Buzz Sociopolitics Malaysia: Maybank Malaysian Open Golf Championship 2012Round 3

April 14, 2012

Maybank Malaysian Open Golf Championship 2012Round 3

Oosthuizen leads during rain-hit Malaysian Open

(Reuters) Louis Oosthuizen remained upon aim to successfully pierce upon from last week's heartbreak of narrowly blank out upon a U.S. Masters victory with a one-shot lead after a unfinished third turn during a Malaysian Open upon Saturday.

Scotland's Stephen Gallacher trailed South African Oosthuizen by a single shot during 12-under standard with 7 holes of his third turn remaining, whilst Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Danny Willett as well as David Lipsky were tied for third upon 10-under.

Oosthuizen (right), who additionally led by a stroke during a median theatre of a co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event, is still recovering from losing out to American Bubba Watson upon a second extra hole in Augusta upon Sunday.

The 2010 British Open hold up was during 13-under standard after 10 holes of a penultimate turn when thunderstorms as well as rain ended fool around early for a second consecutive day during a Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club.

"You never know with a weather here so you are trying to get ahead of a guys just in box all of a sudden it becomes a 54 hole event," Oosthuizen told reporters.

"I feel great now. we done great putts upon 9 as well as 10 for birdie as well as we have another birdie putt to come back to in a morning so it feels unequivocally good. we am playing well as we! ll as ju st have to keep giving myself chances."

The four-time European Tour leader done a 30-hour tour from Augusta National to take part in a $ 2.5 million contest in a Malaysian collateral and, with his family around, he was still struggling to get over a jet lag.

"The jet-lag has been pretty rough, generally carrying a kids with us since they are sleeping all day as well as then coming alive during night," Oosthuizen, 29, who additionally had to return to a course early upon Saturday to complete his second round, said.

"Thankfully my wife has been able to lay up with them during night in a room subsequent door whilst we try as well as sleep though we haven't had more than 4 hours true during any a single time.

"It's a tough week though it was regularly going to be a box this week. None of that will make a difference if we can win tomorrow."

Germany's former universe series a single Martin Kaymer (left) was 6 shots behind a leader through 12 holes whilst 2011 Masters hold up Charl Schwartzel of South Africa was additionally trailing by 6 after fourteen holes in a third round.