MARANA, Ariz. — Geoff Ogilvy finished off a remarkable weekend at Dove Mountain on Sunday with a 4-and-3 victory over Paul Casey to win the Accenture Match Play Championship for the second time in four years.
He played 66 holes on the weekend in 25-under par. He never trailed the final 63 holes of this event, mowing down teenage sensation Rory McIlroy and Stewart Cink on Saturday and never giving Casey a chance in the title match.
“The thing I’ll remember is I beat some really good players, and I beat them well,” Ogilvy said. “I played better and better during the week. Every round, I played better, which doesn’t often happen in golf.”
He saved his best against Casey, building a 3-up lead after the morning round, then pouring it on.
“This afternoon, three birdies in the first eight holes and I still lost two holes,” Casey said. “Geoff was exceptional.”
Cink defeated Ross Fisher in the consolation match with a birdie on the 18th hole for a 1-up victory.
Ochoa earns 25th career victory
PATTAYA, Thailand — Lorena Ochoa won the Honda LPGA Thailand for her 25th career title, overcoming an early deficit and pulling away for a three-stroke victory.
The top-ranked Mexican star, three strokes behind playing partner Paula Creamer at the start of the round, shot a 6-under-par 66. Ochoa finished at 14-under 274 — shooting 71-69-68 the first three days — for her second straight season-opening victory.
Footnotes.
Mark Wilson won the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, for his second PGA Tour title, shooting a 13-under 267 (68) for a two-stroke victory over J.J. Henry. . . . Australia’s Alistair Presnell won the Moonah Classic in Fingal, Australia, birdieing the 18th hole for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke victory over Peter O’Malley. . . . Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee won the Indonesia Open in Bali for his record 11th Asian Tour title, closing with a 3-under 69.
