Match Play: Results from all the matches in Rounds 3 and 4

Round 3 and Quarterfinals results

Patrick Finley: Stricker's fist-bump luck runs out

Steve Stricker hits an approach shot from the fairway of the 9th hole during his match against Ian Poulter. Stricker was three down after eight holes and never was able to catch up to Poulter, who won 3 and 2.

Patrick Finley: Stricker's fist-bump luck runs out

Sometime Friday, Steve Stricker developed the habit of fist-bumping the police officer providing security for his WGC-Accenture Match Play round.

Match Play notebook: Mental game to test remaining golfers

Ian Poulter won a pair of matches Saturday, and will play 36 more holes today. "It will be more mentally tiring than anything else," he said.

Match Play notebook: Mental game to test remaining golfers

Ian Poulter took six weeks off before playing the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, the last four without a single hole of golf.

Match Play: Also Seen & heard at Dove Mountain

The Walters show

Match Play: Seen & heard at Dove Mountain

Just a fan

Match Play: Around the course

Longest putt

Match Play: TODAy's tee times

Semifinals

Lowry upsets top-seeded buddy

"I just tried to focus on my game," said Shane Lowry, who moved on to the second round with his victory. Lowry and Rory McIlroy have been friends since childhood, and ate together at Lil Abner's Steak House on Tuesday.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Tiger Woods had a bogey-free day, but couldn't beat Charles Howell III in a 2-and-1 loss. "Unfortunately, it's the nature of the format," Woods said.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Charles Howell III, watching his approach shot on No. 11 in his 2-and-1 win over Tigers Woods, said, "I had nothing to lose coming into this match."

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Marcel Siem stares to the sky after missing a putt on No. 16 against Luke Donald. The 62nd-seeded Siem had five birdies but lost 1 up after Donald sank his sixth birdie at No. 18.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Rory McIlroy watches his chip shot on the 18th hole come within 3 inches of going into the cup. He ended up halving the hole and losing the match to Shane Lowry.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Louis Oosthuizen watches his drive from the 14th tee during his first-round match with Richie Ramsay. After falling two down heading into the 12th hole, the South African rallied to beat Ramsay 2 and 1.

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: Snow longer around

Tiger Woods stood nearly 33 feet from the hole on the 17th green, needing to hole out to extend his stay at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain.

Lowry upsets top-seeded buddy

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy laughed together at dinner Tuesday night, about 18 hours before their scheduled first-round WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship contest.

Match Play: No pressure for Lowry during upset of countryman McIlroy

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy laughed together at dinner Tuesday night, about 18 hours before their scheduled first-round WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship contest.

Pairings and tee times First round of Match Play

7:25 a.m. - Sergio Garcia (12) vs. Thonghai Jaidee (53)

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship: McIlroy defends No. 1 in Irish duel

Top overall seed Rory McIlroy hits a practice shot Tuesday on No. 10 at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain. He hopes to rebound after missing the cut in Abu Dhabi with his new Nike clubs.