• Thailand Golf Championship, Round Two

Westwood extends runaway lead

ESPN staff
December 16, 2011
Simon Dyson will do well to catch Lee Westwood © AFP
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Lee Westwood continued to blow away the field in the second round of the Thailand Golf Championship, following his opening round of 60 with a similarly impressive 64 to sit 11 shots clear of his nearest challenger at 20-under.

Westwood, who separated himself from his rivals on his way to nearly shooting 59 in the opening round, continued his blistering form in more testing conditions on Friday, once again refusing to make a bogey as four birdies on either nine saw him home in eight-under for the day.

"Today almost felt better than yesterday," Westwood said. "It was tough day today, tough to score - and I think 64 is a really good score.

"I'm delighted with my two days' work."

Westwood's nearest challenger is Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, who made an impressive eagle at the 15th to put the gloss on a round of 66 that moved him to nine-under for the tournament, alongside American Michael Thompson.

John Daly remains near the top of the chasing pack, despite going backwards slightly on day two thanks to a second round of 73. The American had four bogeys during his round, but remains third on the overall leaderboard at Amata Springs Golf Club.

Englishman Simon Dyson added a second round of 70 to move to five-under overall, alongside Kenichi Kuboya and Gregory Bourdy.

Elsewhere, Ryo Ishikawa, Darren Clarke and Sergio Garcia all narrowly made the cut - all of them finishing on the number at three-over after struggling during both rounds.

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