Tiger Woods at Accenture Match Play
Thomas Bjørn (16) defeast Tiger Woods (1), 19 holes
Woods, a three-time Match Play winner, suffered just his second first-round loss in this event. This one is not as much a shocker as his 2002 loss to Peter O'Malley. After all, Woods is going through swing changes and has yet to show the form usually expected of him. Woods did make a clutch birdie putt at the 18th hole to extend the match, but any momentum was snuffed out with his ensuing drive at the 19th hole (the par-4 first).
Woods' tee shot sailed right of the fairway into the heavy brush, and he couldn't hack his way out with his second shot. He finally found the fairway with his third shot, but he missed an 18-footer for bogey that would have kept him in the match.
Next opponent for Bjorn: Geoff Ogilvy
