Westwood, Woods among Match-Play top seeds

MARANA, Arizona - England's Lee Westwood will make his first US start as world No 1 against Sweden's Henrik Stenson when the $1.4 million World Golf Championships Match-Play Championship begins on Wednesday.

And third-ranked Tiger Woods, a three-time Match-Play champion who is also a top seed in his quarter of the 64-man bracket, will open against Denmark's Thomas Bjorn, a two-time British Open runner-up who won at Qatar two weeks ago.

German world No 2 Martin Kaymer and reigning Masters champion Phil Mickelson are also top seeds in pairings that follow world rankings except for 2007 Match-Play winner Stenson, in from 65th after Japan's 64th-ranked Toru Taniguchi withdrew due to a neck injury.