Retief Goosen equalled his championship record by crushing Australian Mark Hensby 12&11 to reach the semi-finals of the World Match Play at Wentworth. Goosen led by nine after 18 holes and matched his previous record by winning three more holes in the afternoon.
US Open winner Michael Campbell beat Steve Elkington at the first extra hole and now faces Goosen in the last four.
Paul McGinley crushed Luke Donald 9&8 and will meet Angel Cabrera after the Argentine beat Jose Maria Olazabal 4&3.
The top-seeded Goosen, who crushed Kenneth Ferrie 8&7 in the opening round, won 10 of the first 16 holes to create a new record in the event's 41-year history.
Hensby, a shock winner over Colin Montgomerie on Thursday, saw his deficit reduced to single figures again when Goosen missed a chance to win the final hole of the morning session.
The Australian went to lunch with a five-over 77 while Goosen, seeking his third tournament win in a row and the �1m first prize, carded a bogey-free six-under 66.
Goosen surged to 12 up after winning three holes in a row from the 22nd.
And the world number five could have set a new record had he won the 25th but Hensby managed the share the hole with a par.
The 36-year-old, who set the original record against Jeff Maggert in the first round last year, is now through to the semi-finals for the first time.
"Mark struggled and that's pretty much what happened with Jeff Maggert," said the South African.
 McGinley will face Angel Cabrera for a place in the final |
"He pretty much struggled all the way. Especially on the back nine this morning, and that's really where I got ahead."
Ireland's McGinley was six up by lunch and maintained his focus in the afternoon to win two of the first five holes and move eight ahead.
Donald delayed the inevitable by pulling one back at the 24th hole but McGinley's win was a matter of time.
It came at the 28th hole when the pair halved the par three.
"I was very much aware he could come back in the afternoon," said McGinley. "I had to keep my foot down as hard as I could the first five or six holes and I was able to do that.
"I'm just glad I was able to finish him off. Everybody knows he is a class player."
Australian Elkington seemed to be in control of his encounter with Campbell when he was four up with only 10 holes left.
But a terrible back nine saw the New Zealander draw level with two to go and the match went into sudden death.
And Campbell maintained his momentum to clinch his place in the last four.
Spain's Olazabal found the big-hitting Cabrera too powerful and was two down at the break and then four behind after 22 holes.
He was unable to close the gap and the Argentine sealed a good victory.