AUSTRALIAN Geoff Ogilvy eased to a 4&3 victory over Paul Casey in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Tuscon, Arizona.

Ogilvy started with a birdie to go 1up and never let Casey get near him as the Englishman struggled to take his early birdie opportunities. Ogilvy was 3up after 18 holes and continued his domination into the afternoon session and closed the win a solid putt for victory on the 33^rd hole.

“The whole weekend I played fantastic,” said Ogilvy, who beat Rory McIlroy and last year’s runner-up Stewart Cink to set up the match with Casey. “I played two unbelievable players yesterday, Rory is going to be one of the best players in the world and Stewart is very hard to beat in this tournament, always up there, and then Paul today, one of the best players in the world, a really great competitor head-to-head. I’ve been on the wrong end in this final and it’s not a very nice feeling, but it’s a very satisfying week to play well, I’m really happy with this.”

Ogilvy became the second player to win the WGC-Accenture multiple times after his first win in 2006 and he was a beaten finalist a year later against Henrik Stenson.

Casey was on the hunt for his first PGA TOUR victory but the Australian was too hot to handle in the 36-hole final. “I was out of the blocks fast this afternoon and made three birdies over the first eight holes and still lost two holes, so he played great golf,” said Casey. “I threw a lot at him but he didn't flinch. It was very impressive. I have no excuses, he just played excellent golf all day.”

Ogilvy jumps to the top of The Race to Dubai standings after two European Tour appearances while Casey occupies second place.

In the third place match England's Ross Fisher lost out to last year's winner Cink 1up. 

 

 

Casey’s route to the final

 

Paul Casey  bt Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 1 up

Paul Casey  bt Mathew Goggin (Aus) 6&4

Paul Casey  bt Peter Hanson (Swe) 3&2

Paul Casey  bt Sean O'Hair (US) 4&3

Paul Casey  bt Ross Fisher (Eng) 2&1

 

Ogilvy’s route to the final

 

Geoff Ogilvy  bt Kevin Sutherland (US) at 19^th

Geoff Ogilvy  bt Shingo Katayama (Jpn) at 19^th

Geoff Ogilvy  bt Camilo Villegas (Col) 2&1

Geoff Ogilvy  bt Rory McIlroy (NI) 2&1

Geoff Ogilvy  bt Stewart Cink (US) 4&2