CHON BURI, Thailand, Dec 17 (Reuters) - World number
three Lee Westwood suffered a unemployment in form as his outrageous lead of
the Thailand Golf Championship was slashed to 4 stokes by
surging South African Charl Schwartzel on Saturday.
An haphazard day for Westwood saw him label a third turn of
73, 13 shots worse than his overwhelming opening turn 60 which
helped him to an 11-stroke lead during a median point.
U.S. Masters champion Schwartzel finished 4 birdies in his
first 5 holes on his approach to a second unbroken 66 during the
Amata Spring County Club, paving a approach for a break final day
at a $1 million Asian Tour event.
Westwood had not carded a spook in his opening dual rounds
but 4 arrived on Saturday as his gorgeous form from earlier
in a contest disappeared.
The Englishman, whose 64 in turn dual gave him a share of
the Asian Tour's lowest-ever 36-hole total, pronounced he still had
the top palm and a vigour was on his rivals to overhaul
his lead and repudiate him his third Asian feat this year.
"A lot of people are going to consider you're going to fire a
60, 62 and 64 each day though I'm fearful golf isn't like that,"
Westwood told reporters.
"I strike a few good shots in between though we didn't make puts
when we indispensable to. It was one of those days, a few bad breaks but
if you'd have offering me a four-shot lead on Thursday morning,
I'd have taken it.
"I can widen my lead and people have to put their foot
down and that's where we can make mistakes."
LEAD TRIMMED
Schwartzel was in assured mood and kept his cold on a
sweltering day with American Michael Thompson creeping adult on him
on a behind 9 to finish on 69 for third place, 7 strokes
adrift of Westwood.
After a severe start on a opening 6 holes, Westwood got
back on track, relating Schwartzel cadence for cadence for the
next 9 holes before dual detrimental bogeys on a 16th and 17th.
The South African hold his persion together right adult to a end
but botched a elementary putt on a 18th and watched his round grind
agonisingly to a hindrance on a corner of a hole for his usually bogey
of a day.
He certified he would need a first-class opening and an
unlikely Westwood meltdown for him to win a title.
"I finished 4 birdies in a quarrel and he wasn't removing anything
at all. You clarity all of a sudden, a waves has changed, the
lead removing shorter and shorter and that has to impact you. You
wouldn't be tellurian if it didn't," Schwartzel said.
"I unequivocally have no alternative, we need a good measure and
that's a bottom line. We all know Lee is a good player. It's
out of my hands ... though I've won dual or 3 tournaments from
four shots behind, I've finished it before though we don't know the
secret."
(Editing by Martyn Herman)
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