{"id":9769,"date":"2012-04-09T16:03:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T14:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/golf-albatross-leaves-oosthuizens-head-spinning\/"},"modified":"2012-04-09T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2012-04-09T14:03:10","slug":"golf-albatross-leaves-oosthuizens-head-spinning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-albatross-leaves-oosthuizens-head-spinning\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Albatross leaves Oosthuizen’s head spinning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

By Julian Linden<\/span><\/p>\n

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AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 8<\/span> (Reuters) – Louis Oosthuizen’s
\nbest shot at the Masters on Sunday might also have been his
\nworst. Like the galleries that roared with excitement at his
\namazing albatross, Oosthuizen could not get it out of his mind.<\/p>\n

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The South African thought his incredible shot, when he holed
\nout from 235 yards on the par-5 second hole, was a sure sign
\nthat it was his lucky day and he was going to win the green
\njacket.<\/p>\n

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No matter how hard he tried, he could not clear his mind and
\nhis game started to suffer. He bogeyed the fourth then dropped
\nanother shot at the 10th and suddenly his two-shot lead was
\ngone.<\/p>\n

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“It was tough after that double-eagle. When something like
\nthat happens early in your round, you think that this is it,” he
\ntold reporters.<\/p>\n

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“That was my first double-eagle ever. So it was tough over
\nthe next five holes to just get my head around it and just play
\nthe course.<\/p>\n

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“But I felt like I found my rhythm going down 11, and you
\nknow, played well from there.”<\/p>\n

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Oosthuizen, who won the 2010 British Open by seven shots,
\nputted beautifully throughout the tournament and drained a
\nseries of pressure putts to stay in front.<\/p>\n

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But he could not shake off playing partner Bubba Watson and
\nthe pair finished tied at 10-under-par with Oosthuizen signing
\nfor a final round 69.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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