Allenby beat Oliver Wilson by two holes Friday to set up a Presidents Cup rematch with Kim, who has made more headlines over reported off-the-course behavior than the 5 and 3 victory in San Francisco three weeks ago.
Reported comments by Allenby about the American golfer being a loose cannon and staying out on a late-night drinking session the morning before their match gained the most attention after the two players were drawn to play 36 holes on Saturday.
"That's not something I really want to get into," Kim said. "I have talked to Robert and what's done is done and it's in the past now."
Allenby said that much of what he said was taken out of context. The Australian said he never said that Kim was spotted at 4 a.m. the morning before their singles match, when Kim reportedly rolled into the team hotel drunk.
"I've been around for 18 years in this game and said a lot of things and regretted a lot of things," Allenby said. "That whole incident is what it is and I've apologized for the way it's come out. It's a dead issue for me and Anthony in our books."
Allenby told one reporter it was none of his business whether the two players had personally met at Finca Cortesin golf course before eventually having enough of the questions.
"I'm not answering any more questions about it," Allenby said.
Kim said that after dinner and some time chatting with friends over the internet, he would be calling it an early night on Friday.
"I'm going to be in bed by 9:30," Kim said.
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POINTS PLEASE: Players were happy with the new points system introduced for the World Match Play Championship.
The new-look event, being played in Spain after moving from longtime home Wentworth, England, decided to use a round-robin group format instead of the straight 36-hole knockout for this edition.
Each of the four groups has four players, who completed the 18-hole matches even if they were already decided. The final hole tally was then used as a tiebreaker.
Anthony Kim and Angel Cabrera both advanced to the semifinals after finishing tied but winning more holes than any other players in their groups.
"I think this is a great format. I think this is the fairest way to play it," said Group B winner Robert Allenby, who will face Kim. "The greatest thing here is you have every player here to Friday night where in the past you lose you go home. Some (players) got a bye and that didn't seem fair."
Kim also praised the system since he got through despite finishing with a loss to Scott Strange.
"I'm glad that this point system was set up, today," the American said.
But the warm temperatures and hilly Finca Cortesin course are expected to offer an extra test to the golfers now that the 36-hole format returns with knockout play on Saturday.
"You can't compare those," said Cabrera, who next faces Ross Fisher. "Each match is different."
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