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Tiger can't climb the mountain.
The HSBC World Matchplay 2006 - Wentworth - Day 1 Thursday 14th September. The excitement of having a certain T Woods in the field for the 2006 HSBC was more than evident with the chatter and general hullabaloo for several thousand people lining the first fairway at 9.30, ready to see the great man perform. They were in for a shock on a day when some players played superbly and some played just good
HSBC - Wrapping up the 1st Round
This is the news from Friday morning as the first round of matches in the HSBC World Matchplay 2004 were completed at Wentworth on a thankfully dry by grey morning. The suspension of play, on Thursday and 6.20, had left six of the seven matches delicately poised, with only 12&11 winner Retief Goosen able to enjoy a leisurely breakfast.
Autumn golf – playing until its dark.
The 2004 HSBC World Matchplay finally got underway at 10.50 this morning, through the efforts of 40 or more green staff – not just those from the three courses at Wentworth. Drafted in were helpers from Sunningdale to ensure that the richest first prize in golf and 41 years of history were going to be played for over the full distance
The HSBC World Matchplay – Day 1
Lovely day, lovely golf from Chad Campbell. Campbell lists ‘Hunting’ as his special interests and he made the perfect start against Freddie Jacobsen, a quarry who the American would have known was of the ‘tough’ breed of golfer, the sort of player who makes the most of every round he plays. Birdie, birdie, eagle was good enough for three up after four and despite a 6 at the 8th, Campbell was 5 up after 10 and looking in control.
The HSBC – Leaney vs Clark
‘I feel like we wasted time out there this morning’, said Clark after his finishing birdie made this match all square. Leaney was more impassive about the first 18, ‘I got off to a nice start but Tim birdied the 9th and 10th and it was that type of morning all round.’
The HSBC – Singh vs Cejka
AM - ‘That was an unbelievable start for me. Exactly what I was looking for’, said Singh, lunching 6 up against Cejka, ‘I chipped in at the 1st, holed from 40ft at the 2nd and then Alex gave me the third. ‘The swirling wind made things difficult all day and I tried just to keep the ball in play.’