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The golfing, dream showdown the world was eagerly anticipating failed to materialize at the World Golf Championships Match Play event.  The World’s number one and two players were due to meet in the draw, in a winner takes all match, and while Tiger kept his side of the deal, sadly Ian Poulter didn’t read the script and was knocked out by KJ Choi!

Once again golf fans were denied the dream match between the games top ranked players at the Accenture Match Play Championship which is being played at The Gallery Golf Club, Tucson Arizona. To add insult to injustice the event lost further appeal when the fans’ second choice, Phil Mickleson, was also eliminated, by Australia’s Stuart Appleby, 2 and 1.

In other matches, one of the world’s most underrated players, Boo Weekley, defeated European Ryder Cup star, Sergio Garcia, 3 and 1.  Colin Montgomerie continued a fine tradition of Match Play as he eased into the next round with a sizzling back nine to hold off American Charles Howell, having already seen off the challenge of Jim Furyk in the first round. With Master’s qualification on his mind, Montgomerie needs to make up 12 places in the rankings to reach top 50 and automatic entry.

Other surprising results and another high-profile exit, saw late entry Ernie Els succumb to an humiliating defeat against an unheralded American called Jonathan Byrd.

Tiger Woods now meets Aaron Baddeley, who earned a bye into the third round when former winner David Toms pulled out on Thursday because of a back injury, to stay on course for an eighth title in nine starts worldwide. Now that only two of the top eight seeds remain, who would bet against it?

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