Micheel faces Casey in final

Beating Tiger Woods was only the start of an amazing week for Shaun Micheel. Now he has a chance to win the richest prize in golf.

Micheel went the distance for the first time Saturday in the World Match Play Championship in Virginia Water, England, outlasting Robert Karlsson of Sweden for a 2-up victory that put him into the final match against Paul Casey.

The winner gets $1.87 million, the largest check in official tournaments worldwide. Micheel also needs to win to climb into the top 50 in the world and qualify for the $7.5 million World Golf Championship in two weeks outside London.

Micheel started the week by ending Woods' five-tournament winning streak.

84 Lumber Classic

Charles Howell III shot a 4-under 68 for a share of the third-round lead with Ben Curtis in the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, Pa.

Curtis, trying to win a lame-duck tournament for the second time this summer, had a 69 to match Howell at 12-under 204 on Nemacolin Woodlands' Mystic Rock course. Hunter Mahan (67), Robert Garrigus (68) and Greg Owen (68) were a stroke back.

The tournament is in its fourth and final year. It was supposed to move to a more prestigious spot on the PGA Tour calendar in June next year, but unexpectedly decided to drop off the schedule.

Champions Tour

Don Pooley made the most of a very long day, birdieing half the holes in an 8-under 64 that left him a stroke ahead of Keith Fergus and Massy Kuramoto after two rounds of the Constellation Energy Classic in Hunt Valley, Md.

Pooley, who finished at 10-under 134, woke up at 4:30 a.m. because he had to complete the final four holes of the rain-delayed first round.

Madrid Masters

Ian Poulter made a 20-foot putt on the final hole for an 8-under 64 and a four-shot lead after the third round of the Madrid Masters. Ricardo Gonzalez (67) was second.

Acapulco Skins

Annika Sorenstam beat Mexican star Lorena Ochoa on Saturday in the Acapulco Skins, finishing with $165,000 in the two-player event at Tres Vidas.

Ochoa earned $105,000 in the $15,000-a-hole competition.

-- The Associated Press