The two Englishmen, teammates on the victorious European Ryder Cup team, will meet Saturday, with the winner getting $1.5 million and the runner-up $1 million in the eight-player exhibition.
Rose holed a sand wedge shot for an eagle at the 14th and finished at 2-under 69. Westwood shot a course-record 61 to beat 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa by six shots. Westwood had two eagles and eight birdies, including a 50-footer at the last hole. He also had a double bogey at the fourth.
More golf: Nick O'Hern shot a 9-under 62 to take a three-stroke lead over European Ryder Cup player Nicolas Colsaerts, Jhonattan Vegas and Derek Ernst in the Frys.com Open in San Martin, Calif. ... Defending champion Na Yeon Choi shot a 6-under 65 in the LPGA Malaysia for a share of the lead with Karrie Webb. Mika Miyazato, Sun Young Yoo and 17-year-old Taiwanese amateur Min Lee were a stroke back at 66.
Cycling: Five of Lance Armstrong's teammates accepted six-month doping suspensions, reduced because they provided evidence that helped the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency make the case to strip Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles. George Hincapie, Tom Danielson, Levi Leipheimer, Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie all would have received at least two-year sanctions had they not helped USADA with its case. As part of their deals, all agreed not to participate in the Olympics this year.
Tennis: With another win at the Shanghai Masters, Roger Federer guaranteed himself the No. 1 ranking for the 300th week of his career. The top-ranked Federer beat Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Thursday in the third round. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray also reached the quarters. Djokovic defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-3 and Murray beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2, 6-2. Tomas Berdych defeated Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 7-6 (2).
WNBA: Tamika Catchings scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever into the WNBA Finals for the second time in four seasons with an 87-71 win over the Connecticut Sun on Thursday night. League MVP Tina Charles led the Sun with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Indiana will play at defending WNBA champion Minnesota, who swept Los Angeles in the Western Conference, in Game 1 of the finals on Sunday.
Obituary: ESPN college football commentator Carroll "Beano" Cook has died. The 81 year-old commentator had worked for the sports network since 1986.
Local: Brad Bolen, Cammi Kaichi and Nick Kossor from the Glenville-based Jason Morris Judo Center all took fifth place in their respective divisions Friday at the International Judo Federation's Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. Bolen lost only to eventual champion Nijat Shikhalizada of Azerbaijan and will rise two spots to No. 34 on the 66-kilogram world ranking list. Kaichi, who lost to eventual champion Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo, enters the WRL for the first time and will sit at No. 91 at 52kg. Burnt Hills High School graduate Kossor, who lost a tight battle with world No. 5 and eventual silver medalist Amiran Papinashvili, a Georgian, jumps eight spots to No. 46 at 60kg. Jason Morris Judo Center's Hannah Martin, at 63kg, will compete Saturday, as well as Tony Sangimino in the 81kg division.