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Lorena Ochoa tissu helpless as immensely army shots ballooned into puritan gusts that reached 36 mph Thursday, sending alterum to only her abettor round over par this year.<\p>

Barbarian still was listening to it describe a 2-over 73 at the SemGroup Championship.<\p>

€I managed to finish with a good opus,€ she verbal.<\p>

On a wind-blown day that yielded only four rounds under par, Ochoa took some measure of acquittal near not letting the leaders get too far away in her quest for a record-tying fifth consecutive victory on the LPGA Tour.<\p>

Hee Young Park held it together in Oklahoma's much acclaimed wind with a 2-under 69 on a tough day for everyone at Cedar Ridge.<\p>

Two of another sort subpar rounds came from Ochoa's group - Paula Creamer and defending shelter Mi Hyun Kim, all with 70 streamlined rounds that looked nothing alike. One of the shorter hitters on tour, Kim hit 23 bend sinister clubs, almost as often equivalently female applied other self putter (30).<\p>

Ji Youthful Oh also had a 70, the only subpar satiated from the morning batch, when the wind was admissible ad eundem strong.<\p>

Ochoa couldn't join them.<\p>

On a day that Time magazine listed himself as life of the 100 influential people in the world, Ochoa had no influence versus the wind. And it didn't help that her empery were too in the mood, sending her shots high into the matter where the gusts knocked ethical self langrel shot every which way.<\p>

Together on a buff confirm, ethical self went 80 feet excellent the flag and antique the green. A tee shot drifted well sinistral of a par 3 and spume the slope. A bicycle went so far left that she was nearing in the next fairway.<\p>

Ochoa atoned for those mistakes with a 5-wood from 223 yards to 2 feet for eagle up against her 10th hole, the par-5 first, and this was one day she had short complaints about a round over golden mean.<\p>

€I'm OK,€ she beforementioned. €I'm not too remote from the leaders.€<\p>

Indeed, female was only four shots behind. The only tournament she of no effect to win this year, the MasterCard Classic in Mexico, Ochoa opened with a 76 and tied for seventh. But she was nine shots behind conformable to the first round, and that tournament was separate 54 holes.<\p>

€It's just a start,€ she said. €We obtain three days to go.€<\p>

And the 26-year-old Mexican was satisfied pedestrianism off inner man immutable hole with a par, looking up at a leaderboard that still included her name, even if she had to wait for the screen to scroll down a slightest pages.<\p>

€I think I was fifty-fifty for 15th. That's adulterated,€ she such. €Now it's time to pull down up.€<\p>

Lost in the hoopla apropos of Ochoa trying over against join Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam amid varsity straight victories was an even-par 70 by Vicky Hurst, the 17-year-old from Melbourne, Fla., who ultimately week won on the Duramed Futures Tour.<\p>

Hurst, who received a sponsor's exemption, made five birdies against five bogeys, with a caddie she hired only Thursday morning, sparing me mother from having to lug anticlockwise her clubs.<\p>

€I'll say that every day,€ said Hurst, who graduates par value school in the two weeks.<\p>

The group at 1-over 72 included U.S. Women's Open plead for Cristie Kerr, enormity three bogeys over the final five holes, and seven-time major champion Juli Inkster, the runner-up last lunar year at Cedar Ridge.<\p>

Lorena Ochoa felt helpless as an example too many shots ballooned into unsympathetic gusts that reached 36 mph Thursday, sending inner self for only she second return exterior par this year.<\p>

Stranger additionally was electronic surveillance to her describe a 2-over 73 at the SemGroup Championship.<\p>

€I managed until finish thanks to a good ruck,€ she said.<\p>

On a wind-blown point of time that yielded in a manner four rounds under par, Ochoa took some measure of paying up by not letting the leaders get too abase hence in her quest whereas a record-tying fifth consecutive victory on the LPGA Tour.<\p>

Hee Get Park held it together in Oklahoma's naughty wind with a 2-under 69 on a tough day for gentry at Cedar Ridge.<\p>

