Match Play-you score hole by hole, rather than shot by shot. For example, if on the first hole, you score a 3 and I score a 4, you are 1 up, because you won the hole. It doesn't matter if I took a 4 or an 8, you won the hole and go 1 up. When you see a score like Team A won 3&2, it means that Team A were 3 up with 2 holes to play, so Team B could not catch them as there were not enough holes left.
A better definition can be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchplay
It appears that Furyk carried Tiger this morning to their opening match win over Monty and Padraig. I think it'll be close but I'm hoping the American rookies step up to take the Cup back for the US.