Tiger Woods survives opening round of Match Play

Tiger Woods must be mellowing with age.

The Round of 16 is set in the 2012 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, and for Tiger Woods, there’s nothing sweet about it. Tiger was bounced in the second-round by former President’s Cup teammate Nick Watney, finishing one down after 18 holes of play. Once again, it was Tiger’s putter that proved to be costly. Tiger took 61 putts in his two rounds at Dove Mountain...

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MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ opponent in the opening round of the Match Play Championship says he’s “beatable.” There was a time when comments like that — from Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, in this case — would serve as motivation for Woods. But on Tuesday, he didn’t seem the least bit bothered except to say of the Spaniard, “He’s...

Tiger Woods couldn't buy a putt and won't be sticking around at the Match Play Championship.

Tiger Woods couldn't buy a putt and won't be sticking around at the Match Play Championship.

Tiger Woods couldn't buy a putt and won't be sticking around at the Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz. With a chance to send his match against Nick Watney into overtime, Woods missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole, losing in the second round. Watney will face Lee Westwood next. Other players who won include U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and...

Ratings for select nationally televised sporting events from Saturday, February 11 through Friday, February 17. Among the notable items: Big Numbers For Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Fueled by Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, final round coverage of the PGA Tour Pebble Beach Pro-Am earned a 4.9 final rating and 7.380 million viewers on CBS February 12 — up a whopping 113% and 115%, respectively...

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer MARANA, Ariz. -- Luke Donald has become only the third No. 1 seed to lose in the opening round of the Match Play Championship. Ernie Els built an early lead and never let go in a 5-and-4 victory over the top-ranked player in the world. A year after Donald never trailed in any of the six matches he won to capture the title, he never led against Els...

Nick Watney is one of the few players who at least admits that he looks at the brackets.

The recent Pebble Beach National Pro-Am scored a massive increase in ratings on CBS. Meanwhile, the February 12 Bulls/Celtics NBA game on ABC was down double-digits, and a Capitals/Rangers NHL game on NBC the same day was flat compared to last year. Ratings and Viewership More Than Double For Final Round of Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Final round coverage of the PGA Tour Pebble Beach National...