only the third time in event history the top seed has been ousted in the opening round. Els won five of seven holes from the eighth to close out the match on the 14th hole.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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