Lee Westwood birdied the first and fourth holes in a truncated third round before bad weather halted his charge in the Indonesian Masters golf Saturday. The world No. 3, who finished third at the Masters two weeks ago, boosted his title defense with the early birdies to move to 13 under when play was called off because of lightning threats at the Royal Jakarta Golf Club. “The suspension stopped a bit of momentum going but if it is dangerous weather out there then it is the safest thing to do,” the Briton said. Zaw Moe of Myanmar trailed Westwood at nine under through four holes at the $750,000 Asian Tour event. “You have to be mentally strong especially in these sort of weather delays. I made four straight pars so I'll need to get some momentum going when I return tomorrow,” said Moe. Curtis takes Texas lead Former British Open champion Ben Curtis, trying to find his way back to top form, completed a bogey-free 67 before a two-hour storm delay Friday to take the second-round lead at the Texas Open. Curtis posted his second-straight five-under round without a bogey for a 10-under total of 134. He was two shots in front of David Mathis, whose 67 put him at 136. Cameron Tringale was in the clubhouse on seven-under 137 after a second-round 65, while Matt Every was seven-under through 16 holes when play was halted by darkness. Every had a golden chance to move up the leaderboard when the round resumed Saturday morning, facing an 11-foot birdie putt at 17. Blake Adams, Ryan Palmer and Hunter Haas were tied for fifth on 140. Afternoon conditions were much more difficult with gusting winds and a two-hour weather delay that meant 25 players were unable to complete their rounds. Ai Miyazato in front In Hawaii, Japan's Ai Miyazato shot a 2-under 70 Friday in difficult wind conditions to take a three-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship. The seven-time tour winner had a 10-under 206 total at Ko Olina. She said the wind blew from basically the same direction for the third consecutive day. Cristie Kerr and Spain's Azahara Munoz, tied for the second-round lead with Miyazato, were second. Kerr shot a 71, and Munoz had a 73. Kerr, a 14-time LPGA Tour winner, reached 8 under, but two bogeys on the back nine slowed her charge. Yani Tseng, the top-ranked Taiwanese star who has won three of first six events of the year, was 6 under along with US Open champion So Yeon Ryu, Jiyai Shin, Meena Lee and Angela Stanford. Tseng and Ryu shot 69, the best scores of the day, while Shin and Stanford followed at 70, and Lee had a 71. Lee won the 2006 Fields Open at Ko Olina, also the site of LPGA Tour events in 1990-95 and 2006-08.
