Els and Day roll on at Dove Mountain

Ernie Els cruised to an easy win over Jordan Spieth, while Jason Day fended off Louis Oosthuizen in Saturday’s quarterfinals at the WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship.

Els, the eighth seed in the Gary Player bracket, rolled to a 4 & 2 win over the third-seeded Spieth. Els is the only former WGC and major champion left in the semifinals.

Day, the second seed in the Bobby Jones bracket, held off the eighth-seeded Oosthuizen, 2 & 1, at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain.

Els will take on Victor Dubuisson in the semifinals. Dubuisson, the seventh seed in the Sam Snead bracket, held off fourth-seeded Graeme McDowell, 1-up.

Day will face Rickie Fowler in the other semifinal match. Fowler, the 14th seed in the Ben Hogan bracket, rallied to beat fifth-seeded Jim Furyk, 1-up.