Donald chance for revenge

Luke Donald may have to only wait until Friday rather than next week's Ryder Cup for the chance of some revenge over Tiger Woods.

The two will meet in the quarter-finals of the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth if Donald wins his first-round duel with South African Tim Clark and Woods overcomes fellow American Shaun Micheel.

A month ago the pair were joint leaders with a round to go in the US PGA championship but Donald managed only a two-over-par 74 as Woods eased to the 12th major title of his career with a 68.

Now the world number one arrives in England on a run of five successive tournament wins for his first appearance at Wentworth since he lost the 1998 final to Mark O'Meara.

Donald had a curious time in the event last year, hammering Bernhard Langer seven and six, but then being crushed nine and eight by Paul McGinley.

Following a long list of withdrawals Donald was the third seed then, but despite being the world number 10 he is seeded only seventh on this occasion.

He is one of five European Ryder Cup teammates in the 16-strong field competing for a first prize of £1million - the biggest in golf. Even those who go out straightaway earn £60,000.

There is a first-round clash between two of them. David Howell, winner of the BMW Championship in May, faces Colin Montgomerie, who in addition to being the 1999 champion won three successive Volvo PGA titles on the course.

The winner of that will then meet either defending champion Michael Campbell or Essex's Simon Khan, the tournament outsider who qualified by finishing second to Howell four months ago and then fourth in the European Open in July.