Sybase Match Play Championship Thursday: Inkster Takes Down Pettersen in 21 Holes

Just for the humiliation factor, I'm putting my picks (in CAPS, and, far too often, STRIKETHROUGH) for the 1st round of the Sybase Match Play Championship next to the actual results (in BOLD):

Whitworth Bracket

Ji-Yai Shin (1) v. Kyeong Bae (42): SHIN 3&2
Hee-Won Han (32) v. Mika Miyazato (38): M. MIYAZATO HAN 2&1
Brittany Lincicome (16) v. Beatriz Recari (62): LINCICOME RECARI 1-up
Se Ri Pak (17) v. Azahara Munoz (54): PAK MUNOZ 3&2
Michelle Wie (8) v. Stacy Prammanasudh (50): WIE 2-up
Hee Young Park (25) v. Ji Young Oh (33): H.Y. PARK 19 holes
Na Yeon Choi (9) v. Karine Icher (57): N.Y. CHOI ICHER 4&3
Eun-Hee Ji (24) v. Janice Moodie (49): MOODIE JI 22 holes

Berg Bracket

Ya Ni Tseng (4) v. Wendy Ward (43): TSENG 2&1
Candie Kung (29) v. Natalie Gulbis (44): KUNG 5&4
Inbee Park (13) v. Laura Diaz (58): I. PARK 4&3
Maria Hjorth (20) v. Shanshan Feng (45): HJORTH 2&1
Cristie Kerr (5) v. Meaghan Francella (53): KERR 4&3
Sun Young Yoo (28) v. Karen Stupples (34): STUPPLES YOO 3&2
Song-Hee Kim (12) v. Nicole Castrale (52): S.H. KIM 2&1
Momoko Ueda (21) v. Vicky Hurst (37): UEDA 3&1

Wright Bracket

Ai Miyazato (2) v. Jeong Jang (51): A. MIYAZATO 4&3
M.J. Hur (31) v. Hye Jung Choi (60): H.J. CHOI HUR 1-up
Catriona Matthew (15) v. Grace Park (64): MATTHEW 1-up
Kristy McPherson (18) v. Meena Lee (47): MCPHERSON 3&2
Karrie Webb (7) v. Eunjung Yi (36): WEBB 4&3
Stacy Lewis (26) v. Amanda Blumenherst (55): BLUMENHERST 1-up
Angela Stanford (10) v. Amy Hung (60): STANFORD 4&3
Brittany Lang (23) v. Pat Hurst (41): LANG P. HURST 19 holes

Sorenstam Bracket

Suzann Pettersen (3) v. Juli Inkster (35): PETTERSEN INKSTER 21 holes
Amy Yang (30) v. Michele Redman (39): YANG 19 holes
Morgan Pressel (14) v. Jimin Kang (56): PRESSEL 20 holes
Sophie Gustafson (19) v. Na On Min (63): GUSTAFSON 5&4
Anna Nordqvist (6) v. Shi Hyun Ahn (48): NORDQVIST AHN 2-up
Jee Young Lee (27) v. Christina Kim (40): J.Y. LEE 4&2
In-Kyung Kim (11) v. Haeji Kang (61): I.K. KIM H. Kang 1-up
Katherine Hull (24) v. Sandra Gal (46): HULL GAL 1-up

More to come!

[Update 1 (6:54 pm): For many good tidbits from 1st-round play, check out the Sybase twitter page. Here are the 2nd-round match-ups, with my picks from before the tournament started in CAPS and, unfortunately STRIKETHROUGH:

Whitworth Bracket
Ji-Yai Shin (1) v. Hee-Won Han (32): SHIN
Beatriz Recari (62) v. Azahara Munoz (54): PAK
Michelle Wie (8) v. Hee Young Park (25): WIE
Karine Icher (57) v. Eun-Hee Ji (24): N.Y. CHOI

Berg Bracket
Ya Ni Tseng (4) v. Candie Kung (29): TSENG
Inbee Park (13) v. Maria Hjorth (20): I. PARK
Cristie Kerr (5) v. Sun Young Yoo (28): KERR
Song-Hee Kim (12) v. Momoko Ueda (21): S.H. KIM

Wright Bracket
Ai Miyazato (2) v. M.J. Hur (31): A. MIYAZATO
Catriona Matthew (15) v. Kristy McPherson (18): MCPHERSON
Karrie Webb (7) v. Amanda Blumenherst (55): WEBB
Angela Stanford (10) v. Pat Hurst (41): STANFORD

Sorenstam Bracket
Juli Inkster (35) v. Amy Yang (30): YANG
Morgan Pressel (14) v. Sophie Gustafson (19): PRESSEL
Shi Hyun Ahn (48) v. Jee Young Lee (27): J.Y. LEE
Haeji Kang (61) v. Sandra Gal (46): I.K. KIM

Well, it wouldn't be so bad to lose 3 of my Sweet 16 already, except that I've already lst my projected winner, Na Yeon Choi!]

[Update 2 (7:05 pm): Check out the Sybase blog for more details on the matches, player interviews, and more!]