Westwood was beaten by Ryder Cup team-mate Ian Poulter, who birdied the short 17th and held on to win by one hole.
Donald also struggled when taken to the 19th by Swedish outsider Johan Edfors but prevailed to give himself hope of being world number one for the first time.
Kaymer, looking to regain the top spot, eased through to the quarter-finals with a 3 and 2 success over Dane Soren Kjeldsen.
US Open champion Graeme McDowell won the battle of Ryder Cup partners by defeating fellow Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy 3 and 2.
South African Charl Schwartzel, the US Masters champion, matched Englishman Ross Fisher's eagle at the last to close out the defending champion by one hole.
Spain's Alvaro Quiros, Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium and Italian Francesco Molinari also went through.
-Reuters
Tags: sport, golf, spain First posted May 22, 2011 00:21:00
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