He begins his bid for glory at 1.35pm local time on Thursday alongside the last two major winners - Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland and South African Louis Oosthuizen.

星期四，当地时间下午1.35他开始为荣誉而奋斗。与他一起的有上次两大赢家-来自北爱尔兰的格拉美-麦克道维尔和来自南非的路易-乌修仁。

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Westwood had been surprisingly teamed up with rookie Rory McIlroy during final practice on Thursday, but Montgomerie resisted any temptation to spring a surprise and instead selected the 21-year-old Northern Ireland player alongside fellow countryman Graeme McDowell in the day's second group.

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It would also have broken the course record but for the fact that just over an hour earlier Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell blitzed an incredible course record 61 -- the lowest round of his professional career and an unbelievable 16-stroke improvement on his opening 77.

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