Jakarta, April 21, 2012 - Lee Westwood’s charge in the third round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters presented by PNTS came to a halt as play was abandoned due to adverse weather on Saturday.
The world number three birdied the first and fourth holes to move to 13-under before play was suspended due to lightning threats at 1.08pm. Play was subsequently called off for the day at 5pm as weather conditions did not improve at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club.
Title holder Westwood, who finished third at the Masters tournament two weeks ago, will be among 69 players who will return at 6.45am Sunday to complete their rounds.
“The suspension stopped a bit of momentum going but if it is dangerous weather out there then it is the safest thing to do. It is disappointing for everybody – the players, sponsors and the spectators but this is the nature of the weather in this part of the world.
“I’m in a good position and I’ll come out tomorrow and try to keep the form up,” said the Englishman, ranked third in the world.
Zaw Moe of Myanmar was Westwood’s closest challenger as he lies on nine-under through four holes at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event.
“You have to be mentally strong especially in this sort of weather delays. I made four straight pars so I’ll need to get some momentum going when I return tomorrow (Sunday),” said Moe, who last won on the Asian Tour in 1997.
Lee Sung of Korea played through five holes and was seven-under with Shiv Kapur of India and Bernd Wiesberger of Austria, who both completed four holes before play was stopped.
Sponsors and partners of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters will enjoy widespread exposure via a strong local media platform and the Asian Tour’s global television platform, which reaches out live to over 200 countries and 650 million households, Highlights, Asian Tour Golf Show and Golfing World.
Indonesia’s premier news channel, Metro TV, will also be broadcasting the event locally for 10 hours live and will be airing additional shows and features related to the event and the positive impact it has on the economy of Indonesia.
Other partners participating as the event’s Presenting Sponsor include: Pelayaran Nasional Tanjungriau Service (PNTS), Garuda Indonesia (Official Airline), Indonesian World Class Energy Company, Pertamina, BMW (Official Car), Coca-Cola (Official Drinks Partner), Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta (Official Hotel), Thiess Indonesia (Main Partner), Navigat Energy (Main Partner), Linc Group (Main Partner), Hush Puppies Golf (Official Apparel), San Miguel (Official Beer), Blackberry (Official Handset), Srixon (Official Ball), Ricoh (Official Office Equipment) and Casillero del Diablo (Official Wine).
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