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Yes, we're talking about practice. But this is different.

The world's top 64 golfers are in Southern Arizona today to prepare for this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

They'll cram onto The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain's South Course driving range, launching blast after blast into the forgiving desert air. They'll agonize over putts on the pristine practice green. They'll even test-drive the course with a practice round or two.

The golfers know what's at stake.

The Match Play winner will take home $1.35 million and vault up the FedEx Cup standings and the World Golf Rankings.

He will also have the satisfaction of defeating the world's top golfers. This year's pool includes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk and — after weeks of hemming and hawing — Ernie Els.

Three of golf's most fascinating and polarizing players — Vijay Singh, Rory Sabbatini and Colin Montgomerie — will also play The Gallery.

Each player, from the top-seeded Woods to No. 64 J.B. Holmes, must be on his game.

Match Play is a single-elimination tournament that begins with 32 first-round matches on Wednesday and concludes with a 36-hole super-final on Sunday. In between, you'll read about literally hundreds of numbers. Here are 10 to get you started.

$8 million

Prize pool for this year's tournament.

$1.35 million

Money given to the tournament's winner.

$800,000

Money given to the second-place finisher

$40,000

Minimum amount of prize money given to each player in the tournament. The prize money goes up with each advancing round.

26,250

FedEx Cup points at stake throughout the tournament. The winner receives 4,250 points toward the yearlong chase.

64

Golfers in this year's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

32

First-round matches Wednesday

6

Rounds of play

1

Player in the top 64, Brett Wetterich, who will miss this year's event. He will be replaced by J.B. Holmes.