Adam Scott drives at the sixth hole yesterday.
GO AS low as you can and the team prize will take care of itself. That will be the basic strategy in the Australia versus US shootout at Royal Melbourne today.
Jason Day and Adam Scott simply have to collectively outscore Matt Kuchar and Kevin Streelman in the final round to win the World Cup.With all the combatants separated in the last four pairs, they can concentrate on their own bids to win the financially more appealing individual event.Day's five-under 66 yesterday vaulted him to nine-under, one ahead of Dane Thomas Bjorn in the individual event, with Kuchar a further two back in the chase for the $1.2 million winner's cheque from the $7 million purse. And the winning pair will also split $600,000 of the $1 million allocated for the teams' competition."The Australians are a strong team and the cushion we had has gone, so it's going to be exciting tomorrow,'' Kuchar said.Kuchar planned to catch up with Streelman last night to discuss ways of leapfrogging past the hometown pair."I hope to be a better teammate. So far, we haven't done a whole lot of talking,'' Kuchar said. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. "I've been dining with the wife and kids on room service and Kevin is here with his caddie. We haven't been out as much as a team. But I've talked to his caddie about strategies and there's a few strategies that I learned on this course that I'll share with Kevin.''Kuchar eased ahead of Streelman with a flawless three-under 68 as he again summoned the knowledge from his second place in the Australian Masters around the daunting Composite course last week."I haven't quite gone as low, but I can make a run at the title tomorrow. I didn't feel as in control and as sharp as I was, but I got up and down out of some pretty ugly places,'' he said.Bjorn and fourth-placed Italian Francesco Molinari don't have the team distraction today as they press for individual glory.
Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn, who hits out of a bunker during the third round, is in the running for individual honours today.
Bjorn's Danish teammate Thorbjorn Olesen slumped to a five-over 76 to leave them nine shots back, while Molinari's five-under 66 was a striking contrast to young compatriot Matteo Manassero.Manassero is a whopping 13-over, condemned to tee off in the first pairing today with similarly struggling Indian Gaganjeet Bhullar.``I play better on the front nine for some reason. It was a bit of a battle coming back in today, but I did well. The time I played the first four or so, holes (greens) were a bit softer with the rain and the rest were pretty much the same,'' Molinari said."We saw what happened to Stuart Manley today. It's a course that can bite you at any time. So, I hope to be not too far back to have the chance to play another good round."It's a good position to be in, especially after my first round (75). I left myself with much work to get back into it.''Molinari and his brother Eduardo won the 2009 World Cup in China. Eduardo is returning from injury in the South African Open this week while Francesco strives for World Cup individual honours."Winning the individual would be special on such a great golf course with so much history,'' he said.
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