{"id":9737,"date":"2012-04-08T03:59:09","date_gmt":"2012-04-08T01:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/golf-oosthuizen-in-position-for-strong-masters-finish\/"},"modified":"2012-04-08T03:59:09","modified_gmt":"2012-04-08T01:59:09","slug":"golf-oosthuizen-in-position-for-strong-masters-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-oosthuizen-in-position-for-strong-masters-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Oosthuizen in position for strong Masters finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

By Mark Lamport-Stokes<\/span><\/p>\n

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April 7<\/span> (Reuters) – Louis Oosthuizen is already a proven
\nmajor winner and he steadily moved into a good position to
\nclinch this week’s Masters title without getting the very best
\nout of his game in Saturday’s third round.<\/p>\n

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

The gap-toothed South African, who romped to a seven-stroke
\nvictory in the 2010 British Open, fired a three-under-par 69 at
\nAugusta National to end a gorgeous day of sunshine two shots
\nbehind leader Peter Hanson of Sweden.<\/p>\n

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“I just played nicely today,” Oosthuizen told reporters
\nafter mixing five birdies with two bogeys. “I made a good score,
\nswung the club really well. It was just nice having a good
\nround.<\/p>\n

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“I felt I probably left quite a few birdies out there the
\nway I was hitting it. I’m happy to be two behind going into
\nSunday.”<\/p>\n

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

Though Oosthuizen bogeyed the final hole after pushing his
\napproach to the right of the green and failing to get up and
\ndown, he can take comfort in the way he has played the testing
\nback nine this week.<\/p>\n

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

In each of the first two rounds, the 29-year-old covered the
\nlast nine holes in three-under 33. On Saturday, he came home in
\none under, having birdied the 12th and 17th.<\/p>\n

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

“You have got to take it shot for shot,” Oosthuizen said of
\nhis strategy for Sunday’s final round when the year’s first
\nmajor will be on the line.<\/p>\n

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

“You know it’s going to take a few birdies (to win), so I’ll
\nprobably do the same as today, just pick my holes where I feel
\nlike I can take the pin on.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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