World Golf Final 2012: Day 1 Results and Analysis

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Published: October 9, 2012

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Those anticipating a head-to-head contest between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will get their wish on Wednesday, but it likely won't have the stakes that anyone involved with the inaugural Turkish Airlines World Golf Final wanted.

Both of the world's top two golfers lost in their opening-day contests in medal match play on Tuesday, leaving an uphill battle for both to avoid elimination on the tournament's second day.

Woods and McIlroy will both have to win their morning matches against Matt Kuchar and Charl Schwartzel, respectively, simply to have a shot at staving off elimination when the two battle in the afternoon.

While all eyes were on Woods and McIlroy, Justin Rose and Lee Westwood both came out victorious in their matchups as well.

Played at the PGA Sultan in Turkey, the World Golf Final is an unsanctioned match play event pitting eight of the world's best against one another. The tournament uses an unconventional match play scoring system, where it essentially boils down to one-on-one stroke play. 

With all of Tuesday's exciting action wrapped up, here is a recap of everything that happened on an exciting first day. 

 

Day 1 Standings

Group A Group B Charl Schwartzel 1 Point Justin Rose 1 Point Matt Kuchar 1 Point Lee Westwood 1 Point Tiger Woods 0 Points Hunter Mahan 0 Points Rory McIlroy 0 Points Webb Simpson 0 Points  

Charl Schwartzel def. Tiger Woods



After roaring back from a seemingly insurmountable deficit with birdies on the 14th, 16th and 17th holes, Woods' magical run ended with a bogey on No. 18.

That disappointment ended a day of inconsistency for the former world No. 1, who also triple-bogeyed the ninth hole after starting the day well. 

For Schwartzel, he simply rode consistency all the way to victory. With a score of 68, the South African navigated th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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