Underdog Ogilvy wins Matchplay title

Australian Geoff Ogilvy, seeded only 52nd of the 64 players who began the week, became yet another shock winner of the Accenture Match Play Championship at La Costa.

Australian Geoff Ogilvy, seeded only 52nd of the 64 players who began the week, became yet another shock winner of the Accenture Match Play Championship at La Costa.

The 28-year-old from Adelaide, whose only previous US PGA Tour victory was in Tucson a year ago while all the big guns were competing in the Match Play, completed a remarkable week when he beat American star Davis Love three and two in the 36-hole final.

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