CASARES, Spain — Graeme McDowell held his nerve in a tense playoff against Sergio Garcia to squeeze into the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship on Saturday.
In the tightest of the quarterfinals, McDowell made his par putt on the first extra hole from 5 feet but Garcia's putt slid by the cup from even closer range.
McDowell will play another Spaniard in the semifinal after Rafael Cabrera-Bello rallied from 3 down to win 3 and 1 against compatriot Alvaro Quiros, who had eliminated reigning champion Ian Poulter.
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The other semifinal will pit Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts against Scotland's Paul Lawrie after both eased to victories.