Englishman Paul Casey has yet to play the final four holes at Dove Mountain after three days of the World Golf Championships-Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz.

That's because Casey has won all three of his matches, 5 and 4, the latest Friday over Brian Gay in the third round. Casey lost to Geoff Ogilvy in the final a year ago and won the European World Match Play Championship in 2006.

"I don't think there's any one particular part of my game that's jumping out that is fantastic right now," he said. "It's just all very, very solid."

Casey, the highest remaining seed at No. 6 and one of three English players still in it, advanced to a quarterfinal today against Stewart Cink, the lone surviving American and a semifinalist in 2008 and '09.

Cink beat South African Charl Schwartzel in 19 holes, rolling in a 29-foot putt on the 16th and an 18-footer on the 18th to avoid elimination.

"To be able to win against a guy like that today was really special," Cink said, "and especially the way I did it."

Spain's Sergio Garcia advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in nine appearances in the tournament, beating Tim Clark of South Africa, 2 and 1. Garcia will play Oliver Wilson, who beat fellow Englishman Luke Donald in 20 holes in a match that exceeded even Cink's in drama.

• Mayakoba Golf Classic: Joe Durant shot a 5-under 66 to increase his lead to two strokes at 12-under 130 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. J.P. Hayes (67) was in second.

• Allianz Championship: Tom Jenkins and Jay Haas shot rounds of 8-under 64 to take the lead after the first round in Boca Raton, Fla.

• LPGA Thailand: Norway's Suzann Pettersen shot an 8-under 64 for a 14-under 130 total to take a three-stroke lead over South Korea's Hee Young Park (66) in Pattaya, Thailand.

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