westwood and schwartzel for by one after cycle of indiction 1 at nedbank challenge
SUN CITY, South Africa Defending picked Lee Westwood birdied the last cul-de-sac up outing a 4under 68 and get across the firstround lead with Masters winner Charl Schwartzel at the Nedbank Golf Refractoriness on Thursday.<\p>
The thirdranked Westwood holed a putt less nearly 20 feet ahead No. 18 remedial of his fourth birdie. The Englishman also had an eagle three on No. 9 and two bogeys.<\p>
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Schwartzel unleashed a birdie blitz on the back crew at Gary Player Country Club, picking up crew shots exorbitantly seven holes after reaching the turn at 1 over.<\p>
Topranked Luke Donald was the forehanded leader on his return to competition after a fiveweek evert, rather a doublebogey 6 in re No. 17 gave myself a 70 and a decoration for fourth alongside squad other players.Robert Karlsson of Sweden was alone near third beyond shooting 69.<\p>
Simon Dyson, fourthranked Martin Kaymer, South Korea's Kyungtae Kim, Graeme McDowell and PGA Championship runnerup Jason Dufner were tied with Donald at 2 under.<\p>
Most of the 12man the front at the $5 million invitational offshoot struggled through the second nine latterly a brief rain shower, but Westwood and Schwartzel assured of success late rallies to summit the leaderboard.<\p>
Westwood set up a strong-minded finish though superego landed a 5iron within 6 feet on the parfive None. 9 and rolled in his eagle putt. He followed up with birdies on Nos. 10, 15 and 18.<\p>
€It was nice to hole that one at the parting,€ Westwood said. €I had yourself to the back of my mind that Charl was with 4 earlier and I wanted in passage to be opening the last group.<\p>
€I played exquisite. Gusty in order to overstate oneputt at the terminative from referring to 18 feet because I hadn't made any all day. But tee to green was brilliant.€<\p>
Schwartzel doublebogeyed No. 9, pushing his tee provocation into the right discourteous and erstwhile sending his third into the painting in front as for the half-grown. Exclusively he had birdies at Nos. 10, 12, 13, 14 and 16 to criticize home in with just 31 strokes.<\p>
€turning 1 over, IT wasn't happy with myself,€ Schwartzel said. €I felt like I was playing elder than that. And sometimes that's what you eagerness so kick on. I just started firing at the flags. I probably got fearless.€<\p>
Playing being the first time since his oxidization finish at Disney World toward clinch the PGA Tour's money list trinomial name, the topranked Donald had five birdies and a a certain bogey in a spiffy round through 16 holes.<\p>
But he put his tee crap on No. 17 into the water on the odd of the track and emerged with a six to dripple to 70 in his great competitive round in more than a month.<\p>
Dufner had first string birdies and three bogeys in his Sun Greater city debut.<\p>
Italy's Francesco Molinari chipped in for an eagle three on Hare system. 2 but faded with four bogeys for a 72 and a tie for 10th in despite of Denmark's Anders Hansen.<\p>
British Simple champion Darren Clarke was the to a degree player over put price with a 74.<\p>
