Carlsbad, Calif. ? Tiger Woods hasn’t made a bogey in two days and is playing better than anyone at La Costa. All that meant Thursday was he advanced to the third round of the Match Play Championship, same as 15 other guys.

As rain pelted the top of his hat, Woods hit a 5-iron within 3 feet, 2 inches on consecutive holes and was never challenged in a 4-and-3 victory over K.J. Choi.

“When you’re playing in conditions like this, you don’t want to ever give your opponent a hole,” Woods said.

Other players have taken different routes — some of them way off the map.

Defending champion Kevin Sutherland made a par on the 18th hole by playing down the No. 1 hole’s fairway, but still beat Justin Rose of England.

Phil Mickelson hit a tee shot into the hazard on No. 14, but it struck a rock and came out into the rough. He wound up holing a 35-foot putt from off the green for par on his way to a 3-and-2 victory over Brad Faxon.