Westwood Grabs One-Shot Lead
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SUNDAY 19 JANUARY 2020 SPORTSPORT 21 CRICKET FOOTBALL You never know how players are going to South Africa vs Premier League respond, but I have been surprised by the England, Third Test Burnley vs Leicester attitude they have shown to work: Barcelona's India vs Australia, City; Liverpool vs ACTION new manager Quique Setien. TODAY’S 3rd ODI Manchester United Kuchar heads Singapore Westwood grabs one-shot lead leaderboard AFP — ABU DHABI and Spain’s Sergio Garcia (69) ranking, and even though he were tied fifth one shot further has qualified for the Masters this Abu Dhabi scores after birdie binge Lee Westwood conjured up a behind. year, getting back into the Leading third-round scores SINGAPORE, magical eagle to help lift him World number one Brooks top-50 would get him into all of the $7m Abu Dhabi AFP — into a third round lead at the Koepka (70), coming back to the majors and WGC events. Championship at the par-72 Abu Dhabi Championship competitive golf after a 14-week Even though a lot rides on a Abu Dhabi Golf Club course Olympic medallist Matt Kuchar yesterday. layoff due to stem cell treatment good performance early in the yesterday: fired a nine-under-par 62 to Westwood, who turns 47 in for his left knee injury, was in a season, Westwood said he 202 - Lee Westwood (ENG) take the lead after the third April, shot a seven-under par tie for 48th place at five-under rarely played golf or hit balls in 69-68-65 round of the Singapore Open 65 to move one shot ahead of par 211. the off season. 203 - Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) yesterday, while fellow Rio Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger, England’s Westwood pro- “Coming here, I expected to 69-69-65, Francesco Laporta winner Justin Rose was not far who also shot a 65, and over- duced his eagle on the par-five have to work hard on my game (ITA) 71-63-69 behind. night leader Francesco Laporta eighth hole, smashing a hybrid and scramble a lot. I don’t play 204 - Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG) The three men’s golf of Italy. iron from 266 yards to less than a lot when I’m away from tour- 68-67-69 medallists from the 2016 Rio Matthew Fitzpatrick birdied three feet. naments now,” he said. 205 - Kurt Kitayama (USA) 67-70- Olympics are playing in the his last two holes in a round of His round also contained six After making a birdie on the 68, Sergio Garcia (ESP) 67-69-69, tournament and their per- three-under par 69 to go fourth birdies and a solitary bogey. The 13th, the 34-year-old Wies- 206 - Thomas Detry (BEL) 69-70- formances could give clues at 12-under par 204, while dropped shot on the 14th hole, berger burned the edges on the 67, Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP) about their form ahead of American Kurt Kitayama (68) where he had to stand in a next two holes with his birdie 67-68-71 the Tokyo Games starting in bunker with the ball outside in attempts, but managed to close July. the rough, was his only bogey with three in a row from the Bronze medallist Kuchar in the last 37 holes. 16th onwards. of the United States has looked “I played well. I holed a “I struggled the first two the strongest of the trio, and I played well. I holed a couple of putts early on which days. I think I hit more fairways an impressive round yesterday gave me some momentum and today and I can then get myself gave him a three-shot lead couple of putts early then hit a brilliant shot into the into positions to take on the heading into the event’s final on which gave me eighth. Then backed it up with flags, which I did well,” said the day. some momentum and a birdie at the ninth, so a bit of world number 23. The nine-time PGA Tour then hit a brilliant shot momentum, got on a roll,” said Laporta made an early Lee Westwood of England during the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship winner fired four birdies in his Westwood, winner of 24 titles bogey on the par-five second in Dubai, yesterday. front-nine, followed by into the eighth. Then on the European Tour. hole and was one-over another five in his inward- backed it up with a Westwood was winless last through seven before making nine for a three-day total of birdie at the ninth, so a year but had finished 2018 in four birdies