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SUN CITY, South Africa - Graeme McDowell recovered from a double-bogey seven at No. Eric Decker Jersey . 14 to birdie two of his last three holes Friday for a 5-under 67 and a one-shot second-round lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge. The Northern Irishman moved to 7 under for the tournament and clear of four players who shared second at Sun City. American Jason Dufner had four birdies and no dropped shots in his 68 to go 6 under on his Nedbank debut. Robert Karlsson (69), Martin Kaymer (68) and defending champion Lee Westwood (70) were one off the lead alongside Dufner. Top-ranked Luke Donald was tied for eighth on 3 under with his 1-under 71 after he bogeyed two of his first four holes in an inconsistent round that included four birdies and three bogeys. Charl Schwartzel, who shared the overnight lead with Westwood, slipped to 10th in the 12-man field with a 2-over 74 at Gary Player Country Club to go to 2 under for the US$5-million invitational tournament. Chasing the $1.25-million winners prize, McDowell collected seven birdies alongside his double bogey at No. 14, with five of those birdies coming on an incident-filled back nine. He picked up shots at Nos. 10 and 11, chipped in for another birdie at No. 13, then pushed his tee shot into the left rough on No. 14. He took two strokes to get back onto the fairway after hitting a rock -- and not his ball -- with his second. He then sent his fourth into a greenside bunker and missed a six-foot bogey putt. But McDowell pulled shots back at Nos. 16 and 18 for his one stroke lead heading into the weekend. "It was a very calm and quiet front nine and a pretty exciting back nine, I guess," he said. "I made a couple of nice birdies around the turn, a nice chip-in at No. 13 and at 14 ... that second shot can only be described as an air shot. "Theres so much trouble lurking at this golf course, (but) a better day at the office. I enjoyed that." Dufners solid 68, with two birdies around the turn, one at No. 13 and a fourth at the tough, par-four No. 17 lifted him to a tie for second on his first visit to Sun City and first trip to South Africa. "I did everything pretty well," Dufner said. "Obviously to play a round with no bogeys is gonna help a lot. Im learning this golf course quickly and a little bit on the fly." Karlsson carded a second straight 69 with three birdies, no bogeys and a crucial par save at No. 8 where the tall Swede nailed a 60-foot putt from the edge of the green to keep his scorecard flawless. No. 4-ranked Kaymer had three birdies and an eagle three on No. 10 to be one off the lead, while No. 3-ranked Westwood had four birdies and two bogeys for a 2-under 70. South Koreas Kyung-tae Kim put his approach to two feet as he birdied his first. But he bogeyed No. 2 to set the tone for an up-and-down 70 with an eagle, four birdies and four bogeys. Kim shared sixth with Englishman Simon Dyson (70). Donald birdied No. 2 with a smooth 15-foot putt, but then bogeyed Nos. 3 and 4 on his way to 1 under for the round and 3 under overall alongside Anders Hansen. Home favourite Schwartzel had an incredible save on No. 6 after pulling a tee shot into the bush. His second, crouching under a tree with a restricted backlift, found the middle of the green and he made par. But the effort failed to inspire the Masters champion, who double-bogeyed No. 8, holed his only birdie on No. 9 and dropped another shot at No. 13. Darren Clarkes back nine was even more dramatic than that of McDowell, his compatriot from Northern Ireland. Clarke reeled off six birdies, including four in a row from No. 12, but also had a bogey and two double-bogeys to go without a par in his last nine for a 3-under 69 and 1 under overall. The only player behind him was Italys Francesco Molinari, whose only high so far was an eagle three at No. 2 on Thursday. Molinari had a double-bogey, three bogeys and no birdies Friday for a 77 and a 5-over par two-round total of 149. He was six shots behind Clarke and 12 off the lead. Troy Polamalu Jersey . Michael Andrettis drivers say they are working like teammates again. Though nobody on the team has publicly cited Patricks departure as the sole reason for the change, this is a team that clearly has a new zest for racing and it doesnt seem like much of a coincidence that the results have changed, either. Terrell Suggs Jersey . The Hall of Fame coach reiterated to the Detroit Free Press on Sunday that he has no plans to leave the Red Wings, the team he has worked for since 1993-94. Dwight Freeney Jersey . Laval, Que.s Martine Dugrenier wonher first match of the repechage, rallying to put away