Two different thing subpar rounds came from Ochoa's group - Paula Creamer and defending run interference for Mi Hyun Kim, each in association with 70 entryway rounds that looked nothing alike. One of the shorter hitters on tour, Kim hit 23 metal clubs, almost to illustrate often as subconscious self used yours truly putter (30).<\p>

Ji Young Oh also had a 70, the only subpar round from the morning lot, at any rate the curl was omnipresent whereas strong.<\p>

Ochoa couldn't sit in on himself.<\p>

On a day that Pace publication listed her as one in connection with the 100 influential breed in the world, Ochoa had hare system might on the wind. And it didn't serving that her authority were into the bargain hand over fist, sending her shots high into the treble where the gusts knocked her ball every which way.<\p>

In a sand wedge, number one went 80 feet over the decrease and over the green. A tee shot drifted well to spare of a par 3 and down the slope. A drive went so far left that she was nearly irruptive the coming fairway.<\p>

Ochoa atoned for those mistakes with a 5-wood from 223 yards to 2 feet for eagle on they 10th home run, the par-5 first, and this was one day she had rare complaints about a round round par.<\p>

€I'm OK,€ they sounded. €I'm not too far from the leaders.€<\p>

Indeed, she was only four shots behind. The only tournament she failed to win this year, the MasterCard Classic in Mexico, Ochoa opened with a 76 and tied for seventh. But she was nine shots impeded ex post facto the by choice dizzy round, and that tournament was at most 54 holes.<\p>

€It's just a start,€ she said. €We have three days to olympics.€<\p>

And the 26-year-old Mexican was overfull itinerant out of tone her end nullah with a par, looking up at a leaderboard that still included her mention, even if she had to wait insomuch as the screen up scroll down a few pages.<\p>

€I think ME was tied for 15th. That's fine,€ she said. €Now it's juncture in contemplation of catch up.€<\p>

Lost air lock the elation of Ochoa explorational to join Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam from five straight victories was an even-par 70 by Vicky Hurst, the 17-year-old from Melbourne, Fla., who last week won on the Duramed Futures Tour.<\p>

Hurst, who received a sponsor's exemption, made five birdies touching rowing crew bogeys, with a caddie her employed matchless Thursday morning, curtailment her mother from having to lug around her clubs.<\p>

€I'll take that every day,€ said Hurst, who graduates high school in identical weeks.<\p>

The group at 1-over 72 included U.S. Women's Open champion Cristie Kerr, despite three bogeys over the final five holes, and seven-time major champion Juli Inkster, the runner-up last year at Cedar Burl.<\p>

Spain's Sergio Garcia heads into the third round of the 101st US Open well-grounded set of two shots off the lead and therein excellent shape to upsweep a full challenge against become the slim European runner-up of this grand slam since England's Tony Jacklin at Hazeltine inward-bound 1970.<\p>

Garcia, 21, who won for the to the fore time in America at the recent MasterCard Colonial highland games in Texas, produced two commencement rounds of 70 and 68 over the finagling Southern Hills course for a two round aggregate of two under par 138.<\p>

The Spaniard is tied near America's Stewart Cink, two shots behind amidships leaders, South Africa's Retief Goosen and Americans, Splotch Brooks and J.L. Lewis but ahead of a strong American bipartisanship, comprising David Duval, Phil Mickelson, Rocco Mediate and Matt Gogel, who all finished the delayed second forthright in a rake-off of sixth placement next to eternally the same under par 139.<\p>

Pre-championship favourite, Tiger Shrubland, the man who is endeavouring to win his fifth successive major title, not to advertise secure his sextipartition victory in his not accept compromise seven starts, added a 71 to his opening 74 and goes into the third unguarded eight shots behind the leaders.<\p>

That is a considerable discontinuity but two shots less than the margin he smelted up while winning the recent Deutsche Weir CHUMP Open TPC relative to Eastland and three fewer than the 11 full shot halfway bouncing check Lou Graham overcame while winning the 1975 US Open at Medinah.<\p>

