Golf
Sawgrass struggle for Brits
AS Ian Poulter prepared for his
late second-round tee-time at the
Players Championship yesterday,
most of his British compatriots
appeared likely to make
early exits from the £4.75m
event.
Five of the seven British players
in the 144-man field played in
the morning yesterday and Luke
Donald was the only one who
moved in the right direction.
He picked up one stroke in 11
holes to improve to two over, no
mean feat in winds gusting to
more than 20mph which were
forecast to become even stronger
during the afternoon.
But it was not a good morning
for Lee Westwood, who dropped
four shots in 11 holes to fall to
five over, one more than the projected
cut.
Compatriots Richard Johnson,
Paul Casey and Justin Rose also
faced big challenges.
Johnson was six over after ten
holes, Casey seven over through
ten and Rose seven over after 11
holes.
Overnight leader Sergio Garcia,
who shot a six-under-par 66
on Thursday, had a late second
round tee time, as did Poulter,
who started the day at three
under.
Despite the testing conditions,
not everybody was struggling.
Among a handful of players
under par on the day was Anthony
Kim, the 22-year-old sensation
who blew away the field
to win in Charlotte last week.
Kim, who some are comparing
with the great Tiger Woods,
gathered four birdies and one
bogey in 12 holes to jump to five
under, only one stroke behind
Garcia.
9:32am Saturday 10th May 2008
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