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BELEK, Turkey -- Justin Rose beat Tiger Woods by a stroke Thursday to set up a title match with Lee Westwood in the World Golf Final. The two Englishmen, who played 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, who holed a sand wedge shot for an eagle at the 14th, finished with a 2-under 69 while Woods was at 70. Westwood shot a course-record 61 in the semifinals 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 on the Sultan Course at Antalya Club. His score would have been even better if not for a double bogey at the fourth hole. "It was just one of those days I was on a roll. I am just pleased to be swinging the ball well because Ive got no hangover from the Ryder Cup, and thats nice," Westwood said. "It seemed the hole just got bigger and bigger with each hole I played, and that hasnt happened for a while. "Its also a very satisfying feeling to be playing in a tournament like this, and if Justin had not beaten Webb Simpson earlier today I would not have had the opportunity to go out and shoot 61. So a lot of things have to go your way and I have capitalized on a bit of fortune." Rose tried to pull his cap over his face when his wedge shot at No. 14 took a couple of bounces and disappeared into the hole. Woods also broke out in a smile. "I was really struggling early on today and to can that shot at 14 was easily the turning point," Rose said. "In proper match play you would only win the hole, but in this format Ive picked up two shots on Tiger and its help me win the match." Rose then birdied No. 13, and after his eagle a hole later both birdied No. 16 before ending with two pars apiece. "When Justin birdied 13 and holed out at 14, it was the turning point in the match," Woods said. "I was 2 up at the time and all of a sudden 1 down with four holes to play. "But I havent played since format since the Dunhill Cup in 98, so its been awhile, and its a neat format as its never over until its done. There can be some big-time swings out there, as we saw with Justin at 14. But then it was a long day and its certainly frustrating when Ive lost two matches by a shot, but thats the way it goes." Rose is now ready for an all-English showdown with Westwood. "I would dearly love to win this as I want to stay fresh and I want to stay hungry for the rest of the season," Rose said. "There is very little history of Westwood and myself playing against each other, but being the world No. 5 at the moment it would be great to get one over the world No. 4." The final is Saturday morning, with Woods and the other players competing in an afternoon Pro-Am. Woods has hinted he will consider a return to Turkey next year for the inaugural $7 million Turkish Open that was announced this week. Woods also backed Darren Clarke to become captain of the European team for the 2014 Ryder Cup in Gleneagles. Woods helped Clarke when the Northern Irishmans first wife, Heather, died weeks before the 2006 Ryder Cup in Ireland. "Im not sure what the process is, but if Darren is selected he would make a great captain," Woods said. "Hes one of my best friends out here and hes a great guy. Hed make a great leader." Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap . Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic beat the fifth-seeded Kubot 7-5, 6-2, Benoit Paire of France downed the sixth-seeded Fognini 6-1, 6-4 and Joao Souza of Brazil defeated the seventh-seeded Harrison 6-3, 6-3. Wholesale Jerseys China .C. -- Adam Scott wasnt going to let a few bad holes at the British Open ruin the best major performance of his life. http://www.wholesalechinajerseysmall.com/ . Claiborne signed the deal Monday, and the cornerback will be able to practice when rookies and selected veterans have three days of workouts at Valley Ranch starting Wednesday before the full training camp in California. SAN DIEGO -- Clayton Richard pitched a strong game and Cameron Maybin led a relentless offence. However, it was Everth Cabrera who was the talk of the Padres locker room. Richard threw a commanding eight innings and Maybin drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. But Cabreras 13-pitch at-bat -- on all fastballs -- against Ryan Vogelsong (10-7) leading off the first inning drew a lot of credit for San Diegos success. Cabrera eventually struck out swinging after fouling off seven straight pitches with the count full. "That first at-bat, from our side, was awesome," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Being in those shoes, its not a great way to start the game. Mentally, as a starting pitcher, youre not in a good way." Vogelsong threw 35 pitches in the first inning when San Diego sent eight men to bat and scored three runs. The right-hander threw another 31 pitches in the second inning when the Padres loaded the bases. "That at-bat fired us up," Maybin said. "Cabby came out and set the tone with that big at-bat." Said Cabrera: "I was just trying to see the ball and put it in play." Vogelsong, who had his second straight subpar outing, disagreed with effect of Cabreras at-bat. "Its 13 pitches," he said. "They fouled a bunch of balls off. Both teams did." The Giants dropped out of first in the NL West and trail the Dodgers by a half-game heading into their big three-game series in Los Angeles. Madison Bumgarner is scheduled to face Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in the opener on Monday night. Richard (10-12) allowed an unearned run and five hits while improving to 3-1 with a 2.02 ERA in his last five starts. The left-hander was 0-3 with a 7.64 ERA in his three previous starts against San Francisco this season. "It starts with the starting pitcher," Black said. "He answered the bell. He wasnt feeling well (in his last start) and it stayed with him. He was a little fuzzy, but as the game wore on, he set the tone." Maybin tied his career high with four hits, including a two-run single in the first inning. "Not being happy with this year, you still want to go up there and believe you can keep producing," said Maybin, who has had a disappointing season after signing a five-year, $25-million exteension in the spring.dddddddddddd Cabrera and Will Venable had three hits apiece and San Diego finished with 16 overall, while avoiding matching its longest losing streak of the season. San Francisco had scored 22 times and managed 37 hits in three games since outfielder Melky Cabrera was suspended on Wednesday for 50 games following a positive test for testosterone. The Padres improved to 4-8 against San Francisco this season and 10-20 over the last two years. Vogelsong gave up eight runs and nine hits in 2 2-3 innings in a 14-2 loss to Washington on Monday. The right-hander lasted three-plus innings against San Diego and was charged with three runs and eight hits. Over his last two outings, his ERA has increased from an NL-best 2.27 to 2.85. "The first inning was a long inning," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It probably caught up with him. It was pretty amazing the number of pitches he threw." Venable hit a one-out single in the first, stole second and scored on Carlos Quentins base hit. After Yonder Alonso singled and Alexi Amarista walked, Maybin drove in two more runs with a single. The Giants countered with a run in the second after Buster Posey reached on Venables two-base error when he dropped a routine fly ball to right. Posey went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Hunter Pences sacrifice fly. The Padres added three more in the fifth. Amarista hit a leadoff triple and scored on Maybins single. Cabrera added a two-run double. NOTES: Vogelsongs last two starts are his only outings this season that he did not pitch at least six innings. ... San Diego 3B Chase Headley was ejected before he took the field for the top of the fifth inning by home plate umpire Brian ONora. Headley flew out for the second out of the fourth and flung his bat down. But he never made it out of the dugout to take his position in the fifth. ... Quentin was hit by a pitch for the 14th time this season in the second inning to tie Philadelphias Carlos Ruiz for the major league lead. Quentin has reached the total in nearly 100 fewer at-bats. ... The Giants are 7-0-3 in their last 10 series against San Diego. ... Pirates LHP Wandy Rodriguez was scheduled to start against Padres RHP Edinson Volquez (7-9, 4.31 ERA) on Monday night in San Diego. But Rodriguez pitched in relief in Pittsburghs extra-inning game on Sunday at St. Louis. ' ' '