Ian Poulter equaled the shortest match of the tournament to reach the final of the World Golf Championships-Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz. He won't know who he plays until today because the longest match didn't finish.

Paul Casey and Camilo Villegas, neither of whom had gone the distance all week at Dove Mountain, exchanged a series of great shots and clutch putts through 23 holes Saturday until twilight in the high desert made it too difficult to continue.

They were to return first thing in the morning to see who gets to face Poulter and a chance at the $1.4 million prize.

The final stroke of a long day belonged to Villegas, 28, of Colombia, who had a 3-foot par putt on the 14th hole to win the match. He pushed it badly to the right, giving Casey an unlikely reprieve.

On the previous hole, Villegas hit a remarkable bunker shot from 50 yards that stopped 2 feet from the hole for a conceded birdie, only for Casey to knock in a 6-foot birdie to extend the match.

Some three hours earlier, Poulter closed out Sergio Garcia on the 12th hole, 7 and 6. Poulter was in his room at the Ritz-Carlton, waiting to find out his opponent before taking a hot bath. The match was so long that he wound up taking the bath and then getting a massage. He posted on Twitter, "laying on the massage table having some treatment getting ready for tomorrow, cant believe they are still out there."

• Allianz Championship: Tommy Armour III and Tim Simpson were tied for the lead at 13 under after the second round in Boca Raton, Fla. The Champions Tour newcomer of the year, Armour put together a stretch of five consecutive birdies on the back side to finish with an 8-under 64. Simpson (65) joined Armour after he eagled the par-5 18th.

• Mayakoba Golf Classic: Joe Durant remained in position for his first PGA Tour victory since 2006, birdieing the final two holes for 2-under 69 and a two-stroke lead in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Durant, 45, a four-time tour winner, had a 14-under 199 total. He opened with rounds of 64 and 66. Charles Warren (65) and J.P. Hayes (69) were tied for second.

• LPGA Thailand: Norway's Suzann Pettersen had her third consecutive bogey-free round, shooting a 4-under 68 and opening a five-stroke lead in the season-opening event in Pattaya. Pettersen said she drank 12 bottles of water in the extreme heat during the round and is 18-under 198 for the tournament. She shot a 66 and 64 in the first two rounds. After a sluggish start, Song-Hee Kim of South Korea birdied three of the final four holes for a 68. She is 13-under 203.

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