Swedens Henna Johanssonwith a third-round takedown followed by some exquisite ground rolling for a1-1, 2-1, 6-0 victory. Tom Brady Jersey . -- Montreal Canadiens greats gathered to remember one of their own on Saturday, longtime captain and Hall of Famer Emile (Butch) Bouchard. Heath Miller Jersey .S. Open, Webb Simpson soared nine spots to a career- best ranking of No. 5 in the world rankings. Seven-time world champion eyes bounce back in Spain BARCELONA - Mercedes team chief Ross Brawn has forecast that his veteran seven-time champion driver Michael Schumacher will bounce back to form in this weekends Spanish Grand Prix. After a desultory showing at the Turkish Grand Prix where he finished 12th and was involved in a collision with Renaults Vitaly Petrov, the 42-year-old German talked of losing his joy - a comment that sparked speculation suggesting he was ready to retire. But in this weeks build-up to one of the key races of the season, Brawn made it clear he still had great faith in the driver he has backed and worked with successfully for most of the past 20 years. I am sure the last race wasnt very joyful, and that is what he was referring to. When you have a race like that, its going to knock you back, but I think hes pretty resilient and Im optimistic this weekend he will be back where we want him, said Brawn. Asked about Schumachers comments and the notion he was no longer enjoying racing in F1, Brawn said: That is definitely taking it too far. I have spoken to him since then. We had a lot of technical discussions and he was hassling about what we were doing about the car, what is coming along, what improvements we have got - so nothing has changed. We are optimistic. Schumacher has won the Spanish Grand Prix six times in his record total of 91 Grand Prix victories, the last in 2004 during his halcyon days at Ferrari, where he enjoyed unprecedented success and lifted five successive drivers titles. Brawn, one of the greatest pit-wall boffins of all time and a supreme designer and race engineer, was his technical boss throughout that period and also at Benetton in the mid-1990s when he lifted his first two championship crowns. The Englishman said he felt the one-time champion may need to pay attention to a few details in his performance, but had not lost any of his raw competitive speed. It is just looking at the things that go wrong, he said. They are quite small, and - although they were all significant in Turkey - until final qualifying, he was incrediibly strong, but then he had some problems. Eric Decker Jersey. So it is that last little bit that he needs to finish off. If he was slow from the beginning then you would be worried, but I am not worried because he is still very quick. Schumachers speed, motivation and performance will be one of the many issues being watched closely at the Circuit de Catalunya where after its blip in China, the awesome champion Red Bull team hopes to maintain its general dominance this year. Defending champion Sebastian Vettel said: We know the Barcelona circuit well from testing - it should be suitable for our car and our plan is to get the best team result possible. Historically, Barcelona is a circuit that is poor for overtaking, but with the DRS this will now be quite different. Vettel has won three of the four races so far this year, including the Turkish Grand Prix, and knows that a back-to-back double of winning in Barcelona and then Monte Carlo, just seven days later, would give him a great advantage in his bid for a second title. But he will be pushed hard by the pace of his teammate and rival Australian Mark Webber and former champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button of McLaren as well as Ferraris two-time champion Fernando Alonso, revelling in the support he receives at his home race. Webber said: For me, the circuit is great, the surface and layout are both very good for driving an F1 car on the limit. The last sector used to be very, very quick, but now, for the last few years, weve had a slow chicane which breaks the rhythm of the lap up a little bit. All in all, I enjoy driving the car on this track. Of course I want to improve on my result in Turkey. So that means trying to finish on the top step. It could also be the last before technical rules revisions are introduced, restricting the use of engine management systems, that could see some of the top teams performances curtailed. Champion Vettel leads this years drivers standings with 93 points ahead of Hamilton on 59, Webber on 55 and Button on 46. Alonso is fifth with 41. Agence France-Presse (China Daily 05202011 page23) ' ' ' |
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