Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson notch wins at the WGC Match Play Championship thanks to strong putting

For a long time, it looked like there was a good chance the Match Play could lose the top two players in the world before everyone around here settled down to watch Shaq's Phoenix debut on TV. But looks can be deceiving. The World Match Play carried plenty of buzz on its first day - and more importantly - it also still carries plenty of big names into today's second round.

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Phil Mickelson - practice range

Phil Mickelson did not play a practice round - but he didn't let that stop him in Round 1.

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