34.375% Ain’t Bad…It’s Horrendous

Thank God nobody reads this blog or I’d no doubt be swimming in a pool of derogatory comments towards my awful picks for the first round of the Accenture Match Play. 11 for 32…if this was my batting average I’d be ecstatic, but unfortunately it’s my results on something I like to think I am a pseudo-expert. It was not at all a good day for Jimothy and frankly I’m a bit embarrassed. I know this isn’t the NCAA Tournament where the difference between #1 and #64 is exponential, but c’mon, my performance was atrocious.

The Good: There really isn’t much I can say, but I’ll give it a shot. My champion and runner-up are still in the mix. Rory McIlroy and Sean O’Hair both semi-bailed me out as they cruised to victory and keeping a glimmer of redemption for my bracket. Also, as I predicted a number one seed went down…just not the guy I predicted. Good job Strick, way to defend that #1 overall seed.

The Bad: There is absolutely too much to name, but I will at least highlight the lowlights. Michael Sim. Okay I went out on a limb with this #9 seed and got burnt, but if he could’ve gotten by Ryo Isikawa, he would’ve had a #16 seed today. Henrik Stenson. I in no way could’ve seen an illness for the reigning Players Champion. He played one hole and quit…nice heart Henrik. But I’ll give you a pass for proving me right when I picked you as champ back in 2007. Ryan Moore. I assumed a guy who has had major success in match play format in his past would shine in this event. I assumed wrong. Basically every upset I picked didn’t happen and damn near every favorite I picked went down. LaMichael James thought I had a bad day yesterday.

If the forecast for Round One was dark and gloomy with heavy rain and lightning; I’m hoping Round 2 is steady drizzle. Guys that can help me today are Ian Poulter, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood, Geoff Ogilvy, and Sean O’Hair. If somehow these six guys can win, it would actually be a pretty good day for me, but with the way my soothsaying is going, I wouldn’t want to be any of those players.