2015 WGC - CADILLAC MATCH PLAY....APRIL 27th - MAY 3rd

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WGC - Cadillac Match Play

 

 

 

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WGC - Cadillac Match Play

 

 

WGC - Cadillac Match Play

 

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• FIELD: The 64-man field is set.

 

• FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 550 points.

 

• COURSE: TPC Harding Park, 7,115 yards, par 71. First opened in 1925 along Lake Merced, the Willie Watson/Sam Whiting design is enjoying a second heyday following a major restoration to save the historic course from decay. Best known for producing U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi and longtime host of the San Francisco City Championship, Harding Park fell into disrepair in the 1980s until former USGA president Sandy Tatum stepped in. Backed by the PGA TOUR, the course underwent a 15-month renovation with the intent of hosting a WGC event. Tiger Woods won the 2005 WGC-Cadillac Championship at TPC Harding Park, beating John Daly in a playoff, and the Presidents Cup made a visit four years later.

 

** TPC Harding Park will be rerouted for the WGC this week. Front 9: 10, 11, 12, 13, 4, 5, 6, 2, 3. Back 9: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1, 7, 8, 9 **

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• CHARITY: The First Tee is the primary beneficiary of World Golf Championships events. Proceeds are shared with local charities, which have received more than $14 million since the tournament’s inception in 1999.

 

• FIELD WATCH: New Masters champion Jordan Spieth and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy head the revamped brackets as all but two of the top 64 players in the Official World Golf Ranking converge on the California coast. … Former world No. 1 Luke Donald will bypass the event to attend his brother’s wedding; Tim Clark is sidelined with another elbow flareup. Their absences open the door for No. 65 Miguel Angel Jimenez and No. 66 Francesco Molinari. … Phil Mickelson will compete for just the second time in the past six WGC-Cadillac Match Plays, as the previous date usually conflicted with his children's spring break.

 

• LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: 9 & 8, Tiger Woods def. Stephen Ames (1st round, 2006 at La Costa Resort & Spa).

 

• LONGEST MATCH: 26 holes, Mike Weir def. Loren Roberts (1st round, 2003 at La Costa), and Scott Verplank def. Lee Westwood (1st round, 2006 at La Costa).

 

• LAST YEAR: Australia’s Jason Day survived Victor Dubuisson’s display of escape artistry down the stretch to finally claim his first World Golf Championships trophy with a birdie on the fifth extra hole at Dove Mountain. Day stood on the verge of winning at 2-up with two holes left, only to see his French foe sink a 15-foot birdie putt at No. 17 and win the 18th with a par-save from the bunker. Dubuisson went long with his approach at the first extra hole, but hammered his pitch through cactus needles and a TV cable to see it crawl within 4 feet for par. The next hole was much the same, as Dubuisson whacked a wedge through desert bush and rocks to save par again. Three holes later, Day finally ended it with a pitch to 4 feet for a winning birdie.

 

 

• STORYLINES: A new round-robin format in the opening stage keeps everyone around through Friday, eliminating the specter of a “Bloody Wednesday” that has sent top draws packing after one round. Players now are grouped into 16 four-man pods, with group winners moving into a single-elimination bracket for the weekend. … Each of the top 16 in Monday’s Official World Golf Ranking will be placed atop a group, with the other slots filled via blind draws from players ranked Nos. 17-32, Nos. 33-48 and the remainder. … Day, already a 2015 winner at the Farmers Insurance Open, seeks to join Tiger Woods (2003-04) as the WGC-Cadillac Match Play’s only back-to-back champions. He now sports a 14-3 record in the event, having reached the semifinals one year earlier.

 

• SHORT CHIPS: England’s Andy Sullivan, twice a winner in South Africa this year, and Ben Martin (Shriners Hospitals for Children Open) are set to make their WGC debuts. Nine others will tee it up in their first WGC-Cadillac Match Play. … The old format produced 39 first-round upsets in the past three years – a 40 percent success rate for the underdogs. Two of those three opening rounds ended with 15 upsets. … The event will be on the move again in 2016, relocating to Austin, Texas, and a date two weeks before the Masters.

 

• TELEVISION: Wednesday-Thursday, 4-10 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Friday, 5-10 p.m. (GC); Saturday, 3-7:30 p.m. (GC), 7:30-11 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (GC), 2-6 p.m. (NBC).

 

• RADIO: Wednesday-Friday, 4-10 p.m. ET.; Saturday, 3-11 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.COM).