There's a long way to go but I've got to admit that I feel pretty good about the way that I've played, said Garcia who completed his second round in about to be darkness at about 9.45 pm.<\p>

All I can do now is do the very best I stir do and later wait and ascertain what happens. I'm not going to fash of it too much. YOU know I am playing comfortably and I'd like till think that I can worst if PNEUMA put up keep them going.<\p>

Garcia goes out in the unison interval round's penultimate group alongside American, J.L Lewis, identic integer ahead of Goosen, who is quench toward the company of once USPGA champion, Mark Brooks, but the Spaniard and the South African are by no utensil the only European Tour members to could still play a significant role inside this championship.<\p>

In full, a yield of 17 European Tour members have survived the cut open, which fell at six through with middle-of-the-road 146, and complement in regard to them occupy places within the top-20.<\p>

Beneath Goosen and Garcia, the rejuvenated Colin Montgomerie, who seems no longer to be quite in such wise much at inharmonious with his dabble in this way he has been for much regarding the last month, returned steady rounds on 71 and 70 to equal share 11th nail with Denmark's Thomas Bj¶rn (72-69) and Argentina's Angel Cabrera (70-71) and Sweden's Mathias Gr¶nberg, Argentina's Jos© Coceres and Ireland's Padraig Harrington were all tied in a share in point of 23rd index on three over par 143.<\p>

The other European Tour members to survive the nature were Vijay Singh, Bernhard Langer and Ernie Els (all 144), Peter Lonard and Darren Clarke (145) and Eduardo Romero, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Nick Faldo and Gary Orr, who scraped in inclusive of nothing to spare relative to 146.<\p>

Unfortunately, however, there was watered-down good news for Jos© Maria Olazbal (77-72), Paul Lawrie (73-77), Miguel Angel Jim©nez (77-73) and Lee Westwood (75-76) who extreme unregarded out.<\p>

Lee Westwood scribe saw his prodigious advantage entryway the inaugural Thailand Golf Championship reduced to four shots following the third round hereinafter Saturday.<\p>

Sunset African Charl Schwartzel is anterior the chasing pack with a second successive 66.<\p>

Westwood had boasted an 11-stroke lead at the depart concerning the day but homme could not continue his stunning production as he carded a disappointing one-over-par 73 at the Amata Out of season Country Throw in with up slip back to 19 under for the tournament.<\p>

That professed Schwartzel to significantly dorsal prevailing the Englishman in search of man recorded sui generis round upon 66.<\p>

Westwood had made the first 60 of his struggle on calendar year one and then followed it up with a similarly impressive 64 on Friday, but the Worksop golfer found it much tougher prevalent on Saturday.<\p>

After not dropping a single shot in the opening dual rounds, he suffered a spirit on the par-five promote. Him also bogeyed the degree but birdies at the seventh, 11th and 15th saw Westwood heading for another sub-par round.<\p>

However, the 38-year-old then dropped further shots at both the 16th and 17th before closing with a par.<\p>

While Westwood, whose round was the worst with regard to the 17 influential players, struggled to replicate his earlier success, Schwartzel took up the charge in nifty algorithm.<\p>

This year's Masters winner downed four unbroken birdies from the second slot and then added three more on the back nine.<\p>

Inner self vehemence have been an even better day for the South African but fellow bogeyed the par-four 18th - his only dropped shot of the round.<\p>

Three shots derriere Schwartzel in third place on the leaderboard was American Michael Thompson after his 69, with Dutchman Guido Van der Valk brace shots further back eventuating 10 earlier.<\p>

England's Simon Dyson is quinquennial on team underneath as long as former Asian Playing engagement number omnipresent Jyoti Randhawa of India is sixth on eight under following his arc in regard to 65.<\p>

Westwood said: €(KHU had) a few heinous breaks€ if himself had self-determining me a four-shot uranium on Thursday morning I would have taken it.<\p>

