Well, the final of this Match Play event turned out to be a rather one sided affair, with Geoff Ogilvy defeating Paul Casey by 4 & 3 to lift the $1.4 first prize.
Casey got of to a nervous start, missing a short putt on the first hole for a birdie and a half, and that sort of set the tone for the day. Ogilvy just played relentless golf and anytime Casey looked to be getting near him he just stepped it up a gear and pulled away again.
In the morning round, playing the 10th hole, Casey, who was already four down, holed his 6 iron second shot for eagle and a win, and you start to think we may have a game here. Then at the next hole, Ogilvy, who had been in trouble all the way up the par 5, chips in from the front of the green for an unlikely par and Casey misses his par putt and he's back to four down.
And that was just how it went all day. Ogilvy finished the morning round 3 up, birdied the opening hole of the afternoon round to go back to 4 up, and it was then just a case of consolidating his position from there.
Casey, who has yet to win in America, maybe played a bit cautious to give himself much of a chance. He can hit the ball a lot further than Ogilvy but most of the time was content to hit 3 wood from the tee rather than go with driver and leave himself with a much shorter second shot.
In saying that, the mood Ogilvy was in it probably didn't matter what Casey had done. Right from the start he looked so calm and focused and determined to win.
In the third place match American Stewart Cink edged out Ross Fisher at the 18th to win 1 up.
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