Singh also played poorly, wasting his power advantage by making bogeys on two par-5 holes. It is hard to believe that Singh has never advanced past the second round in six attempts at this tournament, but Haas never made a bogey, and he had the experience not to be intimidated by Singh.
"I can't go into the match thinking I'm beaten," said Haas, who has continued to be a force on the PGA Tour at an age when most players have joined the Champions Tour.
"I expected to be in the match the whole way, and if I hit good shots, I had a chance. Vijay didn't play the game he's capable of, making two 6's on par 5's. Those are birdie holes for him. I stayed on him and didn't give him any holes."
Unfortunately for Haas, he lost to DiMarco, 2 and 1, in the afternoon. As for Goosen, he barely made it to the quarterfinals, outlasting Chad Campbell in a third-round match that went 19 holes.
Of the eight players remaining, three are from Australia -- Scott, Allenby and O'Hern. Those players avoided Friday's pitfalls. But Singh, Woods and Mickelson did not.
"That's match play for you," said Scott, who won the rain-abbreviated 36-hole Nissan Open on Monday. "You just never know."
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