Longest encounters at Match Play Championships

MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - A list of the longest matches at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, following Swede Henrik Stenson's 25-hole victory over South African Trevor Immelman in the second round at Dove Mountain's Gallery Golf Club on Thursday (U.S. unless stated):

26 holes - Scott Verplank beat Lee Westwood (Britain), first round, 2006; Mike Weir (Canada) beat Loren Roberts, first round, 2003

25 holes - Henrik Stenson (Sweden) beat Trevor Immelman (South Africa), second round, 2008; Darren Clarke (Britain) beat Eduardo Romero (Argentina), first round, 2004

24 holes - Chad Campbell beat Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain), third round, 2005

23 holes - Colin Montgomerie (Britain) beat Niclas Fasth (Sweden) first round, 2006; Adam Scott (Australia) beat Robert Allenby (Australia), second round, 2004; Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) beat Colin Montgomerie (Britain), second round, 2000

(Compiled by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by Martin Petty)