{"id":9489,"date":"2012-03-31T03:40:30","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T01:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/golf-flawless-davis-moves-into-tie-for-houston-lead\/"},"modified":"2012-03-31T03:40:30","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T01:40:30","slug":"golf-flawless-davis-moves-into-tie-for-houston-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-flawless-davis-moves-into-tie-for-houston-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Flawless Davis moves into tie for Houston lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">March 30<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Britain&#8217;s Brian Davis upstaged some of<br \/>\ngolf&#8217;s biggest names as he charged into a share of the early<br \/>\nsecond-round lead at the weather-hit Houston Open in Humble,<br \/>\nTexas on Friday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old Englishman, who has recorded five runner-up<br \/>\nfinishes on the PGA Tour without yet winning a title, fired a<br \/>\nflawless seven-under-par 65 at the rain-softened Redstone Golf<br \/>\nClub.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of 93 players who had to complete the opening round<br \/>\nearlier in the day, Davis birdied two of his last four holes to<br \/>\nfinish level on 11-under 133 with South African Louis Oosthuizen<br \/>\n(66).<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Defending champion Phil Mickelson, joint leader after the<br \/>\nfirst round, bogeyed his final hole for a 70 to lie two off the<br \/>\npace along with fellow Americans Tommy Gainey (67) and JB Holmes<br \/>\n(67) as well as Briton Greg Owen (69).<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Three-times major winner Ernie Els, who needs to win the<br \/>\nHouston Open to qualify for next week&#8217;s Masters, was at<br \/>\nfive-under 139 after shooting a 69.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Davis was delighted with his performance after struggling<br \/>\nfor form on the PGA Tour earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a good day at the office today,&#8221; the Englishman told<br \/>\nreporters, having played 32 holes on Friday after first-round<br \/>\naction was suspended on Thursday when thunderstorms swept across<br \/>\nRedstone.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I played some good golf and obviously put myself into<br \/>\nposition for the weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>More than an inch of rain saturated the course on Thursday<br \/>\nand tournament organisers allowed the players to lift, clean and<br \/>\nreplace their balls in the delayed second round.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 30 (Reuters) &#8211; Britain&#8217;s Brian Davis upstaged some of golf&#8217;s biggest names as he charged into a share of the early second-round lead at the weather-hit Houston Open in Humble, Texas on Friday. 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