Tommy Fleetwood, Paul Casey and Danny Willett reach WGC Match Play QF's

English trio Tommy Fleetwood, Paul Casey and Danny Willett booked their place in the last eight of the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship.

Willett defeated stablemate Lee Westwood 3&2 and Fleetwood saw off South African Branden Grace 2&1 to set up an all-English quarter final, while Paul Casey will face world No 1 Rory McIlroy in the last eight after beating Charl Schwartzel.

Westwood, who knocked out Masters champion Jordan Spieth on Friday, took an early lead with a birdie on the first, but Willett hit back at the fifth and further birdies on the 12th and 15th.

A three-putt bogey from Westwood on the 16th ended the contest with two holes to spare, with Willett delighted to progress in his first WGC Match Play appearance. 

"It was tough," Willett told Sky Sports 4. "We both played pretty solid tee to green and I just got the upper hand on the greens. It's always tough playing against a friend but I am just happy I got through."

Fleetwood made the ideal start with an eagle on the first and although he was pegged back on the second, bogeys on the ninth and 10th from Grace ultimately proved vital.

"We could have stayed at home to play an all-English quarter-final," joked Fleetwood, who had needed extra holes in two of his group matches. "It feels great to get through.

"The further it got down the stretch, the weaker my putts were getting and I was just trying to grind it out and stay ahead."

Casey was always in command of his match against Charl Schwartzel before eventually closing out a 3&1 win, with the remaining quarter-final seeing Jim Furyk take on Louis Oosthuizen after their respective wins over JB Holmes and Rickie Fowler.

“Charl played great and that’s best golf I’ve played this week by far,” Casey admitted. “Luckily he gifted me the 17th but it was a wonderful match.”

Furyk beat Holmes 5&3 while Fowler fought back from three down after 10 to level by the 14th, only to make a mess of the 18th and be forced to concede with the South African on the green in two on the par-five.

Quarter Final draw

Gary Woodland v John Senden

Tommy Fleetwood v Danny Willett

Jim Furyk v Louis Oosthuizen

Rory McIlroy v Paul Casey

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