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Geoff Ogilvy triumphs

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CHAMPION: Geoff Ogilvy of Australia holds the trophy after winning his match against Paul Casey.

Arizona: Geoff Ogilvy won the Accenture Match Play Championship for the second time in four years with a 4-and-3 victory over Paul Casey of England to stake his claim as the best in the world at match play.

It was Ogilvy’s third World Golf Championships (WGC) title, following his successes in the 2006 Accenture Match Play Championship and last year’s CA Championship in Miami, and will lift him to fourth in the world rankings on Monday.

In a relentless performance at Dove Mountain, the 31-year-old Australian did not trail over the final 63 holes of the tournament and did not have a bogey over the last 57 holes.

He took the lead with a 6-foot birdie on the first hole on Sunday of a 36-hole title match, and never gave Casey a chance. Ogilvy had a 3-up lead after the morning round, then shot 31 on the front nine to pull away.

A tournament that began with so much buzz over the return of Tiger Woods ended with a newfound appreciation for the match-play prowess of Ogilvy, who ran his career record to 18-3 in this fickle format.

“The best thing I can say is I enjoy the format,” Ogilvy said. “Generally, when you enjoy something, you do it well.”

Ogilvy won his third World Golf Championship, the most of any player besides Woods, who has won 15 of these elite events. — AP

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