Saturday October 31, 2009
Kim sets up Allenby rematch, Cabrera and Fisher to face off
CASARES (Spain): Anthony Kim advanced to the semi-finals of the World Match Play Championship against Robert Allenby, despite losing to Scott Strange by three holes yesterday.
Strange needed to beat Kim by at least four holes to advance and was four-up going into the par-five 18th when the American player responded by hitting his second shot to within four feet. Strange, who had laid up on his second shot, put his approach into the bunker before eventually conceding the hole to Kim.
Kim finished with an aggregate of plus-4 holes to Strange’s plus-3 after three Group A matches.
“I’m glad that this point system was set up, today,” said Kim. “When Scott laid up, I knew that I had to step up and go for it and it was the perfect number. I hit it hard as I could and it was (within) four feet.”
Masters champion Angel Cabrera also reached the semi-finals after beating Simon Dyson of England by seven holes in Group C. The Argentine, who lost to Ernie Els in last year’s final, will play Ross Fisher in today’s other 36-hole match-up after the Englishman beat Jeev Milkha Singh by one hole.
Allenby beat Oliver Wilson of England by three holes to set up a Presidents Cup rematch, where Kim won easily. Kim made bigger headlines then after being called a loose cannon by Allenby for having been reportedly spotted drunk only hours before teeing off.
“I’m going to be in bed by 9.30,” Kim said yesterday.
Allenby, who was the only unbeaten player to advance, didn’t want to talk about what happened with Kim at the Presidents Cup.
“It’s all said and done,” the Australian player said.
Fisher advanced in part thanks to Lee Westwood, who rallied to halve his match with Camilo Villegas.
Rory McIlroy beat Stenson by four holes in the other Group C match.
Two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen beat Paul Casey by a hole and Sergio Garcia was a five-hole winner over Martin Kaymer in other matches. — AP
Sports Poll
- Tevez, Adebayor give Man City 2-0 win over Bolton
- Lotus vow to make it through entire season
- Chinese pair banking on flour power
- Red Devils back at full power, says Edwin
- India’s richest man denies interest in Liverpool stake
- Reds regain mean streak
- New car will give Force India an advantage
- Drogba fired up to keep Chelsea ahead of United
- Hairi wants to be better than Shu Wai
- MNCF worked up over new ruling for team sprint at 2012 Olympics
- Haas, Phau, Becker advance at San Jose
- Tevez, Adebayor give Man City 2-0 win over Bolton
- Lakers down Spurs for second win without Bryant
- More scandals, please
- India get a thrashing
- Stoke’s Fuller held over club assault
- Two men jailed over Dalglish grenade case
- India’s richest man denies interest in Liverpool stake
- Reds regain mean streak
- Chinese pair banking on flour power
RSS