 

• SCHEDULE

All times are subject to change

 

Monday, April 27

 

Bracket Announcement: 9:00 a.m.

 

Practice Round for Professionals

Gates Open: 7:00 a.m.

 

Tuesday, April 28

 

Practice Round for Professionals

 

Official Pro-Am

 

Gates Open: 7:00 a.m.

 

Wednesday, April 29

 

Competition Round 1

Gates Open: 9:00 a.m.

 

Opening Ceremony: 9:20 a.m.

 

Group Play: Thirty-Two Matches

Approximate Tee Times: 9:50 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

Thursday, April 30

 

Competition Round 2

Gates Open: 9:00 a.m.

 

Group Play: Thirty-Two Matches

Approximate Tee Times: 9:50 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

San Francisco Championship Trophies (Giants, 49ers, Warriors) Appearance at the Bracket board display by 18 green

 

Friday, May 1

 

Competition Round 3

Gates Open: 9:00 a.m.

 

Group Play: Thirty-Two Matches

Approximate Tee Times: 9:50 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, May 2

 

Gates Open: 8:00 a.m.

 

Round of 16 - Single Elimination

8 Matches - Morning

Approximate Tee Times: 9:20 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

 

Quarterfinals - Single Elimination

4 Matches - Afternoon

Approximate Tee Times: 2:50 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.

 

William Hill Winemaker on site: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Golden Gate Terrace, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the William Hill Estate Wine Lounge

 

Sunday, May 3

 

Gates Open: 6:00 a.m.

 

Semi-Finals

2 Matches - Morning

Approximate Tee Times: 6:45 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.

 

Consolation/Final

2 Matches - Afternoon

Approximate Tee Times: 11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

 

Trophy Ceremony immediately following play

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[url="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/news/2015/04/26/phil-mickelson-withdraw.html"][b]Mickelson withdraws from WGC-Cadillac Match Play[/b][/url]

April 26, 2015

[b]San Francisco, CA -- [/b]With Justin Rose's victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and Lee Westwood winning the Asian Tour's Indonesian Masters, the Official World Golf Ranking is now in place to seed the 64 players who last week qualified for the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play at TPC Harding Park on April 27-May 3. Additionally, 42-time PGA TOUR winner Phil Mickelson has officially withdrawn from the event, citing personal reasons, making Finland's Mikko Ilonen the final player in the field.

"I'm really happy with the new format and TPC Harding Park is a terrific setting for match play, so it's unfortunate that I won't be able to play this year," said Mickelson.

The seeding for the tournament is as follows:

Seed/Player/Country
1. Rory McIlroy, N Ireland
2. Jordan Spieth, USA
3. Henrik Stenson, Sweden
4. Bubba Watson, USA
5. Jim Furyk, USA
6. Justin Rose, England
7. Jason Day, Australia
8. Dustin Johnson, USA
9. Adam Scott, Australia
10. Sergio Garcia, Spain
11. Jimmy Walker, USA
12. J.B. Holmes, USA
13. Rickie Fowler, USA
14. Matt Kuchar, USA
15. Patrick Reed, USA
16. Hideki Matsuyama, Japan
17. Martin Kaymer, Germany
18. Billy Horschel, USA
19 .Brooks Koepka, USA
20. Kevin Na, USA
21. Victor Dubuisson, France

Seed/Player/Country
22. Ryan Palmer, USA
23. Bill Haas, USA
24. Zach Johnson, USA
25. Chris Kirk, USA
26. Lee Westwood, England
27. Ian Poulter, England
28. Ryan Moore, USA
29. Louis Oosthuizen, S. Africa
30. Jamie Donaldson, Wales
31. Hunter Mahan, USA
32. Graeme McDowell, N Ireland
33. Keegan Bradley, USA
34. Anirban Lahiri, India
35. Brandt Snedeker, USA
36. Paul Casey, England
37. Charl Schwartzel, S. Africa
38. Branden Grace, S. Africa
39. Bernd Wiesberger, Austria
40. Matt Every, USA
41. Stephen Gallacher, Scotland
42. Brendon Todd, USA
43. Joost Luiten, NED

Seed/Player/Country
44. Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand
45. Russell Henley, USA
46. Webb Simpson, USA
47. Shane Lowry, Ireland
48. Danny Willett, England
49. Charley Hoffman, USA
50. Gary Woodland, USA
51. Marc Warren, Scotland
52. Alexander Levy, France
53. Jason Dufner, USA
54. Tommy Fleetwood, England
55. Harris English, USA
56. Marc Leishman, Australia
57. Andy Sullivan, England
58. Matt Jones, Australia
59. George Coetzee, S. Africa
60. John Senden, Australia
61. Ben Martin, USA
62. Mikko Ilonen, Finland
63. Miguel A Jimenez, Spain
64. Francesco Molinari, Italy

The new player selection process determining the groupings that will complete the competition bracket for the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play will be showcased live on a GolfCentral Special airing Monday, April 27 at noon ET, on Golf Channel.

