World number one Tiger Woods advanced to the final of the World Match Play Championship last night after beating Australia's Adam Scott in 19 holes.
Woods will meet fellow American David Toms in today's 36-hole final.
Toms, the 2001 PGA Championship winner, beat veteran Australian Peter Lonard 1 up in the other semi.
Woods played another bogey-free round yesterday to leave him with just one bogey in 77 holes so far. But he needed an extra hole to beat Scott, who handed Woods the win when he missed an easy three-foot putt.
Just one hole earlier, Scott sent the match into a 19th hole by sinking two-foot birdie putt. His approach on 18 landed in the bunker but he chipped out nicely leaving himself with the short putt.
Woods is playing in only his third event since taking two months off following left knee surgery.
Sixth seed Toms, who spent a couple of hours yesterday in a hospital with food poisoning, was the highest-seeded rival to Woods going into the semis.
Toms had six birdies and two bogeys against Lonard.
In yesterday's quarter-final matches, Woods beat fellow American Scott Hoch 5 and 4, Scott beat American Jay Haas 2 and 1, Lonard stopped Ireland's Darren Clarke 2 up, while Toms ousted American Jerry Kelly 4 and 3.
AFP