Tiger loses to Bjerregaard in WGC Match Play quarter-final

Tiger Woods won a dramatic morning showdown with Rory McIlroy only to be upset by Denmark's Lucas Bjerregaard in quarter-finals of the WGC Match Play Championship.

Woods, a 14-time major champion seeking a fourth WGC Match Play title, defeated McIlroy 2&1 in a morning knockout match only to fall 1-up to the 50th-seeded Dane, dropping the 18th hole when he missed a four-foot par putt.

"We read it inside left center and it went left," Woods said. "It was just one of those weird spots. It's match play. They are going to put the pins in difficult spots and we just have to make the shots."
"It's so different to what I've ever experienced before. I've never heard so many yells, his name all the way around. It was really enjoyable but it must be hard to do that every day."
"It was big for us inside the ropes too," Woods said. "It was fun for us. We battled hard against each other. I was fortunate to come out on top."
"I played pretty consistent the entire day," Woods said. "I didn't give him any holes and Rory didnt make any putts. It was a tough day all around."
"Definitely one I let get away but I'll learn and move on."
"I just played very well from the start," Molinari said. "I made a lot of putts and didn't make too many mistakes."