Lee Westwood leads after the third round of the Indonesian Masters – Golf Update
World Number two, Lee Westwood, has finally made his much awaited move to finish the third round in grand fashion with six-under for 66, to surge to the top slot in the Indonesian Masters, being played at the picturesque Royale Jakarta Golf Club.
Westwood had been toiling ceaselessly from the last three days, when the leaderboard saw Mohammad Siddikur on top in the first round, while Shaaban Hussin of Malaysia dominated proceedings in the second round.
The Englishman might have been in front with a staggering lead, if he had not stumbled on a bogey on the last hole on Saturday. He is now leading with an aggregate of 16-under, 200.
Westwood was witnessed playing with the controversial putter, which he chose over the more frequently used belly-putter. The English golfer said, “It feels much better using the conventional putter because every decent putt seems to go in and that made me
more comfortable. I’ve been in this position before and I’ll try not to get ahead of myself.”
The 38-year-old will head with confidence into the final round on Sunday, April 24, which is coincidently his birthday also.
Westwood had been the World Number one for 17 months, before he was finally overthrown by the German, Martin Kaymer. He will regain his number one spot if he records a win here and if his countryman, Luke Donald does not win at the Volvo China Open.
The winner of 30 coveted titles in his stellar career says he is not really concerned with the rankings, as they will take care of themselves if he wins here. Westwood added, “I’m here to win a tournament. World rankings seem to take care of themselves.”
Shaabaan Hussin, who was the overnight leader after posting superb knocks on both rounds, shot an over par score of 75 and slipped down the leaderboard to tie for 22nd position. South Korean, Park Hyun-bin scored 70 and is sharing the second slot
with Thitiphun Chuayprakong of Thailand, with an aggregate score of 205. Park has recorded just one bogey in his two rounds.
Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng scored 69, owning much to a glourious eagle at the 12th. The Thai now shares the fourth spot on the leaderboard. First round leader, Bangladesh’s Siddikur is tied for the fifth place along with star Asian golfer Thongchai
Jaidee, Filipino Antoni Lascuna, and Prom Meesawat of Thailand.
The final round of the $750,000 inaugural event will be played on Sunday, April 24. The Indonesian Masters is one of the newest events on the Asian Tour. The tournament is being broadcasted to around 400 million homes across 20 countries in the world, through
the Asian Tour’s television platform.
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