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Jazz holds Asian challenge aloft as 48-year-old Westwood leads Palmer Invitational

Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond, who spent a good part of the lockdown in Orlando playing golf at the Bay Hill, where he stayed with veteran PGA star, Daniel Chopra, continued to put that experience to great use at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He followed up his second round 65 with a third round 69 and moved to Tied-seventh place.

Jazz, playing this week on a tournament’s exemption, also sank his career first hole-in-one on the PGA TOUR at the par-3 14th hole at Bay Hill Club and Lodge. At 7-under 209, he is four shots behind leader Lee Westwood who leads on 11-under 205.

It was an eventful day as Jazz and Jordan Spieth had an ace each, a 47-year-old was in lead and he was being chased by a host of stars.

Ageless Lee Westwood holed a 32-footer on 16th for an eagle followed by a 28-footer for birdie on 18th to get into sole lead one shot ahead of the long-hitting muscled U.S….

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