New world No . 4 He lost in the first round of the Match Play last year , his first appearance since 2005 when it was still held in Carlsbad , California . ` Brandt Snedeker ruled out of Accenture World Match Play event . Irishman has been advised to rest due to rib soreness , hopes to return in Sunday . Second -ranked Shane Lowry commits to California tournament plus two others . Fredrik Jacobson and Brandt Snedeker have been drafted into 64-man field .
New world No . 4 Brandt Snedeker ruled out of Accenture World Match Play event . Irishman has been advised to rest due to rib soreness , hopes to return in Sunday . Second -ranked Shane Lowry commits to California tournament plus two others . Fredrik Jacobson and Brandt Snedeker have been drafted into 64-man field .