Woods is a three-time winner of the Match Play Championship

However, he's coming off 12 months in which he won money titles for the PGA Tour and European Tour, and won a career-high four tournaments, beginning with the Match Play Championship. Donald am dominant at Dove Mountain last year that they never played the 18th hole all week in competition.

``He had an incredible year this past year, and having world No. 1. So she has a lot opting for him,'' Els said. ``It's 18 holes, you already know? It is not like I'm the worst match-play player on earth, either. I think I am aware a few things i need to do. You have got to keep your discount golf clubs ball in play. You should maintain it in use almost every hole, because he'll maintain every hole.

``It's basically that can maximize putts making one of the most birdies,'' he said. ``So we'll take it from there.''

U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy makes his PGA Tour debut this season if you take on George Coetzee, that's playing for the first time ever in the united states like a pro. Coetzee got in when Casey's shoulder injury from snowboarding had not been fully healed.

Lee Westwood will be the No. 3 seed Ping G15 Fairway Wood and definately will play Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium. Martin Kaymer, who lost within the championship match to Donald last year, is the No. 4 seed and opens with Greg Chalmers of Australia.

Match Play is set with examples of people who play good rounds and lose to someone who made an additional birdie, and guys who can't break par who will be lucky enough to play someone more serious.

Only twice gets the No. 1 seed lost within the first round - Woods in 2002 and Steve Stricker this season.

Stricker, your fifth seed who opens against Kevin Na, is coming off a five-week break designed to keep his head fresh and make up strength in  Mizuno JPX-800 Irons their left arm, a product of the neck injury.

No one knows the length of time they're going to stay. The smart players don't even bother looking ahead in the bracket to determine whom they may face over the following round. Ben Crane opens with Bubba Watson, interesting in that their caddies are sharing a room this week. One will likely be looking over Wednesday