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Ogilvy Sweeps To Match Play Victory

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 1, 2009

Updated: 03/01/2009 11:11 pm

MARANA, Ariz. - Geoff Ogilvy won the Accenture Match Play Championship for the second time in four years with a 4-and-3 victory over Paul Casey of England to stake his claim Sunday as the best in the world at match play.

In a relentless performance at Dove Mountain, the 31-year-old Australian did not trail over the final 63 holes of the tournament and did not have a bogey on his card over the last 57 holes.

He took the lead with a 6-foot birdie on the first hole of the 36-hole title match and never gave Casey a chance. Ogilvy had a 3-up lead after the morning round, then shot 31 on the front nine to pull away.

A tournament that began with so much buzz over the return of Tiger Woods ended with a newfound appreciation for the match-play prowess of Ogilvy, who ran his career record to 18-3 in this fickle format.

LPGA: Lorena Ochoa won the Honda LPGA Thailand for her 25th career title, easily overcoming an early deficit and pulling away for a three-stroke victory in her season debut.

The top-ranked Mexican star, three strokes behind playing partner Paula Creamer at the start of the round, shot a 6-under 66 in overcast conditions that took the edge off the heat on the Siam Country Club's Plantation Course.

Ochoa finished at 14-under 274 and earned $217,500 for her second straight season-opening victory. Last year, she opened with a victory in Singapore in the HSBC Women's Champions and went on to win five of her first six events.

PGA: Mark Wilson took over the lead of the Mayakoba Golf Classic for good with two early birdies, yet had to fight through some wobbly play down the stretch to earn his second career victory.

The co-leader after the second and third rounds, Wilson shot a 68 to win by two strokes over J.J. Henry.

EUROPEAN: Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee won the Indonesia Open for his record 11th Asian Tour title and first European Tour win in four years, closing with a 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory.

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