 Dredge crept into the world top 50 in December |
Wales' Bradley Dredge caused the first shock of the WGC Match Play Championship in Tucson with a 4&2 win over fifth seed Ernie Els. The pair were all-square through six holes before Dredge won the seventh, 11th, 14th and 16th.
Dredge's next opponent will be Ian Poulter, who reached the second round with a 5&4 win over Bart Bryant.
Darren Clarke lost to Sergio Garcia but a 40-foot eagle putt at the 19th helped Padraig Harrington beat Lee Westwood.
Dredge admitted his match with Els took its time getting going.
"We were both pretty slow on the front nine getting going," said the 33-year-old.
"Ernie missed a few putts, which is unlike him, and then I managed to take advantage of that and hit a few nice shots and hole a few putts when I needed.
"As a professional, I've hardly played matchplay golf. The only time I get to play is for 20 quid at my home course against a few friends."
 | I hit a few nice shots and holed a few putts when I needed |
Clarke was edged out by his Ryder Cup team-mate Garcia in a contest where there was never more than one hole between the players in the contest.
Clarke, the 2000 champion, was one up after 16 but he was unable to match Garcia's winning birdie on the penultimate hole.
Both players parred the 18th but Garcia's birdie at the first extra hole earned him a second-round tussle with Charles Howell, who beat Stuart Appleby 4&3.
Justin Rose also claimed a notable win, 6&5 over Michael Campbell.
Other big names who reached the second round included Vijay Singh, who beat John Rollins 4&3, Jose Maria Olazabal, who beat Paul Goydos at the 19th, and Luke Donald, who saw off Miguel Angel Jimenez 3&1.
The event features the world's top 64, with world number 65 JJ Henry replacing Charl Schwartzel who withdrew.
Henry's reward was to face Tiger Woods, who is going for an eighth straight US Tour title, and the world number one eased to victory 3&2.
Full results: (seeded positions in brackets):
(1)Tiger Woods bt (64) JJ Henry 3&2
(32) Tim Clarkbt (33) Robert Allenby 2&1
(16) Nick O'Hern bt (49) Lucas Glover 4&3
(17) David Howell lost to (48) Rory Sabbatini 2 down
(8) Luke Donald bt (57) Miguel Angel Jimenez 3&1
(25) Shingo Katayama lost to (40) Aaron Baddeley 1 down
(9) Henrik Stenson bt (56) Zach Johnson 1 up
(24) KJ Choi bt (41) Carl Pettersson 2&1
(4) Phil Mickelson bt (61) Richard Green 1 up
(29) Michael Campbell lost to (36) Justin Rose 6&5
(13) Sergio Garcia bt (52) Darren Clarke at 19th
(20) Stuart Appleby lost to (45) Charles Howell 4&3
(5) Ernie Els lost to (60) Bradley Dredge 4&2
(28) Ian Poulter bt (37) Bart Bryant 5&4
(12) Trevor Immelman bt (53) Thomas Bjorn 6&5
(21) Chris DiMarco bt (44) Brett Wetterich 4&3
(2) Jim Furyk bt (63) Brett Quigley 2&1
(31) Angel Cabrera lost to (34) Chad Campbell 1 up
(15) Davis Love lost to (50) Ben Crane 3&1
(18) David Toms bt (47) Arron Oberholser 5&4
(7) Vijay Singh bt (58) John Rollins 4&3
(26) Robert Karlsson lost to (39) Stephen Ames 8&7
(10) Padraig Harrington bt (55) Lee Westwood at 19th
(23) Stewart Cink bt (42) Jeev Milkha Singh 3&2
(3) Adam Scott lost to (62) Shaun Micheel at 21stShaun Micheel
(30) Yang Yong-eun lost to (35) Rod Pampling 5&4
(14) Paul Casey bt (51) Mike Weir 1 up
(19) Colin Montgomerie bt (46) Johan Edfors 2&1
(6) Retief Goosen bt (59) Scott Verplank 5&4
(27) Joe Durant lost to (38) Niclas Fasth 1 down
(11) Geoff Ogilvy bt (54) Steve Stricker 4&3
(22) Jose Maria Olazabal bt (43) Paul Goydos at 19th
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