{"id":10683,"date":"2012-05-25T10:03:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T08:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/05\/golf-drysdale-lawrie-steal-show-at-sunny-wentworth\/"},"modified":"2012-05-25T10:03:16","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T08:03:16","slug":"golf-drysdale-lawrie-steal-show-at-sunny-wentworth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-drysdale-lawrie-steal-show-at-sunny-wentworth\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Drysdale, Lawrie steal show at sunny Wentworth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Tony Jimenez<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">VIRGINIA WATER, England<\/span> May 24 (Reuters) &#8211; British<br \/>\njourneyman David Drysdale took advantage of an outrageous stroke<br \/>\nof good fortune to claim a share of the lead after the PGA<br \/>\nChampionship first round at Wentworth on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old, who made his European Tour debut in 1999<br \/>\nbut has never won on the circuit, and Irishman Peter Lawrie<br \/>\nupstaged a parade of the world&#8217;s finest golfers with matching<br \/>\nsix-under-par 66s.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One stroke adrift ere world number 10 Justin Rose,<br \/>\nbig-hitting Spaniard Alvaro Quiros, Briton Jamie Donaldson and<br \/>\nSwedish duo Niclas Fasth and Richard S Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Drysdale packed seven birdies into his round but it was the<br \/>\none at the par-five 18th that left the sun-drenched galleries<br \/>\nopen-mouthed in surprise at the tour&#8217;s flagship event.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His 212-yard second shot landed in the water guarding the<br \/>\nfront of the green but bounced back out off some pebbles and he<br \/>\nwent on to make his four.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know how it came back out but I&#8217;ll take that<br \/>\nbreak,&#8221; Drysdale told reporters. &#8220;I was jumping up and down on<br \/>\nthe fairway and was happy to see where it finished.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was one of those strokes that was totally the opposite<br \/>\nof what I was trying to hit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>World number 291 Drysdale and 2008 Spanish Open champion<br \/>\nLawrie are two of the most accurate drivers on the tour and the<br \/>\npair were again safety personified from the tee on a hot, sunny<br \/>\nday devoid of wind.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England May 24 (Reuters) &#8211; British journeyman David Drysdale took advantage of an outrageous stroke of good fortune to claim a share of the lead after the PGA Championship first round at Wentworth on Thursday. 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