Matt Kuchar finally takes home the Accenture Match Play Championship title
Matt Kuchar took revenge for his defeat against Hunter Mahan in the quarter final of the 2012 Accenture Match Play Championship, by defeating his fellow American 2 and 1, in the final match of this year’s edition of the World Golf Championship.
It was Kuchar’s maiden victory in the World Golf Championships. The tournament was being played at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain, featuring some of the best players in the world of http://www.enewsportal.com/cheating-is-far-worse-than-losing-golf-feature/.
Right from the beginning of the match play event, Kuchar maintained consistency in his game and did not allow any of his rivals to take the game to the 18th hole.
He defeated Jason day 4 and 3 in the semi-final and entered the final round with confidence.
He then made a brilliant start in the final match, by securing four points on the front nine of the course, to enter the final nine with 4UP score in his favour.
Thereafter, Mahan, the defending champion, tried to make a slight comeback, by earning points on the 10th and the 11th hole.
However, Kuchar was not going to give away the game, especially after such a strong start. He earned back one point, before Mahan secured two more points on the 14th and the 16th hole.
The 17th hole witnessed him securing conceded point, which confirmed his victory in the tournament.
Talking to the reporters after recording his victory, Kuchar said that the playing conditions were really challenging and recording pars were good scores at Dove Mountain.
"The wind picked up and made things really challenging - pars are good scores,” he said.
He also expressed his pleasure in making it to the victory stand, which required him to win each and every match that he played.
"What an incredible feeling to be standing here after six matches. When these dreams come true it's a special feeling,” he said. "I was trying to do the same that Hunter did to me, but he played some great golf coming in and has a lot to be proud of”.
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