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* Westwood equals 36-hole Asian Tour record
* Briton shoots 64 to lead by 11
Dec 16 (Reuters) – World number three Lee Westwood
continued his sparkling form by shooting an eight-under-par 64
at the Thailand Golf Championship on Friday to tie the lowest
36-hole total at an Asian Tour event.
The Englishman followed up his career-best 12-under-par 60
on Thursday with eight birdies in a bogey-free round to equal
the Asian Tour record set by Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat at the
2009 Sail Open in India.
Westwood’s 124 total gave him a clubhouse lead of 14 shots
before U.S. Masters champion Charl Schwartzel shot a 66 in the
afternoon to cut the lead to 11.
“It’s 14 now, outrageous isn’t it?” Westwood told reporters
at the Amata Spring Country Club, 80 kilometres east of Bangkok,
after his round.
“It’s still a long way to go. But at the same time, I’m
looking forward to the weekend. I’m playing great and I’m
feeling in total control. Every aspect of my game feels good.
“Strange really. Today almost felt better than yesterday. It
was quite tough out there. The scoring is pretty tricky. 64 is a
really good score; not that 60 wasn’t a good score yesterday.
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