{"id":10735,"date":"2012-05-26T22:09:22","date_gmt":"2012-05-26T20:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/05\/golf-donald-shrugs-off-strong-winds-to-lead-pga-by-two-shots\/"},"modified":"2012-05-26T22:09:22","modified_gmt":"2012-05-26T20:09:22","slug":"golf-donald-shrugs-off-strong-winds-to-lead-pga-by-two-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-donald-shrugs-off-strong-winds-to-lead-pga-by-two-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Donald shrugs off strong winds to lead PGA by two shots"},"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 26 (Reuters) &#8211; Title holder<br \/>\nLuke Donald prompted cries of &#8216;Luke, Luke&#8217; after cajoling a<br \/>\n15-foot birdie putt into the cup at the 18th to open a<br \/>\ntwo-stroke lead after the PGA Championship third round on<br \/>\nSaturday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The world number two, who needs to finish eighth on his own<br \/>\nto take over from Rory McIlroy at the top of the rankings, was<br \/>\nat his scrambling best to return a three-under-par 69 for an<br \/>\n11-under 205 total as gusts up to 40-kph swirled around<br \/>\nWentworth.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fellow Briton Justin Rose claimed second spot on 207 after<br \/>\nanother 69, two ahead of Irishman Peter Lawrie (72).<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Course designer Ernie Els was on the fringes of contention<br \/>\nin joint fourth on 211 with fellow South Africans Branden Grace<br \/>\nand Richard Sterne and 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A scorching sun shone throughout the day at the European<br \/>\nTour&#8217;s flagship event but only a handful of players managed to<br \/>\nbreak par as the wind sent scores soaring.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Donald picked up three birdies in a flawless performance<br \/>\nover the first 14 holes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Calamity then beckoned at the 15th when, using his bright<br \/>\nwhite driver, he sent his tee shot wildly left into the trees.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Donald&#8217;s rescue attempt merely succeeded in pushing the ball<br \/>\na few yards forward before a low third sent it scurrying under<br \/>\nthe branches.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Englishman, though, has a masterful short game and he<br \/>\nproved it once again by wedging the ball up to six feet and<br \/>\nholing out for a bogey five.    \t<\/p>\n<p> (Editing by Ed Osmond)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England May 26 (Reuters) &#8211; Title holder Luke Donald prompted cries of &#8216;Luke, Luke&#8217; after cajoling a 15-foot birdie putt into the cup at the 18th to open a two-stroke lead after the PGA Championship third round on Saturday. 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