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CASARES, Spain -- With the Ryder Cup a little more than four monthsaway, Europe's top players couldn't pick a better tournament toimpress team captain Jose Maria Olazabal than this week's WorldMatch Play Championship in southern Spain. The world's top three -- Europeans Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald andLee Westwood -- have all chosen to skip one of only two match-playevents on the calendar, but No. 9 Martin Kaymer, No. 12 JustinRose, 2010 Ryder Cup star Graeme McDowell and defending championIan Poulter are among the big names present. Poulter ground out a victory over Donald -- then the world'sin-form player -- in last year's final, proving again that he isone of the grittiest performers in a format that doesn't alwaysreward the lowest scorer. I love the cut and thrust of match play and find it a refreshingchange from the usual stroke-play format we play week in, weekout, said Poulter, who is coming off a 25th-place finish at thePlayers Championship in the United States. With the fact it'sRyder Cup year, I think it will be even more exciting. Brandt Snedeker, who is battling to be part of the United Statesteam for the match in Medinah near Chicago from Sept. 28-30, is theonly American in the 24-man field at the Finca Cortesin course nearMalaga. There are eight groups of three players in the round-robin format,with the top two from each going through to the last 16. Snedeker was drawn in a group alongside veteran Dane Thomas Bjornand South Africa's Branden Grace, who has taken the European Tourby storm this year and is looking to become the first player to winfour events in his first season after graduation from qualifyingschool. The omens are good for the 23-year-old South African, too -- he wonhis last match-play event back in his native country six years ago. It's come all at once, it's a bit of a shock, Grace said of hiscurrent form which has seen him capture the China Open, Volvo GolfChampions and the Joburg Open. I couldn't ask for a better spot. I think at this time, I'm justrunning with the emotion and the positives. Sergio Garcia and fellow Spaniard Alvaro Quiros were named in thesame group, while Rose, British Open champion Darren Clarke andRobert Rock will clash in an all-British group. Scotland's Paul Lawrie is one of five other major winners in thefield and is currently in line to make Europe's Ryder Cup lineuphaving already won the Qatar Masters this season. This will be the1999 British Open winner's 500th European Tour event, making himonly the 22nd player to achieve that feat. Finca Cortesin is staging the tournament for the third-straightyear following the switch from its longstanding venue of Wentworthin England. Organizers said Tuesday, however, that the event willbe moved next year, possibly outside Europe for the first time inits illustrious 47-year history. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Heated Socks Battery , China Li-ion Battery Packs, and more. For more , please visit Heated Gloves Battery today!
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