Buzz Sociopolitics Malaysia: Maybank Malaysian Open 2012: Round 1

Maybank Malaysian Open 2012: Round 1

April 12, 2012

Maybank Malaysian Open 2012: Round 1

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) U.S. Masters runner-up Louis Oosthuizen showed no ill-effects of his playoff heartbreak as well as long-haul mass departure to Southeast Middle East to glow an opening six-under 66 during the Malaysian Open upon Thursday (April 12).

The South African, who lost out to American Bubba Watson in Augusta upon Sunday, was tied for third to the single side American Jason Knutzon as well as India's Jyoti Randhawa during the European as well as Asian Tour co-sanctioned event in Kuala Lumpur.

Oosthuizen's compatriot as well as tighten friend Charl Schwartzel accomplished the day in front after the 64 left him the single clear of India's Jeev Milkha Singh.

The South African twin looked rested ahead of their early tee time as well as they clearly enjoyed each other's company as they laughed as well as joked in the cool, sunrise temperatures.

"I feel like I'm overhanging it well as well as we think the lot of times I'm used to ! the lot of travel so you conform quickly," 2010 British Open hold up Oosthuizen told reporters.

"We knew there would be the single difficult round as well as it is routinely the initial the single as well as it was propitious for us it was in the sunrise so you can have the great rest (this afternoon)."

Oosthuizen, additionally grouped with Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee (73), received the loudest cheer from the tiny galleries which woke early to see how he would react to the agony of blank out in the year's initial major.

After pulling his expostulate somewhat left upon the 10th, his initial hole, he munched upon an apple before hitting the fairway timber to the corner of the ascending green as well as he then got up as well as down for the birdie four.

A great tee shot during the 226-yard 11th set up the nine-foot birdie putt which the South African rolled in to give him the dream begin as well as the second two came during the 15th when he rifled his 199-yard initial cadence subsequent to the pin. The highlight, though, was an eagle 3 during the third.

"I hit the three-iron in there as well as we done the great prolonged putt," the gap-toothed Oosthuizen said. "I suspicion we would onslaught the bit more upon the greens speed-wise though we felt gentle as well as we done quite the couple of putts."

STUPID BOGEYS

The only negatives for the 29-year-old World Number nineteen were forsaken shots during the par-four initial as well as sixth though they were equivalent by birdies during the fourth, fifth as well as seventh.

"I felt great we done two stupid bogeys though yeah it was still good. we had the great night's rest as well as I'll try for the subsequent 24 hours to hopefully have the lot of rest," four-times European Tour winner Oosthuizen said.

Schwartzel (left), the 2011 U.S. Masters hold up who accomplished 11th here final year, constructed nine birdies during the $ 2.5 million event in Malaysia as he attempts to win for the initial time since his Augusta triumph.

"I have worked tough during my diversion for the final couple of months as well as haven't had anything occur for me. But it has been feeling great for the prolonged time as well as currently we seemed to put it together, eight-under is the great measure for me," he said.

World Number 7 Martin Kaymer of Germany had 5 birdies, two double bogeys, the single spook as well as an eagle in an eventful 70, the measure suited by defending hold up Matteo Manassero of Italy.

(Editing by Tony Jimenez)