Jason Day ... will join the world's best golfers in the final 16 in Arizona. Source: Julie Jacobson / AP
Jason Day has moved into the round of 16 at the World Golf Championships Match Play event after an extra-holes victory over American Russell Henley.
In a tight-fought match, Day needed 19 holes to dispatch the recent US PGA Tour winner - after Henley birdied the last in regulation - to book a showdown with Masters champion Bubba Watson in the next round.
"I think Russell only missed one green today, which was very, very frustrating on my side, because he hit it great, so that means you have to make birdies," Day said.
"I just did enough today to win. He was clutch on 18 to actually hole the putt and get it back to all square. Fortunately, I hit a nice tight one into the 19th hole, and he missed his birdie putt and I holed one, which was nice."
The news wasn't as good for the lone other Australian left in the $US8.5 million ($A8.35 million) event with Marcus Fraser going down 4 and 3 to Swede Fredrik Jacobson.
Fraser found himself 2-down after the opening two holes and was unable to fashion any birdies to claw his way back, losing his match on the 15th hole. His second-round exit should still be enough to move him to 51st in the world, closer still to the top 50 and a Masters berth.
After Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were booted out in round one, the upsets continued in round two with third seed Luke Donald, fourth seed Louis Oosthuizen and fifth seed Justin Rose all losing.
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