{"id":6238,"date":"2011-12-18T00:28:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-17T22:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/golf-schwartzel-shines-as-westwoods-thai-lead-trimmed\/"},"modified":"2011-12-18T00:28:22","modified_gmt":"2011-12-17T22:28:22","slug":"golf-schwartzel-shines-as-westwoods-thai-lead-trimmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-schwartzel-shines-as-westwoods-thai-lead-trimmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Schwartzel shines as Westwood’s Thai lead trimmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Martin Petty<\/span><\/p>\n

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CHON BURI, Thailand<\/span> Dec 17 (Reuters) – World number
\nthree Lee Westwood suffered a slump in form as his huge lead of
\nthe Thailand Golf Championship was slashed to four stokes by
\nsurging South African Charl Schwartzel on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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

An erratic day for Westwood saw him card a third round of
\n73, 13 shots worse than his stunning opening round 60 which
\nhelped him to an 11-stroke lead at the halfway point.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Masters champion Schwartzel made four birdies in his
\nfirst five holes on his way to a second successive 66 at the
\nAmata Spring County Club, paving the way for a crunch final day
\nat the $1 million Asian Tour event.<\/p>\n

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

Westwood had not carded a bogey in his opening two rounds
\nbut four arrived on Saturday as his dazzling form from earlier
\nin the tournament disappeared.<\/p>\n

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The Englishman, whose 64 in round two gave him a share of
\nthe Asian Tour’s lowest-ever 36-hole total, said he still had
\nthe upper hand and the pressure was on his rivals to overhaul
\nhis lead and deny him his third Asian victory this year.<\/p>\n

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

“A lot of people are going to think you’re going to shoot a
\n60, 62 and 64 every day but I’m afraid golf isn’t like that,”
\nWestwood told reporters.<\/p>\n

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

“I hit a few good shots in between but I didn’t make puts
\nwhen I needed to. It was one of those days, a few bad breaks but
\nif you’d have offered me a four-shot lead on Thursday morning,
\nI’d have taken it.<\/p>\n

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

“I can stretch my lead and people have to put their foot
\ndown and that’s where you can make mistakes.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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