Tiger stumbled 50 feet from the pin for birdie, drove to the green on the par-4 15th and erased two deficits. Bad Tiger went three-putt three times and lost a hole to the desert when he needed one handed back to him. Neither was Donald expected to be playing the 18th this week, either. Only a year ago, Donald had the main table performance in the match champion. He has never been all week, and his match never reached the 18th hole. Fortunately for McIlroy, his opponent did not take advantage. Grace walked 60 feet to the pin on his way and three-putted for bogey. So McIlroy escaped, and with Donald going out his way, the 22-year-old from Northern Ireland had a clear path to No. 1. Super won, 5 and 4, to become the third 64th seed to win the event since it began in 1999. Peter O ' hair defeated Forrest in Costa Rica in 2002, and Ross McGowan beat Steve two years ago at Dove Mountain. "I don't think that will affect my performance today. I just didn't play well," Donald said. "I tried. I put too many holes, made too many mistakes. You can't play anyone in the match, let alone Ernie." Donald came into the year as the first player to capture money lists on both the PGA Tour and European Tour without finishing in the top 30 in three of the events he played this year. The last time that happened was August 2009. Everyone felt the pressure at some point. This kind of matches. "It's a terrible ride home, believe me," said the man who lost five times in the first round. "I feel the road. He gave him a lot of pressure. Yes, I know how it feels." Matteo Manassero decided to do so this week without any pressure. When changed, he built a three-hole lead over Simpson, then had a series of nine one-putts for birdie and par that kept him in control. Rory is McIlroy Donald left after feeling his course. The U.S. Open champion regained control by winning four straight holes, and he was 3 up with three to play. Then a bogey on the 16th, and another on the 17th. Suddenly, he was 1 down with the 18th hole to play against Grace, who suddenly produced his best drive of the day, challenging par. For the first time since he first won a World Golf Championship in 2005, the world No. 1 player was beaten in the first round. There is no such thing as an upset, even for a No. 1 seed given the strength of players in an 18-hole match. He heads to South Florida in two weeks for the next event at Doral. Donald won't have that privilege. . "Maybe the putt on 18," he said. (Risberg/AP) - Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off on the 15th hole against Charl Schwartzel during the championship match of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Marana, Ariz. Comment He never led until he started to falter against Els, and was tied after nine until it was time to tip his hat and shake hands on the 14th green. Through it all, Forrest had no trouble making the most important shots of his round in the first match of the championship Wednesday. It was an 8-foot putt up the hill. That gave him a point, and a hard-fought victory over fernandez-castano in the opening round. It allowed him to return Thursday to Dove Mountain with only one goal in this wild card event. Still, none of this seemed in his future. Reincorrections? Related theme articles: LG announces Optimus 3D Max for Mobile World Congress Donald on the way home as Tiger Woods barely survives first-round matchup Skin cancer drug hope raised by study Donald on the way home as Tiger Woods barely survives first-round matchup Skin cancer drug hope raised by study