Lee Westwood doesn't rate The Players Championship as the fifth major. He's playing like it is. The 37-year-old Englishman has been on the cusp of breaking through with his first major over the two years – he was one putt away from playoffs in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines and the British Open at Turberry. He was a distant third at the PGA Championship last year, and was runner-up to Phil Mickelson last month at the Masters. He can make golf look simple, and such was the case Friday when he posted a 7-under 65 to build a one-shot lead going into the weekend over Heath Slocum, Ryuji Imada and TPC Sawgrass newcomer Francesco Molinari of Italy. |
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