CARLSBAD (California), Feb 26: Australian Geoff Ogilvy and US veteran Davis Love set up a final showdown in the 7.5 million-dollar Match Play Championship on Saturday.

Love, the 23rd seed, earned a spot in the 36-hole final when he cruised to an easy 4 and 2 semi-final victory over compatriot Zach Johnson.

In the other semi-final, 52nd seed Ogilvy was too good for US Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman, taking a huge lead at the turn before winning 4 and 3.

It was the first time in five matches this week that Ogilvy didn’t need extra holes to win.

Ogilvy saved his best golf for his semi-final.

Scores

Semifinals: Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) bt Tom Lehman (USA) 4 and 3; Davis Love (USA) bt Zach Johnson (USA) 4 and 2

Quarterfinals: Tom Lehman (USA) bt Chad Campbell (USA) 21 holes; Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) bt David Howell (GBR) 19 holes; Davis Love (USA) bt Padraig Harrington (IRL) 1-up; Zach Johnson (USA) bt Retief Goosen (RSA) 3 and 2

Classic scores

TUCSON (Arizona): Leading third round scores here on Saturday in the three million-dollar Classic.

197 - Duffy Waldorf 66-66-65

199 - Bubba Watson 67-67-65

200 - Mark Wilson 64-69-67

201 - Heath Slocum 67-69-65

202 - David Branshaw 71-65-66, John Cook 68-69-65, Gabriel Hjertstedt 66-71-65, Jerry Kelly 66-68-68

203 - Jason Allred 67-68-68, Eric Axley 70-68-65, Doug Barron 66-70-67, Mark Brooks 71-64-68, Jason Gore 68-66-69, Nathan Green 67-70-66, Chris Riley 68-68-67, Kirk Triplett 68-71-64

205 - Camilo Villegas 70-68-67

207 - Ryuji Imada 70-68-69, Trevor Immelman 68-70-69, Brendan Jones 68-70-69, Daisuke Maruyama 68-71-68

208 - Aaron Baddeley 69-69-70

209 - Gavin Coles 67-70-72, Carlos Franco 67-69-73

210 - Henrik Bjornstad 71-69-70, Ian Leggatt 70-66-74, Justin Rose 70-68-72

211 - Alex Cejka 67-68-76, Mathias Gronberg 68-69-74

212 - Jin Park 68-69-75.—Agencies