The world number three, who flirted with a 59 on Thursday before settling for a 60, produced another masterclass at the Amata Spring Country Club to match the Asian Tour s 36-hole record of 20-under-par 124 held by Thailand s Chapchai Nirat.
The 38-year-old produced agency cruise dallas travel vacation eight birdies on a windy day in the US$1 million Asian Tour s season finale but found greater satisfaction with an eight-foot par save on his last hole at the ninth which kept him bogey-free over two rounds.
Masters Tournament champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa and American Michael Thompson shot matching 66s for tied second place on 135 while two-time Major winner John Daly was a further shot back in fourth position following a 73. India s Jeev Milkha Singh and Gaganjeet Bhullar are amongst those on 139.
Westwood, chasing his fourth title of the season and second in three weeks, is set to eclipse the largest winning margin on the Asian Tour of 13 shots held by Ernie Els of South Africa at the 2005 BMW Asian Open in China.
He was amazed how far he has forged ahead of the chasing pack. Outrageous isn t it? said a delighted Westwood. It s still a long way to go. But at the same time, I m looking forward agency cruise dallas travel vacation to the weekend. I m playing great and I m feeling in total control. Every aspect of my game feels good.
With a stiff breeze agency cruise dallas travel vacation blowing over the highly rated par 72, 7,453-yard Amata Spring course, Westwood showed his class once more. He said his second round effort felt better than his opening round s 60, which tied the Asian Tour s 18-hole record.
Schwartzel, who is also in good form following five straight top-10s in his last five events, fired and eagle, six birdies and two bogeys to stay a distant second behind Westwood. The slender South African conceded the field faced an uphill task in preventing the runaway leader from the inaugural Thailand Golf Championship title.
The halfway cut was set at 147 with 74 players progressing into the weekend rounds. British Open champion Darren Clarke (76), Spanish star Sergio Garcia agency cruise dallas travel vacation (71) and Japanese talent Ryo Ishikawa (77) made the cut on the number.
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