Jeevs campaign cut short by Poulter

Jeev Milkha Singhs run in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship came to an end with a defeat against Englishman Ian Poulter at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. Jeev,who had upstaged three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington and American Matt Kuchar in his previous two rounds,could not pose much of a threat to Poulter,who won 5&4 to sail into the quarter-finals.

Poulter birdied the opening hole to go one up,and a 15-foot birdie putt on the fifth put him two-up. Jeev then bogeyed the next hole when his tee shot found the rough. Poulter bogeyed the seventh but Jeev dropped a shot on the next hole as the gap remained unbridged. Jeev bogeyed the 10th as well,while Poulter birdied the 11th and there was no way back for the Indian.

This was Jeevs best show in the tournament,having cashed out with first-round defeats in his previous two appearances.

Poulter was joined in the last eight by compatriots Paul Casey and Oliver Wilson. Spaniard Sergio Garcia,American Stewart Cink,South African Retief Goosen,Colombian Camilo Villegas and Thailands Thongchai Jaidee also advanced to complete an international quarter-final line up in the World Golf Championships event.