Australian Geoff Ogilvy won the 36-hole WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship for the second time in four years, defeating Paul Casey of England 4 and 3, at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona.Ogilvy, the 2006 champion and 2007 runner-up, had a 4-up lead in the Sunday morning session after the first nine holes. In 33 holes he had 10 birdies and an eagle, securing the win. As the winner, he wins $1,350,000. Ogilvy earned a place in Sunday's final after beating American Stewart Cink, while Casey had won an all-English semifinal against Ross Fisher. Cink won the third-place consolation match against Fisher, who was making his Match Play debut, 1 up. The tournament had marked the return of world number one Tiger Woods, who crashed out in the second round Thursday to South African Tim Clark.
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