in the last 11 I pulled my second shot,” said want to think about my score 17-under-par 196. style when he won the NedBank holes. the reigning Challenge Tour and my game. I am trying not “It was a great day,” said bit of momentum, got Challenge in South Africa. “I was a bit nervous on the Order of Merit champion. to see the leaderboard. I think the world number 24. on a roll: Westwood He is currently ranked 63rd first couple of holes and made He added: “Tomorrow, it it’s going to be a good day “That was a great way to in the official world golf a bad mistake on second when would be just a dream. I just tomorrow.” start, back to back birdies, kind of tied for the lead there, and just kept playing some good golf.’ Rio gold medallist Rose Fowler, Scheffler joint leaders in La Quinta from England, ranked ninth in the world, did not seem to AFP — LOS ANGELES just kind of picking my way Scheffler, a Korn Ferry playing at his best but birdies US PGA Tour La Quinta around,” added Fowler, Tour graduate seeking his on the 17th and 18th helped Leading second-round Rickie Fowler fired an who played the Jack first PGA Tour title, also scores on Friday at La him to a 68 to draw within six eagle and six birdies in an Nicklaus Tournament teed off on 10 on the Quinta, California, on the shots of Kuchar. eight-under par 64 on Course, which like the Nicklaus course and raced La Quinta Country Club “I wasn’t very happy with Friday to grab a share of other two in use, La Quinta up the leaderboard with course, Jack Nicklaus how I played today,” he the halfway lead alongside Country Club and the birdies at six of his first Tournament Course and admitted. Scottie Scheffler in the US Stadium Course, is a seven holes. Stadium Course (USA “I knew I needed to have PGA Tour event at La par-72. He slowed with a unless noted, par-72): a stronger finish, I knew I went Quinta, California. “Two out of three double-bogey at the 18th, a bit flat in the back nine until The top duo in the courses down, looking but rebounded with a 129 - Rickie Fowler 65-64, the end.” pro-am event held on three forward to playing the birdie at the fourth, fol- Scottie Scheffler 65-64 There was disappointment courses in the Southern Stadium tomorrow,” he lowed by an eagle at the 130 - Andrew Landry 66-64 for Olympic silver winner California desert were tied said of the course that will seventh and a tap-in birdie 131 - Tony Finau 69-62 Henrik Stenson, however, who on 15-under par 129, one also host round four on at his final hole, the ninth 132 - Bud Cauley 68-64 only managed a three-over- stroke in front of American Sunday. -- where his approach over par 74 and slipped down the Andrew Landry (64), with Fowler teed off on 10 the water hazard nearly 133 - Ted Potter 70-63, leaderboard to joint 46th. American Tony Finau two and picked up birdies at 11 found the cup for another Im Sung-jae (KOR) 67-66, Meanwhile defending shots back after a storming and 12 before catching fire eagle. Ryan Moore 68-65, Cameron champion Jazz Janewattan- 10-under par 62. coming in. He followed “I feel pretty good,” Davis (AUS) 66-67, Wes anond, who had been leading “These courses are birdies at the first and third Scheffler said. “Just the one Roach 68-65, Chase Seiffert before the third rond, slipped scoreable, but I feel like it’s with an eagle at the fourth, mishap on 18 but other 66-67 134 - Brian Harman behind Kuchar but still fired a fine line between playing where he lofted a high than that pretty solid.” 67-67, Maverick McNealy an impressive 67 to share Rickie Fowler reacts to his putt on the ninth well and kind of scraping approach to six feet and Landry had nine birdies 69-65, Sepp Straka (AUT) second place with Miguel green during the second round of The American by,” said Fowler, who is made that for eagle. He and a bogey in his eight- 69-65, Zac Blair 64-70, Alex Tabuena of the Philippines. Express tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Noren (SWE) 67-67, Michael playing the tournament for added another birdie at the under effort on the La Thailand’s Jazz had a slow Gligic 69-65 Tournament Course at PGA West in La Quinta, the first time in six years. eighth to be the first in the Quinta Country Club start but made up for it with California on Friday. “I’ve done a good job of clubhouse on 129. layout. four birdies on the back nine.