Accenture Match Play suffers devastating blow after Tiger Woods and all No. 1 seeds lose
I’m staring at the brackets. It does not look good. No Tiger. No Sergio. No Vijay. No Paddy. No Anthony Kim.
The only way that the weekend can be salvaged, in terms of TV ratings, is if Phil Mickelson faces Ernie Els on Saturday. Rory McIlroy against Camillo Villegas would be fun, but not sure these young guns are well known to be a draw. Justin Leonard against Jim Furyk would be a good match-up, but these guys are not that exciting. Of course, there’s no guarantee any of these matches will occur; it all depends on what happens Friday.
The bigger problem, though, is the Sunday finals. I don’t see a really exciting matchup for TV. The Gary Player and Sam Snead side of the draw has no one exciting left from a TV audience perspective. At least the other side could produce Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, or Camillo Villegas.
Don’t get me wrong, the players remaining are all good. But the TV audience drops like a rock in water if there’s no Tiger. Unfortunately, the Accenture Match Play is not like March Madness where viewers watch for the upsets and underdogs.
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