{"id":9904,"date":"2012-04-13T16:10:55","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T14:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/golf-rain-dents-oosthuizen-charge-in-malaysia\/"},"modified":"2012-04-13T16:10:55","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T14:10:55","slug":"golf-rain-dents-oosthuizen-charge-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-rain-dents-oosthuizen-charge-in-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Rain dents Oosthuizen charge in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KUALA LUMPUR, April 13<\/span> (Reuters) – U.S. Masters runner-up
\nLouis Oosthuizen had his second round charge at the Malaysian
\nOpen lead halted on Friday when thunderstorms and heavy rain
\nended play early at the European and Asian Tour event.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oosthuizen was two-under-par after 12 holes of his round at
\nthe Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club for a eight-under total.<\/p>\n

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The South African trails compatriots Hennie Otto and Jbe
\nKruger by one shot after they fired an eight-under-par 64 and
\nseven-under 65 respectively before the weather turned.<\/p>\n

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Oosthuizen is looking for a fifth win on the European Tour,
\na triumph that would go a long way to help him overcome the
\nheartbreak of missing out in a playoff at Augusta to American
\nBubba Watson on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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After a 30-hour journey to take part in the $2.5 million
\ntournament in the Malaysian capital, he followed up his opening
\nround 66 with 10 pars and two birdies on the narrow layout.<\/p>\n

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The 2010 British Open champion will be one of 75 players who
\nwill return early on Saturday to complete their second round.<\/p>\n

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Asian Tour Order of Merit leader Kruger credited his putting
\nafter following up his opening round 70 with a 65 for a share of
\nthe lead in the South African-heavy leaderboard.<\/p>\n

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“I think all of us (South Africans) are coming into this
\ntournament with a little bit of form coming back,” Kruger said.<\/p>\n

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

“My game is a little bit better. I’ve been working on a lot
\nof things and it seems to be coming together which is always a
\ngood sign.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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