McIlroy and Westwood set for top spot battle

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood kept alive their hopes of securing the world No 1 ranking when they cruised into the last 16 of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

McIlroy and Westwood set for top spot battle
Fri, 24 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
Brian Keogh, Tucson

McIlroy, who chipped in at the 14th to go three up against Dane Anders Hansen, sealed his passage to the last 16, winning 3/2.

Westwood, the 38-year old from Worksop, had failed in his previous 11 appearances to get past the second round but he showed some ominous form in the desert with a 3 and 2 win over Swede Robert Karlsson.

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