Louis Oosthuizen on verge of British Open glory
July 18th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by ANI
Fife (Scotland), July 18(ANI): South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen is on the verge of British Open glory after taking a four stroke lead into the final round on Sunday.
Oosthuizen had superb rounds of 65, 67 and 69 to set up a 15-under par, with England’s Paul Casey trailing him with rounds of 69, 69 and 67.
Germany’s Martin Kaymer shot 68 is third on eight under with England’s Lee Westwood (71), Sweden’s Henrik Stenson (67) and Spain’s Alejandro Canizares (71) eight shots back and American Dustin Johnson (69) nine behind, the BBC reports.
Earlier, Oosthuizen, who missed the cut at his previous thee Open appearances, said: I was nervous at the start, but made a few putts to calm my nerves. I’m playing nicely and I feel very confident out there.”
World No. 1 Tiger Woods, who is now 12 shots adrift, has never come from behind on the last day to win any of his 14 majors.
The 34-year-old would need to beat the record for the biggest comeback after 54 holes in Open history if he wants to win his third title at St Andrews. (ANI)
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