Johnson and Hansen win places in the

Accenture Match-play Championship

Monday was the cut-off point for qualifying for a place in the 64-man field for the Accenture Match-play Championship in Arizona next week.
Dustin Johnson and Anders Hansen, both tournament winners, made it with nothing to spare as they moved into the top 64 of the world rankings.
Still in doubt is the comeback appearance of Tiger Woods, the No. 1 seed and defending champion. Players have until 5 p.m. on Friday to confirm they are taking up their spots in the tournament.
Only 17 Americans are among the top 64, the lowest since the Accenture Match Play Championship began in 1999. There were 40 Americans in the first year of the tournament.
If Woods does not play, Richard Green of Australia would be the 64th seed.
Johnson has never played in a World Golf Championship, and he might not have expected this one. He was at No. 119 in the world until winning the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Monday, when rain washed out the final round. He moved up to No. 45.
``Any time you can win, it opens up lots of doors for you,'' Johnson said. ``I couldn't be more excited. It couldn't have come at a better time, either.''
Hansen was at No. 65 in the world ranking until the Dane won the Vodacom Championship on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa, moving him up to No. 51. Charl Schwartzel of South Africa, who was No. 67, tied for second at the Vodacom and moved up to No. 63.
Falling out of the top 64 were Dudley Hart, who missed the cut at Pebble Beach; Ryo Ishikawa, the 17-year-old from Japan, and Green. Neither Ishikawa nor Green played last week.
Ishikawa fell from No. 64 to No. 67, and he needs three players to withdraw before he can get in the field.
Perhaps the biggest victim was D.J. Trahan, who was at No. 70 in the world. He was in a three-way tie for sixth through three rounds at Pebble Beach and could have moved to No. 64 by finishing alone in fifth. But when the fourth round was canceled because of rain, Trahan only moved up to No. 66 and currently is the second alternate.
If Woods were to play and no one withdrew, Woods would face Brendan Jones of Australia in the first round. Sergio Garcia, the No. 2 seed, would face Schwartzel, while Padraig Harrington would play Pat Perez and Vijay Singh would face Soren Kjeldsen.