Short stuff: True fate of Match Play in Tucson still up in the air

Reports that Accenture is leaving the World Golf Championships sponsorship umbrella are probably premature. Accenture has been kicking in about $10 million annually as title sponsor of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championships. The deal expires after the Dove Mountain event next month. Accenture and the PGA Tour are in negotiations, and this is part of the back-and-forth nature of renegotiating a contract. More uncertain is the return of Match Play to Southern Arizona in 2015, even if Accenture re-ups with the PGA Tour. But after eight years of playing host to a WGC event, it’s difficult to say Tucson didn’t get a fair shake.