Filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket is one of my favorite pastimes. I think I enjoy the process of filling out the bracket even more than witnessing the tournament unfold. I know, it’s a sickness, I’m aware.
So I’m always looking for ways to get better. Follow the trends. Pick a strategy and stick with it for an entire bracket. Lay both teams out and let my dog choose. Anything that would help.
But I got a new strategy this year. The first thing that gets me really excited about the NCAA Tournament brackets is the PGA’s Match Play tournament, my favorite of the year. And with the pedestal that this blog has put me on, I am now going to predict every winner of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship….Who’s ready?!?
The Corby Jones Bracket
First Round:
- 16 Stenson over 1 Westwood (gotta nail one of these)
- 9 Kim over 8 Watney
- 5 Mollinari over 12 Moore
- 13 Choi over 4 Goosen (heavyweight matchup!)
- 6 Mollinari over 11 Laird (ummm brothers?)
- 3 Donald over 14 Hoffman
- 7 Ishikawa over 10 Schwartzel
- 2 Stricker over 15 Manassero
2nd Round:
- 9 Kim over 16 Stenson
- 5 Mollinari over 13 Choi
- 6 Mollinari over 3 Donald
- 2 Stricker over 7 Ishikawa (awfully asian dominated region)
The Hulk Hogan Bracket
First Round:
- 1 Mickelson over 16 Jones (like lefties)
- 9 Hanson over 8 Fowler
- 12 Van Pelt over 5 Oosthulzen (Scott Van Pelt’s bro)
- 4 Kuchar over 13 Hansen
- 11 Yang over 6 Quiros
- 3 Poulter over 14 Cink
- 7 Allenby over 10 Fisher (Allenby wears cool shades)
- 2 McDowell over 15 Slocum
2nd Round:
- 1 Mickelson over 9 Hanson
- 12 Van Pelt over 4 Kuchar
- 3 Poulter over 14 Cink
- 7 Allenby over 2 McDowell
The Scott Player Bracket:
First Round:
- 16 Noh over 1 Kaymer (Goal of a lifetime to call a 16 over a 1)
- 9 Rose over 8 Johnson
- 12 O’Hair over 5 Mahan
- 4 Karlsson over 13 Fujita
- 6 Jimenez over 11 Ikeda (awesome hair)
- 4 Furyk over 14 Palmer
- 7 Scott over 10 Crane
- 2 McIlroy over 15 Byrd
2nd Round:
- 16 Noh over 9 Rose
- 4 Karlsson over 12 O’Hair (diggin the double S)
- 6 Jimenez over 4 Furyk
- 2 McIlroy over 7 Scott
The Jevon Snead Bracket
- 1 Tiger over 16 Bjorn (not in my swing!)
- 9 Harrington over 8 Ogilvy
- 5 Watson over 12 Haas (Bubba alert)
- 4 Johnson over 13 Wilson (generiname fight!)
- 6 Villegas over 11 Holmes
- 14 Overton over 3 Els (The Big Easy don’t care for these gimmicks)
- 10 Day over 7 Kim
- 15 Green over 2 Casey
2nd Round:
- 1 Tiger over 9 Harrington (Come on, Tiger!)
- 5 Watson over 4 Johnson
- 6 Villegas over 14 Overton
- 15 Green over 10 Day
Sweet 16:
- 5 Mollinari over 9 Kim
- 6 Mollinari over 2 Stricker (see what I did there?)
- 1 Mickelson over 12 Van Pelt
- 3 Poulter over 7 Allenby
- 4 Karlsson over 16 Noh
- 6 Jimenez over 2 McElroy
- 5 Watson over 1 Tiger
- 15 Green over 10 Day (lookin a little too chalky)
Elite 8:
- 6 Mollinari over 5 Mollinari (partyin in their home town tonight)
- 3 Poulter over 1 Mickelson
- 6 Jimenez over 4 Karlsson
- 15 Green over 5 Watson
Final 4:
- 3 Poulter over 6 Mollinari
- 6 Jimenez over 15 Green
National Championship, er, I mean Golf Championship
3 Ian Poulter over 6 Miguel Angel Jimenez
Just 2 1/2 weeks away baby!