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November 13, 2010, Saturday
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TWICE-WINNER Adam Scott surged to the top of the Singapore Open leaderboard yesterday with a second consecutive six-under 65 for a two-shot lead over defending champion Ian Poulter.
Scott, who won the event in 2005 and 2006, produced a blistering 29 on the Tanjong course's front nine but stuttered coming home to finish on a combined 12-under-par.
Briton Poulter roared into contention with a 29 of his own, on the back nine at Tanjong, putting the exclamation mark on a round of 63 with a snaking, 100-foot putt on the last.
US Open winner Graeme McDowell, who is chasing Martin Kaymer in the Race to Dubai, got off to a cracking start with birdies on his first four holes but lost momentum with a bogey at the fifth and finished the day tied for third on nine-under.
Scott was among 108 players who returned to the Sentosa Golf Club at 7:30am yesterday to finish their weather-hit first round. Torrential rain and lightning had caused a four-hour delay on Thursday at the US$6 million co-sanctioned event.
"It was a good day overall. It was a long day - 30 holes of golf - so I'm pleased with the outcome overall," said the Australian.
Spain's Ignacio Garrido made the best of the early rise to grab a one-shot lead after the first round. The 38-year-old flirted with a 59 before settling for a nine-under 62 ahead of England's Chris Wood and Kim Bi-o of South Korea.
However, Garrido found life much more difficult on the Serapong course and plummeted down the leaderboard with an eight-over 79 and is likely to miss the cut.
Two separate par-71 courses are being used for the first time with the 204-man field playing a round on each and those making the cut completing the final 36 holes on Serapong.
PGA Championship winner Kaymer carded matching 68's to trail the leader by six shots.
In Melbourne, Tiger Woods produced a topsy-turvy one-over par second round of 72 at the Australian Masters yesterday, while Sergio Garcia completed a remarkable turnaround to soar into contention for a first win in two years.
Defending champion Woods, who has not won since claiming the gold jacket at nearby Kingston Heath 12 months ago and could end the year without a title for the first time since turning professional in 1996, mixed three birdies with four bogeys to finish on one-under 141.
The American was nine shots behind Australia's Adam Bland, who followed his first-round 65 with a four-under 67 in blustery, humid conditions to take a two-stroke lead over compatriot Andre Stolz (67).
Spain's Garcia, who had a terrible first 16 holes on Thursday before two late birdies allowed him to start the day on two-over, soared up the leaderboard with a six-under 65 to finish on four-under 138.
Scott, who won the event in 2005 and 2006, produced a blistering 29 on the Tanjong course's front nine but stuttered coming home to finish on a combined 12-under-par.
Briton Poulter roared into contention with a 29 of his own, on the back nine at Tanjong, putting the exclamation mark on a round of 63 with a snaking, 100-foot putt on the last.
US Open winner Graeme McDowell, who is chasing Martin Kaymer in the Race to Dubai, got off to a cracking start with birdies on his first four holes but lost momentum with a bogey at the fifth and finished the day tied for third on nine-under.
Scott was among 108 players who returned to the Sentosa Golf Club at 7:30am yesterday to finish their weather-hit first round. Torrential rain and lightning had caused a four-hour delay on Thursday at the US$6 million co-sanctioned event.
"It was a good day overall. It was a long day - 30 holes of golf - so I'm pleased with the outcome overall," said the Australian.
Spain's Ignacio Garrido made the best of the early rise to grab a one-shot lead after the first round. The 38-year-old flirted with a 59 before settling for a nine-under 62 ahead of England's Chris Wood and Kim Bi-o of South Korea.
However, Garrido found life much more difficult on the Serapong course and plummeted down the leaderboard with an eight-over 79 and is likely to miss the cut.
Two separate par-71 courses are being used for the first time with the 204-man field playing a round on each and those making the cut completing the final 36 holes on Serapong.
PGA Championship winner Kaymer carded matching 68's to trail the leader by six shots.
In Melbourne, Tiger Woods produced a topsy-turvy one-over par second round of 72 at the Australian Masters yesterday, while Sergio Garcia completed a remarkable turnaround to soar into contention for a first win in two years.
Defending champion Woods, who has not won since claiming the gold jacket at nearby Kingston Heath 12 months ago and could end the year without a title for the first time since turning professional in 1996, mixed three birdies with four bogeys to finish on one-under 141.
The American was nine shots behind Australia's Adam Bland, who followed his first-round 65 with a four-under 67 in blustery, humid conditions to take a two-stroke lead over compatriot Andre Stolz (67).
Spain's Garcia, who had a terrible first 16 holes on Thursday before two late birdies allowed him to start the day on two-over, soared up the leaderboard with a six-under 65 to finish on four-under 138.
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