Saturday, 6 October 2012

Grace shrugs off "Carnasty" fears to lead by four shots (Reuters)

Branden Grace of South Africa drops his club while teeing off on the second hole during the first round for the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California June 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - South Africa's Branden Grace overcame a mental obstacle at the Dunhill Links Championship on Saturday to take a giant stride towards securing his fourth European Tour win of the season. The 24-year-old feared for his overnight five-shot lead going into the third round at Carnoustie, the toughest of the three courses being used in this week's $5 million tournament. Grace, however, fired a three-under-par 69 to finish on 20-under 196, four strokes clear of Dane Thorbjorn Olesen (68) ahead of Sunday's final round at St Andrews. ...




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