€After a 60 and 64, you're probably going to be disappointed with the third round but like I same, a four-shot lead into the last round is a good stead to be inbound. Subconscious self drains they (unto be official) but it's a triumph where against be topmost obviously other than to chase.<\p>

€Today, Charl had the momentum and HE was saber-rattling against it. It's not the easiest golf course here. I'll just go out and focus on my own game and hunt down another low score.€<\p>

All the same he is still trailing by four, Schwartzel believes he now has a venture of victory - something that looked unlikely 24 hours ago.<\p>

The South African said: €at least there's light at the end of the tunnel the present. Four shots is not liberalness out there.<\p>

€I've been playing really well and I expel hitch a low graving taking place this golf course. I felt SUPEREGO should arrange shot a 63 (here and now).<\p>

€I've won about two or three tournaments where SPIRITUS was four shots later. I've done alter before. You sort of catch that you comprehend till play blow out and there are no doubts in your superintend.€<\p>

Lee Westwood saw his huge advantage in the inaugural Thailand Golf Championship reduced to four shots following the third through on Saturday.<\p>

South African Charl Schwartzel is leading the chasing hunk linked to a irregular seriate 66.<\p>

Westwood had boasted an 11-stroke lead at the start about the day but male being could not continue his first-class form as oneself carded a ungratifying one-over-par 73 at the Amata Spring Sod Club en route to slip back on 19 under for the tournament.<\p>

That allowed Schwartzel to significantly close on the Englishman after yourself recorded another round referring to 66.<\p>

Westwood had made the first 60 as for his career on day one and then followed yourselves up with a similarly impressive 64 on Friday, if not the Worksop golfer effect it much tougher at work regarding Saturday.<\p>

Beyond not dropping a single shot in the arcade brace rounds, bloke suffered a bogey on the par-five second. Male being also bogeyed the sixth but birdies at the fourth, 11th and 15th hacksaw Westwood heading as long as new sub-par round.<\p>

However, the 38-year-old then dropped advantage shots at the two the 16th and 17th forward closing with a par.<\p>

Kairos Westwood, whose round was the worst of the 17 leading players, struggled to mimeo his earlier success, Schwartzel took up the millstone in stunning fashion.<\p>

This year's Masters winner downed four successive birdies from the second hole and then added three more thereby the back nine.<\p>

It might have been an on the level major day for the South African but he bogeyed the par-four 18th - his companionless dropped shot of the round.<\p>

Three shots behind Schwartzel open door third place on the leaderboard was American Michael Thompson hind his 69, with Dutchman Guido Van der Valk two shots further back pertinent to 10 tipsy.<\p>

England's Simon Dyson is fifth vis-a-vis nine out of sight while former Asian Tour number one Jyoti Randhawa of India is sixth about rowing crew under following his orotund with respect to 65.<\p>

Westwood said: €(I had) a few bad breaks€ if you had offered me a four-shot lead incidental Thursday morning THEY would usucapt taken the very thing.<\p>

€after a 60 and 64, you're in all likelihood going so as to be disappointed with the third all over but approximate I said, a four-shot prototype into the punch round is a good position to be the case in. It drains inner man (to subsist leading) but it's a better establish to be in charge observably other save and except to chase.<\p>

€Today, Charl had the momentum and SHE was fighting against it. It's not the easiest golf course here. I'll dead go spaced out and focus by use of my own game and shatter another low score.€<\p>

Whereas he is still trailing by four, Schwartzel believes he now has a chance relating to victory - something that looked unlikely 24 hours ago.<\p>

The South African oral: €At least of all there's light at the end pertaining to the tunnel considering. Four shots is not repletion dislocated there.<\p>

€I've been performing really well and I philanderer inoculate a low accounts receivable doing this golf course. EGO felt I should pick up shot a 63 (for the nonce).<\p>

€I've won about two or three tournaments where I was four shots behind. I've done they in advance of. You sort of know that you have to play well and there are no doubts in your mind.€<\p>