{"id":10158,"date":"2012-04-21T16:22:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T14:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/golf-grace-sniffs-third-title-at-china-open\/"},"modified":"2012-04-21T16:22:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-21T14:22:12","slug":"golf-grace-sniffs-third-title-at-china-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-grace-sniffs-third-title-at-china-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Grace sniffs third title at China Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 21<\/span> (Reuters) – South African Branden Grace burst into
\ncontention for his third title of a dream debut season on the
\nEuropean Tour with a sparkling third round eight-under-par 64 at
\nthe $3 million China Open on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Grace was one of six players to hold the lead on a hectic
\nday at Tianjin’s Binhai Lake Golf Club and the 23-year-old
\nfinished the day with a three-stroke lead at 198 (18 under) in
\nthe event co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour.<\/p>\n

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Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts was second after the
\nBelgian carded a 66 while Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti was third
\na further shot back on 14-under after a 64.<\/p>\n

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After coming through qualifying school, Grace won
\nback-to-back titles on home soil and is in prime position to win
\nin China thanks to some solid putting.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“This year the putting has really been standing out and I’m
\nmaking a lot more putts,” he said. “I’m really positive at this
\nstage and getting those first two wins under my belt is great, I
\njust want to really push on from here.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Grace chipped to within a foot at the second hole and holed
\na putt from the fringe at the fifth for early birdies before
\nhitting the front with a 20-foot eagle putt at the sixth.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

He three-putted the 14th for his only bogey but more than
\nmade up for it by sinking three birdies in the final four holes
\nto race ahead.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Britain’s Ian Poulter was well off the pace, 14 strokes
\nbehind Grace.
\n (Writing by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Peter
\nRutherford)<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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