The favorites continued to reign, but there was one “upset” in the quarterfinals of GolfChannel.com’s Major Match Play Championship. Fifth-seeded 1977 British Open narrowly defeated fourth-seeded 1950 U.S. Open by less than 2 percentage points. Here’s a look at results from Week 2 (based on voting percentages):
(1) 1986 Masters def. (8) 1960 U.S. Open, 74.8 percent to 25.2 percent
(5) 1977 British Open def. (4) 1950 U.S. Open, 50.8 percent to 49.2 percent
(2) 1997 Masters def. (7) 1913 U.S. Open, 51.6 percent to 48.4 percent
(3) 2008 U.S. Open def. (6) 2000 U.S. Open, 55 percent to 45 percent.
Here’s a look at how the opening round played out:
(1) 1986 Masters def. (16) 1953 British Open, 84.6 percent to 15.4 percent
(8) 1960 U.S. Open def. (9) 1962 U.S. Open, 68 percent to 32 percent
(4) 1950 U.S. Open def. (13) 1923 PGA Championship, 87 percent to 13 percent
(5) 1977 British Open def. (12) 2001 Masters, 62 percent to 38 percent
(2) 1997 Masters def. (15) 1954 Masters, 75 percent to 25 percent
(7) 1913 U.S. Open def. (10) 1930 U.S. Amateur, 63.1 percent to 36.9 percent
(3) 2008 U.S. Open def. (14) 2000 PGA Championship, 74.5 percent to 25.5 percent
(6) 2000 U.S. Open def. (11) 1975 Masters, 56.6 percent to 43.4 percent