The new format this year will assign the top seed for each of the 16 four-player groups based on the top 16 players in order of their position in the Official World Golf Ranking. The remaining three players in each group will be determined by a blind draw from each of three pools depending on their standing in the OWGR (17-32, 33-48 and 49-64). Each group will play round-robin matches within their group Wednesday through Friday. The player with the best record in each group advances to the Round of 16 for single-elimination match play.

Using the rankings noted above, the player pools for the draw show are shown below.

Top 16
1. Rory McIlroy
2. Jordan Spieth
3. Henrik Stenson
4. Bubba Watson
5. Jim Furyk
6. Justin Rose
7. Jason Day
8. Dustin Johnson
9. Adam Scott
10. Sergio Garcia
11. Jimmy Walker
12. JB Holmes
13. Rickie Fowler
14. Matt Kuchar
15. Patrick Reed
16. Hideki Matsuyama

Group 17-32
17. Martin Kaymer
18. Billy Horschel
19. Brooks Koepka
20. Kevin Na
21. Victor Dubuisson
22. Ryan Palmer
23. Bill Haas
24. Zach Johnson
25. Chris Kirk
26. Lee Westwood
27. Ian Poulter
28. Ryan Moore
29. Louis Oosthuizen
30. Jamie Donaldson
31. Hunter Mahan
32. Graeme McDowell

Group 33-48
33. Keegan Bradley
34. Anirban Lahiri
35. Brandt Snedeker
36. Paul Casey
37. Charl Schwartzel
38. Branden Grace
39. Bernd Wiesberger
40. Matt Every
41. Stephen Gallacher
42. Brendon Todd
43. Joost Luiten
44. Thongchai Jaidee
45. Russell Henley
46. Webb Simpson
47. Shane Lowry
48. Danny Willett

Group 49-64
49. Charley Hoffman
50. Gary Woodland
51. Marc Warren
52. Alexander Levy
53. Jason Dufner
54. Tommy Fleetwood
55. Harris English
56. Marc Leishman
57. Andy Sullivan
58. Matt Jones
59. George Coetzee
60. John Senden
61. Ben Martin
62. Mikko Ilonen
63. Miguel A. Jimenez
64. Francesco Molinari

"We are excited about the 64 players who are coming to the Bay Area for the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play," said Tom Clark, executive director. "The format is going to make for some of the most exciting golf of the season at a tremendous venue in an area that loves golf. Fans should get their tickets now to see these great players square off in a rare match-play competition."

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[url="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/news/2015/03/18/match-play-drawing-process.html"][b]WGC-Cadillac Match Play's new drawing process[/b][/url]

[i]Players will be selected from four pools to establish group match-ups[/i]

March 18, 2015

[b]SAN FRANCISCO – [/b]Tournament officials at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play announced today a new selection process for how the 16 groups of the event’s new group-play format will be determined. As previously announced, the top seed for each of the 16 four-player groups will remain the top 16 players in order of their position in the Official World Golf Ranking. However, on Monday, April 27, at noon ET, the remaining three players in each group will be determined by a blind draw from each of three pools depending on their standing in the OWGR. The World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play comes to TPC Harding Park in San Francisco from April 27 - May 3 and will feature 33 hours of live coverage on Golf Channel and NBC, the most ever for this event.

Under the guidance of the PGA TOUR Competitions Officials, the drawings will be from Golf Channel’s Golf Central studio in Orlando as part of a live telecast. The 90-minute selection show will televise the draw, analyze the groups and feature live shots from San Francisco to get comments and reaction. Groups will be posted live to PGATOUR.COM and fans will be able to follow analysis and commentary throughout the draw. A live stream will also be available at PGATOUR.COM and GolfChannel.com through the Golf Live Extra application as well through the PGA TOUR mobile apps.

