Paula Creamer, I mean Ian Poulter dressed in pink, won the Accenture World Match Play. This was the first PGA Tour win for Poulter and really takes his status to the next level. He played great all week, capping it off with a dominating victory over Sergio Garcia in the semi-finals and then taking out fellow Englishman Paul Casey in the finals.
A few years ago he took a lot of heat for saying if he plays to his potential, then he and Tiger are the top two players in the world. Not exactly at that point yet but he's definitely moving his way up the charts. At least he provides some flash and excitement to the game.
Paul Casey finished as runner up at Match Play for the second consecutive year and his game is looking very sharp now that he's healthy again. Casey also just made headlines for donating 100k to charity in Houston.
Camillo Villegas played great as well at the Match Play and should have beat Casey in the semi-finals but missed a 2 1/2 foot putt for the victory on the 23rd hole. Although unfortunate, a 3rd place finish was a pretty good way to start his season. He also hit one of the most ridiculous bunker shots ever when he played an explosion shot with a pitching wedge from 70 yards to one foot. David Feherty, CBS announcer, called it the best bunker shot he ever saw.
Sergio Garcia seems to cry every time something goes wrong. This time it was the cold weather, rain, wind, and Poulter taking a favorable ruling during their match. Either way, Garcia got crushed by both Poulter in the semi-finals and in the consolation to Villegas.
TIGER WOODS:
You may have heard about some speech Tiger gave this past Friday. He supposedly had a few viewers.
His speech affected the Stock Market.
The Dalai Lama weighed in on Tiger, although he said he had never heard of him prior to his speech.
Steve Williams, Tiger's caddie, will not allow heckling when he returns. There are going to be a lot of incidents.
TMZ reports Tiger is now in Mesa for rehab. Not sure why they have pictures of his plane but not him.
His boy Roger Federer wants him back on the golf course. Don't we all.
OTHER WINNERS OF THE WEEK:
Cameron Beckman wins the Mayacoba Golf Classic.
Ai Miyazato wins the PTT LPGA Honda in Thailand
Bernard Langer wins the Allianz Championship on the Senior Tour.
Ian Poulter photo / AP - Nam Huh
