Lawrie masters the calm in Qatar for one-stroke lead
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February 5, 2012, Sunday
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FORMER British Open champion Paul Lawrie shot a steady 5-under-par 67 at the Qatar Masters yesterday to open up a one-shot lead over a stellar chasing bunch with 18 holes left at the wind-affected event.
Big winds on Friday forced tournament organizers to cut the Doha tournament to a 54-hole event, and it was 1999 Open winner Lawrie who seized the initiative in vastly improved conditions.
The Briton, on 8-under overall (136), leads big-hitting Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts (68) by a stroke with Sweden's Peter Hanson (69) and Argentine Ricardo Gonzalez (67) one back. World No. 10 Jason Day is 4-under overall (140) with 18th-ranked Sergio Garcia while Britain's world No. 3 Lee Westwood and fourth-ranked Martin Kaymer are one shot further behind.
The round of the day came from defending champion Thomas Bjorn, who was all at sea in the first round after a 7-over 79, but improved by a remarkable 14 strokes to card a 7-under 65 and make the cut.
Big winds on Friday forced tournament organizers to cut the Doha tournament to a 54-hole event, and it was 1999 Open winner Lawrie who seized the initiative in vastly improved conditions.
The Briton, on 8-under overall (136), leads big-hitting Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts (68) by a stroke with Sweden's Peter Hanson (69) and Argentine Ricardo Gonzalez (67) one back. World No. 10 Jason Day is 4-under overall (140) with 18th-ranked Sergio Garcia while Britain's world No. 3 Lee Westwood and fourth-ranked Martin Kaymer are one shot further behind.
The round of the day came from defending champion Thomas Bjorn, who was all at sea in the first round after a 7-over 79, but improved by a remarkable 14 strokes to card a 7-under 65 and make the cut.
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