Henley and Bubba Advance at Accenture Match Play

Russell Henley and Bubba Watson were both victorious in their first round matches in the Accenture Match Play Championship played at Dove Mountain in Marana, AZ.

Henley, who was making his first appearance in a world golf championship thanks to his current world ranking of 58th, beat Charl Schwartzel 1 up in a match that lasted over two days due to a weather delay caused by snow.   Schwartzel, who is currently the 11th ranked player in the world and has already won twice this year around the world, was never ahead in his match against Henley.  Russell will now face Jason Day, the 43rd ranked player in the world, today beginning at 12:20.

Bubba, who is currently the 10th ranked player in the world, dispatched Chris Wood in the fist round by a final score of 2&1.  Bubba will now square off against Jim Furyk in the round of 32.

Both Henley and Bubba are in the Bobby Jones bracket and could face each other if they both happen to win their matches in the second round and create a Bulldog vs. Bulldog match up.

Live scoring can be followed at www.pgatour.com and live television coverage will begin at 1:00 pm.on The Golf Channel.