Bernd Wiesberger lead the Ballantine's Championship

Marcus Fraser of Australia was in second after a third-round 69, with England's Oliver Fisher (67) and Chile's Felipe Aguilar (68) one shot back in a tie for third.

"I have never had a five-shot lead in a European Tour event," said Wiesberger, who lost a playoff to Thomas Bjorn at the 2011 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Scotland. "But I am not thinking about trying to win by one shot, I am thinking maybe to win by 10 shots. I am going to try to relax and stay positive."

The 26-year-old Wiesberger led by Taylormade R11 irons shot after the second round and he extended his advantage with a 15-foot birdie putt on the fourth green and another from five foot at the sixth.

"He played great today," Fraser said. "He gave himself a chance of birdie on almost every hole and he putted great. If I was a betting man I would put my house on him winning."

Fraser has won twice on tour including victory at the Ballantine's in 2010 at Jeju Island, but he conceded his young Taylormade R11 driver playing partner would be difficult to beat.

He equaled the Blackstone Golf Club course record he had set the previous day to reach 14-under 202.

Two of Europe's veteran Ryder Cup stars _ Ireland's Paul McGinley and Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez _ climbed up to tie for fifth at 7-under 209.

The 45-year-old McGinley is discount golf clubs playing only his fifth tournament since undergoing his seventh knee operation last December. Having missed two cuts and withdrawn from the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco because of fitness problems, McGinley had expressed doubts about his playing future. But after a flying start which saw him make five birdies in his first six holes, he finished with a 65.

He made five more birdies on the back nine to close in on his first European Tour victory.

We-Ko-Pa concludes with a phenomenal hole

We-Ko-Pa Cholla opens simply enough with a dog-leg left par-four from an elevated tee over a large waste area bunker, then to a wide landing area. A fairway metal will leave you with a simple wedge to the second-smallest green on the front nine, although it is 33 yards deep. It's a definite birdie possibility, unless the pin is back right.

No. 3 is the first of four outstanding par threes on the course. Not overly long at 178 yards, the tee shot must carry over desert land to a green protected right and front by sand and left by a large hill that serves as the fourth tee. Toss in a fairly impressive undulating green with a ridge in the center and you'll be ecstatic just making par.

The seventh is certainly a "Fun and Gun" type hole. Just 350 yards from the tips, the hole bends to the right and features cactus, scrub and rock in the center of the fairway. From the gold TaylorMade RocketBallZ Driver buttons, a drive of 262 yards is needed to fly the mess; however, there is room right and left. Only a sand wedge is left to an elevated green that is the second-longest on the front side. Back and left is a difficult pin position as three bunkers play guardian to the two-tiered putting surface.

The longest par-three on the course, the 11th, is a personal favorite. There's mountain views behind the green, three deep and menacing bunkers, front and left, and a 38-yard-long putting surface. If each hole had a name, this one would likely be "Beauty and the Beast." Take some time to draw a breath as you reach what is possibly the easiest part of the course.

The 13th is a straightaway par-four with an enormous fairway. Miss this landing area and you might want to shoot yourself, so just to be on the safe side, load up with blanks. The only trouble off the tee is a daunting tree in the right center of the fairway. The green is narrow at just 24 yards wide and elevated, but par should not be a problem.

The 16th is a massive, dogleg left par-four - target golf at its best. Stretching 472 yards from the tips, the tee shot must carry 250 yards past a deep, daunting bunker on the left corner. Cutting TaylorMade RocketBallZ fairway wood the corner is not an option, as desert and scrub await, so don't be cute. You'll be left with a long approach over a large waste area to an elevated green with an invisible putting surface. The green is relatively flat, with a slight slope from back to front. Once again, no shame in making bogey.

We-Ko-Pa concludes with a phenomenal hole featuring water, desert, sand and, of course, danger. From the tee the downhill 18th provides the player with a pair of options - go straight with a three-metal and dissect the two trees in the fairway, leaving a 150-yard second shot ... or, go left with the Big Dog, clearing sand and desert, resulting in just a simple wedge. The one catch with going left is water. A huge lake sits to the right of the left fairway and at the end of the right section of the split fairway. While the right side is quite wide, the left area is quite narrow. The sensible player (yours truly), played smart and had an eight-iron left to a long, slender green. The approach shot must clear the lake as well as sand to be successful. The putting surface is very tricky, especially with a back-right flag. You can now breath!

