Mahan claims semi-final place

Hunter Mahan, the man whose defeat to Graeme McDowell decided the last Ryder Cup, raced into the semi-finals of the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson today.

After overcoming Celtic Manor team-mates Zach Johnson and Steve Stricker in the first and third rounds Mahan sent another - world number 14 Matt Kuchar - on his way home by a thumping 6&5 margin.