With the new format in place the three remaining pools will be as follows:

• Pool 1 – Players seeded 17-32

• Pool 2 – Players seeded 33-48

• Pool 3 – Players seeded 49-64

“We think this model for determining the 16 groups at the Cadillac Match Play will add intrigue and excitement to the event,” said PGA TOUR Executive Vice President, Chief of Operations Andy Pazder. “This system maintains competitive balance in each of the 16 groups, yet allows us to create discussion and conversation over a variety of platforms when the groups are announced. This will enable the Cadillac Match Play to have a unique live draw announcement.”

“I think this is a very cool concept,” said No. 1 player in the world Rory McIlroy. “I’m excited to see who I end up paired against. The new group format as a whole is going to make for a very exciting three rounds.”

Each four-man group will play round-robin matches on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The player with the best record in each group advances to the Round of 16 for single-elimination match play (in the event of a two-way tie in a group, head-to-head results will be used as the tiebreaker; a three-way tie will require a sudden-death playoff). After the three days of group play are completed, the Round of 16 will be played Saturday morning, followed by the Quarterfinals Saturday afternoon. The Semifinals will be Sunday morning, followed by the Championship Match and Consolation Match on Sunday afternoon. This means that fans are guaranteed to see the field in its entirety during the first three days of competition before players begin being eliminated.

Fans can add their own flavor once the groups are chosen by playing along with the PGA TOUR's World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play Fantasy Game presented by Dell.

The event is the only official tournament on the PGA TOUR schedule with a match-play format. The tournament moved from a traditional February date and will now be held April 27 - May 3, the week prior to THE PLAYERS Championship, and will be televised live on Golf Channel and NBC in the U.S. with 33 hours of coverage, including Saturday’s primetime coverage on NBC following the network’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby.

Selection Show Broadcast Details:

• Live, Monday April 27, 2015, Noon Eastern

• Live coverage on Golf Channel’s Golf Central Special

• PGATOUR.COM and mobile apps will include a live stream, live brackets, commentary and analysis

• GolfChannel.com live stream via Golf Live Extra, including live commentary and analysis

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Cadillac Match Play Dell Bracket Challenge

 

[Shankieboink]

New format will be much better in my opinion!

[BoogieThumper]

I'll be there on Friday

[PGArox]

Harding Park is beautiful. Really looking forward to this event. New format helps.

[imakaveli]

Thanks for the thread!

[kemau]

[quote name='imakaveli' timestamp='1430147583' post='11450903']
Thanks for the thread!
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[Arpeggi]

New format sounds awesome. And more matches!

[pappaf2]

Group 4 looks like fun to watch:
[url="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/bubba-watson.htm"]Bubba Watson[/url]
[url="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/louis-oosthuizen.htm"]Louis Oosthuizen[/url]
[url="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/people/keegan-bradley.htm"]Keegan Bradley[/url][color=#323232] [/color]
[color=#323232]Miguel Angel Jimenez [/color]

[Lesmond]

[quote name='BoogieThumper' timestamp='1430146550' post='11450765']
I'll be there on Friday
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I'll be there for practice round on Tuesday, tomorrow.

And another tournament today that is TBD.

[2putttom]

[quote name='BoogieThumper' timestamp='1430146550' post='11450765']
I'll be there on Friday
[/quote]Saturday for me .... I'm glad to see Bay Area venues added to the rotation.

[DavePelz4]

They've changed the course routing for this event so the traditional course isn't what they'll be playing. What could also bring excitement to this is a potential Friday playoff inside of pods where there is a 3-way tie.

[Lesmond]

Has the tee times for the pro-am and Wednesday first round been announced? I can't find it.

[GC70]

[quote name='Lesmond' timestamp='1430158353' post='11452239']
Has the tee times for the pro-am and Wednesday first round been announced? I can't find it.
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Do they have a Pro - am for this tournament?

[Lesmond]

[quote name='MNNikeGuy' timestamp='1430158638' post='11452275']
[quote name='Lesmond' timestamp='1430158353' post='11452239']
Has the tee times for the pro-am and Wednesday first round been announced? I can't find it.
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Do they have a Pro - am for this tournament?
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Yeah, I think on Tuesday since Tournament starts a day earlier.

[Lesmond]

[hwc1954]

Yes. There is a pro-am on Tuesday. Tee times on Wed, Thurs, Fri are 9:50 am thru 3:00 pm (Pacific).

Here's the schedule:

http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/schedule.html

[Lesmond]

[quote name='hwc1954' timestamp='1430159824' post='11452457']
Yes. There is a pro-am on Tuesday. Tee times on Wed, Thurs, Fri are 9:50 am thru 3:00 pm (Pacific).