The par-four third is a sweeping dogleg left, one of six par-fours over 400 yards in length. Try not to cut too much of the corner, as you may end up with the cactus. There's more room to err on the right and although you'll have a longer approach, it sure beats picking needles out of your hands. The putting surface is undulating, so make sure your approach is controlled or you'll be looking at a three-putt.

Another rugged par-four, the sixth reaches 442 yards and sweeps from right to left, as it plays uphill from the tee. Avoid the long fairway bunker down the left and you'll be home free. That is, until you reach for a medium-to-long iron in an effort to get on in discount golf clubs regulation. The green is devoid of sand. That's the good news. The bad, is that it's long and narrow, so regulation might be an issue.

A very reachable par-five, the eighth can be had ... with a good tee shot. The landing area is comfortable, but the farther down the fairway you go, the tighter it gets. That's the real challenge. Having said that, the landing area and the green are open to attack, so play a sweeping draw and roll one up close for an eagle. Worst-case scenario, the greenside bunker on the left makes for an easy up-and-down for birdie. Although it's rated as the third- most difficult on the course, this hole will give up plenty of birdies. Don't get lost in the beautiful scenery in the distance. Stay focused and make a four.

Westwood took another big step on winning

"I've been playing well all year. I've played well in the bigger tournaments and around the tougher courses, and so i was pretty confident," said Westwood, who's six top-10s as part of his last nine major championship starts, including five where he was tied for third or better. He was second in 2010 to Mickelson. "But I'm trying not to let myself get overly enthusiastic or anything. I merely wished to emerge today and start steady and robust and play my way into the tournament, which I conducted.

"There continue to be plenty of world-class players here and lots of them playing well, and majors are difficult to win since it is. I'm going to need to play nearly as good otherwise superior to I did TaylorMade RocketBallZ Driver right now to proceed in the position I'm in."

"When you are in contention and don't finish it, you are going home and assess whatever you didn't do and what you can improve," he stated. "And that's what I did."

Overnight rain has fallen on the course since Tuesday, and much more is anticipated before Friday's second round. Players will again handle mud balls. The weekend, however, costs nothing of precipitation inside forecast.

"They also have so much rain the whole week," Oosthuizen said. "It's a pity to play the course by doing this with the fairways being so wet. But they've done a fantastic job. I expected more mud balls. But it's tough when you are getting one."

Henrik Stenson, who got a chance to as low as 6 under, mashed his ball into the trees making a club-slamming, quadruple-bogey 8 on No. 18, sending him from sole possessing charge by two shots with an unsatisfying tie for 14th at 1 under.

"That's what happens here," Stenson said. "It continues snowballing and that i got the snowman towards the end."

Stenson made two eagles about the front nine and spent the greater area of the round in command. The Swede looked virtually guaranteed to be celebrating his 36th birthday by resting on the lead.

That plan went awry as he smashed his tee shot on 18 deep in the woods, couldn't escape after wanting to scoot the ball below some trees, then got an undesirable lie on trampled pine straw and hit discount golf clubs an average punch out on his third shot, which have him pounding his club to the ground. His fourth shot, from 122 yards, missed saving money. Chip. Putt. Putt. Putt. That is certainly how he got the 8.

His drive went into the same thicket as Stenson's did moments before, anf the husband were required to take a drop plus a penalty stroke before hitting his next shot. But he punched out and also got down and up, closing the morning much the way in which he opened it.

Woods clanked his first tee shot off a tree and put the 2nd one inch the creek, well left from the second fairway. He salvaged pars on both and felt pretty decent after his round of 72, eventhough it included a bogey-bogey finish.

"I hit many of the worst golf shots That i have ever hit today," Woods said. "That's OK. I merely hung in that room, grinded my way throughout the golf course, stayed patient, stayed within the Mizuno Mp-63 irons moment. I could've shot one, maybe two better on the other hand got a good deal out of that round."

In search of his initial championship considering that the 2008 U.S. Open, Woods came in playing well. Two weeks ago, he won his first U.S. PGA Tour event in 30 months. But on the driving range before his round, he explained he felt something creeping through to him.

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