{"id":9042,"date":"2012-03-18T03:17:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-18T01:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/golf-de-la-riva-has-one-shot-lead-for-final-day-in-andalucia\/"},"modified":"2012-03-18T03:17:32","modified_gmt":"2012-03-18T01:17:32","slug":"golf-de-la-riva-has-one-shot-lead-for-final-day-in-andalucia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-de-la-riva-has-one-shot-lead-for-final-day-in-andalucia\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-De la Riva has one-shot lead for final day in Andalucia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">MADRID, March 17<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Spaniard Eduardo De La Riva<br \/>\nkept his cool to maintain a one-shot lead with a round of 68 on<br \/>\nthe third day of the Andalucia Open on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The World Number 610 went out in 35 and was knocked off the<br \/>\ntop of the leaderboard, but responded in style with an inward<br \/>\n33.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old pitched to within three feet at the 14th and<br \/>\ndowned a six-foot birdie putt at the 16th to finish 12 under<br \/>\npar, one shot ahead of England&#8217;s Simon Khan and Italian teenager<br \/>\nMatteo Manassero.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Khan closed on De La Riva with a round of 66 which included<br \/>\na 40-foot birdie putt at the 15th.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I played nicely all through the week and if I had taken a<br \/>\ncouple more chances I would have been further up,&#8221; Khan told the<br \/>\nTour&#8217;s website (www.europeantour.com).<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year&#8217;s French Open was the last time I was in position<br \/>\nto win &#8211; hopefully it&#8217;ll all come flooding back. I&#8217;ve had times<br \/>\nlike this before when I haven&#8217;t been up there consistently and I<br \/>\nmanaged to have good weekends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Manassero, who became the European Tour&#8217;s youngest-ever<br \/>\nwinner in Spain two years ago, was back in contention after<br \/>\nhaving let slip a three-shot first day advantage to round in 68.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today I played even better than the first day from tee to<br \/>\ngreen and gave myself many chances,&#8221; the Italian said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This course is good for me, I like it, but there are many<br \/>\nguys up there, so it&#8217;s going to be fun tomorrow and I&#8217;m happy to<br \/>\nbe in it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s David Lynn, South Africa&#8217;s Hennie Otto and local<br \/>\nfavourite Miguel Angel Jimenez all shot 68 to lie 10 under.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jimenez, 48, will become the oldest tour champion if he wins<br \/>\nhis 19th title on Sunday. \t<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Mark Elkington; Editing by Tim Hart)<\/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>MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) &#8211; Spaniard Eduardo De La Riva kept his cool to maintain a one-shot lead with a round of 68 on the third day of the Andalucia Open on Saturday. 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