HTWD Round 4 and 5 (Saturday and Sunday morning) Predictions: WGC Accenture Match Play

As the field continues to dwindle and more and more players bow out of the Accenture Match Play Championship, the stakes continue to rise. Read below to find out who we think will make big moves tomorrow en route to the Championship match on Sunday.


Quarterfinals:

Jones Bracket:

Peter Hanson vs. Mark Wilson - Two golfers who you wouldn't have expected to be the last 2 in their bracket for a spot in the final four. They are both sneaky good and like to fly under the radar, but we'll see how they react here. I think Wilson eventually takes down Hanson, 1up.

Player Bracket:

Rory McIlroy vs. Sang Moon Bae - Young stars with the potential to be elite for a very long time face off here. However, the younger Rory is much readier for this moment than Bae. That's why I think he'll take him down, 3&2.

Hogan Bracket:

Matt Kuchar vs. Hunter Mahan - Here, arguably the best American players in the game right now go head to head. This should be the most compelling and entertaining matches in this session. They both can light up a golf course, and birdies here might be needed to halve some holes. I think it's Mahan's time to earn another big win. I'm taking him 2&1.

Snead Bracket:

Lee Westwood vs. Martin Laird - These UK internationals both can crank the golf ball out there, so there might be some one-ups-manship going on. Although I feel this match will be tightly contested, I think Lee makes some clutch putts late to put away Martin, 2&1.

Semifinals (Sunday morning session):

With our predictions from above, now we'll see who we think makes it to the finals:


Hunter Mahan vs. Mark Wilson - Once again, it's American vs. American. Youth vs. Veteran. Ball striker vs. putter. Flat Bill hats vs. Visors. Any way you shape this up, it's a match of opposites. But like I stated above, I think it's Hunter's time this week. He'll win 4&3.

Rory McIlroy vs. Lee Westwood - This will be a great match to watch. They both have shots for the number one spot if they can get to the finals, which puts this match even higher on the pressure scale. And I know Lee doesn't want to lose to young Rory, so I think that will drive him to beat him, 2&1.

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So there you have it. Our final we predict is Lee Westwood vs. Hunter Mahan. How do you think it'll go down? Let us know in the comments, and get ready to watch a lot of golf tomorrow!!


EDIT: There will only be 18 holes of golf today, not 36 as I anticipated. I forgot about the change in format they created from last year where the semis and finals will both be played tomorrow. My apologies.