Carlsbad, Feb 29: The fourth quarter-final will be an all-American showdown between Davis Love III and Phil Mickelson. Love swept past Australian Adam Scott 4 and 3 while Mickelson knocked out Chris DiMarco 3 and 2.
The quarter-finals and semi-finals was held on Saturday after heavy rain washed out play on Thursday, forcing the competitors to play the second and third rounds on Friday.
Woods's first-round struggle in a one-up win over John Rollins was a distant memory as he powered past South African Trevor Immelman 5 and 4 before dismissing Jacobson by an identical margin. Never behind in either contest, Woods was six-under-par for 28 holes as he took his record in the championship to 17-3 and his winning streak to nine matches.
"I played well all day," Woods told reporters. "I think what's important is I kept the pressure on my opponent all day.


"I got off to early leads but it's just about keeping the pressure on your guy, driving the ball in play, putting the ball up there close (to the cup), making them have to work for holes."


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