{"id":13964,"date":"2013-03-23T01:57:33","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T01:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13964"},"modified":"2013-03-23T01:57:33","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T01:57:33","slug":"kiradech-leads-wu-and-schwartzel-at-malaysian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13964","title":{"rendered":"Kiradech leads Wu and schwartzel at Malaysian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"kiradech leads at malaysian open\" src=\"images\/golf\/kiradech%20leads%20at%20malaysian%20open.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" \/>Kuala Lumpur: Thailand\u2019s <strong>Kiradech Aphibarnrat<\/strong> birdied the ninth hole to hold a one-shot edge over second round clubhouse leaders <strong>Wu Ashun<\/strong> of China and former Masters winner <strong>Charl Schwartzel<\/strong> of South Africa at the energy-sapping Maybank Malaysian Open on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>First round leader Kiradech completed only nine holes of his second round when play was suspended at 7.25pm due to fading light at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club following another day of weather disruptions.\n<\/p>\n<p>The burly Thai, fourth at the Avantha Masters in India last week, stood at 10-under for the US$2.75 million tournament sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour after making birdies on the third, fourth and ninth holes.<\/p>\n<p>Before the afternoon storm rolled in, self-taught Wu produced a solid four-under-par 68 to tie Schwartzel, who also carded a 68, on nine-under-par 135 after both players laboured to 26 and 27 holes respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s Edoardo Molinary was a further shot back on eight-under after playing five holes of his second round in two under. A total of 76 players will return on Saturday morning to complete the round. The penultimate round will not commence before 1.15pm.<\/p>\n<p>Liang Wen-chong, China\u2019s first Asian Tour number one when he won the Order of Merit in 2007, fired a 68 to move up into contention as the might of Chinese golf came to the fore at the Maybank Malaysian Open.<\/p>\n<p>Wu, who is playing on a sponsor\u2019s invitation, is enjoying a purple patch. He qualified for his maiden appearance at The Open Championship through the International Final Qualifying \u2013 Asia in Thailand earlier this month and put himself in contention to win his first Asian Tour title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like this course and I\u2019m very happy to visit my old Asian Tour friends,\u201d said Wu, who finished tied 19th during his last visit to Malaysia in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important to play with a strategy in mind and choosing the right clubs will matter as well. I\u2019ve been in a good form lately and I hope to maintain that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is great that I have the opportunity to play in this co-sanctioned event. It\u2019s going to be very competitive because we\u2019ve got all the top players from the Asian Tour and European<\/p>\n<p>Tour in the field,\u201d added the 27-year-old, who won on the Japan Tour last season.<\/p>\n<p>Schwartzel completed his first round in the morning with a 67 and then got off to hot start for his second round when he birdied the opening two holes. However, with the high humidity and heat putting a toll on the players, the slender South African dropped shots on six and seven after making mental errors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t be too hard on myself because it\u2019s extraordinarily hot out there. I lost a bit of concentration towards the end and made bad decisions on the sixth and seventh \u2013 poor club selections. I was in the middle of the fairway both times and made bogey,\u201d said Schwartzel, winner of the Thailand Golf Championship on the Asian Tour last December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no excuses and you just have to get on with it. I\u2019m glad to have given myself a chance. It\u2019s been a very long day but through it all, I thought I played pretty well. If I had been a bit sharper, I could have separated myself from the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liang, who finished third at the Avantha Masters, continued his impressive form and believes he needs to stay patient to contend for the Seagram Trophy, which is handed to the winner of the Maybank Malaysian Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a big chance again but I need to have more patience. I feel that my form is good. Just need to get in more short putts. I missed some two to three footers yesterday and today. My putting stroke hasn\u2019t been too steady,\u201d said Liang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWu is a very good player. I think he\u2019s got a chance as well. Wu always try very hard. Last year, he has got more confidence as he won in Japan which was good for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scores after round 2 of the Maybank Malaysian Open being played at the par 72, 6967 Yards Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club course (a- denotes amateur):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>135 &#8211; WU Ashun (CHN) 67-68, Charl SCHWARTZEL (RSA) 67-68.<\/p>\n<p>138 &#8211; LIANG Wen-chong (CHN) 70-68, Scott JAMIESON (SCO) 66-72, Lee SLATTERY (ENG) 68-70.<\/p>\n<p>139 &#8211; Rafa CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) 72-67, Pablo LARRAZABAL (ESP) 69-70, Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 68-71, Alastair FORSYTH (SCO) 69-70, Joonas GRANBERG (FIN) 71-68.<\/p>\n<p>140 &#8211; Matteo MANASSERO (ITA) 69-71, Bernd WIESBERGER (AUT) 71-69, Raphael JACQUELIN (FRA) 70-70, Jean GONNET (FRA) 70-70.<\/p>\n<p>141 &#8211; Prayad MARKSAENG (THA) 69-72, Gavin GREEN (am, MAS) 73-68, Jeev Milkha SINGH (IND) 71-70, Ignacio GARRIDO (ESP) 70-71.<\/p>\n<p>142 &#8211; Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) 75-67, Robert DERKSEN (NED) 72-70.<\/p>\n<p>143 &#8211; KIM Gi-whan (KOR) 70-73, SIDDIKUR&nbsp; (BAN) 71-72, Alejandro CANIZARES (ESP) 72-71, Thitiphun CHUAYPRAKONG (THA) 72-71, Jorge CAMPILLO (ESP) 73-70.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"kiradech leads at malaysian open\" src=\"images\/golf\/kiradech%20leads%20at%20malaysian%20open.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" \/>Kuala Lumpur: Thailand\u2019s <strong>Kiradech Aphibarnrat<\/strong> birdied the ninth hole to hold a one-shot edge over second round clubhouse leaders <strong>Wu Ashun<\/strong> of China and former Masters winner <strong>Charl Schwartzel<\/strong> of South Africa at the energy-sapping Maybank Malaysian Open on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>First round leader Kiradech completed only nine holes of his second round when play was suspended at 7.25pm due to fading light at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club following another day of weather disruptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[2261,6293,1212,1463,8400],"class_list":["post-13964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-latest","tag-charl-schwartzel","tag-indian-sports-news-network","tag-kiradech-aphibarnrat","tag-malaysian-open","tag-wu-ashun"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kiradech leads Wu and schwartzel at Malaysian Open - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13964\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kiradech leads Wu and schwartzel at Malaysian Open - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kuala Lumpur: Thailand\u2019s Kiradech Aphibarnrat birdied the ninth hole to hold a one-shot edge over second round clubhouse leaders Wu Ashun of China and former Masters winner Charl Schwartzel of South Africa at the energy-sapping Maybank Malaysian Open on Friday. 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