He was flying into Melbourne from Johannesburg on Tuesday night, meaning he will start the five-day, knockout event without a practice round on the Metropolitan course. He is coming out of South Africa where it's hot anyway, so he's good enough to cope with anything. Els will play American Greg Kraft, ranked 104 in the world. Scheduling and travel issues have been blamed for the withdrawal of many star players. Allenby, who has been playing at Metropolitan for 20 years, including 10 as a professional, said he felt refreshed and keen to tackle the hot northerly winds, manicured fairways and fast greens.
Match plays are a funny sort of game.
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