{"id":12181,"date":"2012-07-07T00:16:14","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T22:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/golf-westwood-stays-positive-despite-wayward-back-nine\/"},"modified":"2012-07-07T00:16:14","modified_gmt":"2012-07-06T22:16:14","slug":"golf-westwood-stays-positive-despite-wayward-back-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-westwood-stays-positive-despite-wayward-back-nine\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Westwood stays positive despite wayward back nine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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July 6<\/span> (Reuters) – World number three Lee Westwood refused
\nto rule himself out of title contention despite taking three
\npenalty drops on his back nine in the second round of the French
\nOpen on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Briton struggled to a two-over 73 for a one-over tally
\nof 143, seven behind Marcel Siem of Germany who shot a second
\nsuccessive 68 to lead by one from Swede Alexander Noren (67).<\/p>\n

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Denmark’s Anders Hansen (68) and South African George
\nCoetzee (68) shared third place on 138.<\/p>\n

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

Westwood was in positive mood despite a horror spell midway
\nthrough the inward half which caused him to drop five strokes in
\nfour holes from the 12th.<\/p>\n

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

“It’s that kind of golf course,” he told reporters at Le
\nGolf National. “You don’t have to be far off.<\/p>\n

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

“I would have liked to have played a bit better coming in
\nbut I’m not out of it.”<\/p>\n

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

Siem completed his round following a mid-afternoon storm
\nthat prompted the suspension of play for more than an hour.<\/p>\n

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

“If you shoot a few under par on this course, it doesn’t
\nmatter about the conditions because it’s a good score,” the
\nGerman said.<\/p>\n

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

European Ryder Cup trio Francesco Molinari (139), Graeme
\nMcDowell and Ian Poulter (both 141) were well placed midway
\nthrough the tournament while captain Jose Maria Olazabal safely
\nmade the cut with a two-round score of 143.<\/p>\n

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

Darren Clarke, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Paul Casey and Colin
\nMontgomerie missed out.<\/p>\n

(Writing by Tony Jimenez; editing by Ken Ferris)<\/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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