Here's the schedule:

[url="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/schedule.html"]http://www.worldgolf...y/schedule.html[/url]
[/quote]

Thanks, I seen that on the top of page.

I wanted to know which certain players tee off on the pro-am so I can watch them play.

More importantly, Rory Mcilroy so I can follow him around.

[KrazyTrain18]

Can't wait, excellent venue and much better format !

[Arizonalefty59]

Group 1 is insane!!!!!! Let's go Duf!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hwc1954]

I think Rory is a big loser in this draw. Horschel, Snedeker, and Duffner can all be pesky for a round or two. The saving grace for Rory is that Horschel, Snedeker, and Duffner have all been off-form a lot lately. But, match play is always a bit of crap shoot.

I would not really want to tee it up against Graeme McDowell in match play, either.

Justin Rose and Patrick Read got nice soft groups. I think you can pretty much pencil them in for the weekend.

Spieth didn't draw a murder's row. Westwood will be cagey, but unless he holes a lot of chips, Spieth's putter should prevail over a rapid declining Westwood. Ilonen and Every don't seem to be riding hot hands. The Arnold Palmer win looks like a fluke that hasn't been backed up at all before or after.

[kemau]

[quote name='MNNikeGuy' timestamp='1430158638' post='11452275']
[quote name='Lesmond' timestamp='1430158353' post='11452239']
Has the tee times for the pro-am and Wednesday first round been announced? I can't find it.
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Do they have a Pro - am for this tournament?
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[color=#000000][size=4][b][background=transparent]• SCHEDULE[/background][/b][/size][/color]
[color=#000000][size=4][i][background=transparent]All times are subject to change[/background][/i][/size][/color]

[u][u][color=#000000][size=4][background=transparent]Tuesday, April 28[/background][/size][/color][/u][/u]

[color=#000000][size=4][background=transparent]Practice Round for Professionals[/background][/size][/color]

[color=#000000][size=4][background=transparent]Official Pro-Am[/background][/size][/color]

[color=#000000][size=4][background=transparent]Gates Open: 7:00 a.m.[/background][/size][/color]

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[url="http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-match-play/format.html"][size=4][b][color="#000000"]Glossary of Match-Play Terminology[/color][/b][/size][/url][size="2"] [/size]
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[size=4][color="#000000"][b]Match Play: [/b]Match play is the game played by holes.[/color][/size][size="2"] [/size]
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[size=4][color="#000000"][b]Opponent: [/b]In match play it is never a competitor, always an opponent or player.[/color][/size][size="2"] [/size]
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[size=4][color="#000000"][b]Reckoning of Hole (status of match):[/b] Reckoning of holes is kept by the terms: so many “holes up,” or “all square” and so many “holes to play.”[/color][/size][size="2"] [/size]
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[size=4][color="#000000"][b]Halved Hole: [/b]A hole is halved when each side holes out in the same number of strokes.[/color][/size][size="2"] [/size]
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[size=4][color="#000000"][b]All Square:[/b] A match is all square when each side has won the same number of holes as the other side, or when each hole has been halved.[/color][/size][size="2"] [/size]
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[size=4][color="#000000"][b]Concession of next stroke, hole or match (Rule 2-4): [/b]When the opponent’s ball is at rest or is deemed to be at rest under Rule 16-2, the player may concede the opponent to have holed out with his next stroke and the ball may be removed by either side with a club or otherwise. A player may concede a hole or a match at any time prior to the conclusion of the hole or the match. Concession of a stroke, hole or match may not be declined or withdrawn.[/color][/size]

[i*windows]

If you have my app -which you won't, then it doesn't work for this tourney and i probably will never fix it.... sorry

[legitimategolf]

 

This photo really captures Rory's season so far. He seems quite bored by it all.

[Whiskey_fire]

Anyone get to make picks yet? When I go to the link and sign in its the bracket but no players to pick

[bscinstnct]

 

This photo really captures Rory's season so far. He seems quite bored by it all.

 

Seems focused...on something

 

 

Rory McIlroy is going the extra mile to ensure he's at ringside for Saturday's mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.

The world No 1 will be playing in the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship in San Francisco this weekend, but will make the 570 mile trip to the MGM Grand before heading straight back after the fight.

This will mean, if McIlroy is still around after the quarter-finals of the Championship on Saturday, the sports fan will fly by private jet to the fight, before completing the 1,140 mile round-trip in order to get up early for the semis the following morning.

 

http://www.dailymail...y-Pacquiao.html