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Westwood, Donald win in match play

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Published: May 19, 2011 at 8:54 PM

CASARES, Spain, May 19 (UPI) -- Lee Westwood and Luke Donald, ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in the world, both recorded easy wins Thursday at the Volvo Match Play Championship.

Westwood breezed past Anders Hansen 6-and-5 and Donald posted a 4-and-3 decision over Ryan Moore at the Finca Cortesin Golf Club.

The tournament involves eight three-player groups, with one player from each group moving on to the quarterfinals after two days of round-robin play.

Martin Kaymer opened the tournament with a 2-and-1 decision over Y.E. Yang and current U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell defeated defending British Open titleholder Louis Oosthuizen 3-and-1.

Rory McIlroy put himself in position to reach the quarterfinals by fighting off Retief Goosen 1-up. Miguel Angel Jimenez was a 6-and-5 winner over Masters champion Charl Schwartzel.

Topics: Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, Ryan Moore
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