Citizen Staff Report
Another in a series of profiles for the Accenture World Match Play Championship Feb. 25-March 1 in Marana:
Anthony Kim (USA)
Ranking: No. 11 Born: Los Angeles Age: 23 Ht/Wt: 5-10/165 Turned pro: 2006 Pro wins: 2 PGA wins: 2 Match Play record: 0-1
Notable: He finished in a tie for second in his PGA Tour debut at the 2006 Valero Texas Open. He earned his PGA Tour card through the qualifying school for the 2007 season.
Did you know? He won his first two PGA tournaments in 2008 and played a key role in the U.S. Ryder Cup victory.
Geoff Ogilvy (Australia)
Ranking: No. 8 Born: Adelaide, Australia Age: 31 Ht/Wt: 6-2/180 Turned pro: 1998 Pro wins: 5 PGA wins: 4 Majors wins: 1 Match Play record: 11-2
Notable: Ogilvy won this year’s PGA opener, the Mercedes-Benz Championship. The U.S. Open champ in 2006, he captured the WGC Match Play title in 2006 and was runner-up to Henrik Stenson in 2007.
Did you know? Ogilvy is a founding owner of MOJO Pies, “The Original Australian Pie,” located in Scottsdale.
Lee Westwood (England)
Ranking: No. 12 Born: Worksop, England Age: 35 Ht/Wt: 6-0/196 Turned pro: 1993 Pro wins: 29 PGA wins: 1 Match Play record: 4-8
Notable: At the Masters, Westwood finished tied for 11th and he just missed out on becoming the first European in 38 years to win the U.S. Open, finishing third at level-par.
Did you know? A talented teen athlete, he played rugby, cricket and football before taking up golf. In less than two years, he was the junior champion of Nottinghamshire.
MATCH PLAY INFO
Where: Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain, Marana
Tickets: 571-0400 or (866) 942-2672; www.worldgolfchampionships.com