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Westwood storms ahead at Muirfield

ENGLISHMAN Lee Westwood recovered from an early bogey to surge three shots clear early in the third round of a gripping British Open yesterday.

Westwood, bidding for a first major triumph at the 62nd time of asking, played the long par-5 fifth to perfection, reaching the green with two drivers before curling in a 25-foot eagle putt to a crescendo of roars across the sun-scorched Muirfield links.

Playing partner Tiger Woods, who had briefly topped the leaderboard after a birdie at the second, then failed with a birdie try to leave Westwood one clear on three-under.

Westwood then stretched his lead over Woods to three shots when he birdied the seventh and the American bogeyed.

With the course at Gullane, Scotland, proving a little less treacherous than the first two days despite a stiff easterly wind, the battle for the lead began in ferocious style as the last pairings went out.

Woods, looking to win a 15th major five years after his 14th, briefly moved ahead of overnight leader Miguel Angel Jimenez before a poor bunker shot at the par-3 fourth resulted in his first bogey of the day.

A mis-judgement from the tee at the par-3 seventh then left Woods in a tie for second on 1-under with Jimenez, Angel Cabrera of Argentina and Swede Henrik Stenson.

Spain's Jimenez squandered the lead when he missed a short par putt at the second.

(Reuters)


 

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