Jeev Milkha Singh continued his run in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship,ousting two-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar to enter the third round. Jeev,who had upstaged three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington in his opening round,beat Kuchar one-up in the Bobby Jones bracket to set up a third-round clash with Englishman and eight-time European Tour winner Ian Poulter,who edged out Adam Scott 2 and 1. The face-off with Poulter will be an opportunity for Jeev to avenge his last years defeat to the Englishman. The fifth-hole bogey was the lone blot on Jeevs otherwise impeccable card. The Indian two-putted from 67 feet to birdie the par-five eighth hole which put him one up and the gap increased with Kuchar dropping a shot on the next. Jeev went three-up after the 13th hole birdie but the American responded with back-to-back birdies on the 14th and 15th holes to inject some fresh drama. Jeevs short game,however,stood him in good stead and Kuchar could not bridge that gap. I ground it out and I think thats what match play is all about. You cannot lose patience and you have to hole those short putts which is what I did, Jeev said. It was real hard work. I think it was a fantastic match. Upsets continue The often-unpredictable format more than lived up to its reputation in a topsy-turvy second round when the remaining top four seeds and defending champion were beaten on Thursday. Lee Westwood,Jim Furyk,Martin Kaymer and Rory McIlroy seeded second through fifth entering the tournament were among the days losers. Defending champion Geoff Ogilvy was beaten by Colombian Camilo Villegas 2 and 1. Top-seeded Steve Stricker lost in Wednesdays first round. The highest remaining seed was Englands Paul Casey at No. 6. Casey,the runner-up a year ago who won the World Match Play Championship in England in 2006,swiftly dispatched Canadian Mike Weir,5 and 4. Like you saw,Steve Stricker won two weeks ago and lost yesterday. So its a crazy format, said American Nick Watney,who beat Westwood 2 and 1.
