* Englishman says win substantially best-ever performance
* Westwood set to pierce adult to second in rankings
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CHON BURI, Thailand, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Former world
number one Lee Westwood surged to a 7 shot feat during the
Thailand Golf Championship on a behind of a "best golf" of his
stellar career on Sunday.
The Briton capped off another stimulating opening with his
third win in Asia this deteriorate and is now set to pierce adult one
place to second in a rankings behind English compatriot Luke
Donald.
Westwood confirmed a corpulent lead he hold from day one and
put paid to South African Charl Schwartzel's brief resurgence,
carding a final day three-under-par 69 to finish 22-under on a
notoriously wily course.
As U.S. Masters champion Schwartzel faded to a level-par 72
to finish second, Westwood extended his four-stroke lead to
seven to win with palliate during a Asian Tour's $1 million
season-ending initial contest and nick his 37th career
title.
Aside from his haphazard 73 on a third day, a former world
number one was in glorious form, flirting with golf's disdainful 59
club with a 60 on day one followed by 64 to compare a Asian
Tour's lowest-ever 36-hole total.
"I've vacant myself really," Westwood pronounced after falling his
final putt on a 18th. "It's been staggering, it all came
together well. It's substantially a best I've ever played."
The win follows victories in Indonesia, a Ballantine's
Championship in South Korea and a Nedbank Golf Challenge in
South Africa and will see him second behind compatriot Luke
Donald when a central world rankings are published on Monday.
He has now won titles in 6 Asian countries - Thailand,
Japan, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia and South Korea.
POLISHED PERFORMANCE
Schwartzel's 4 bogeys meant he was never in contention
and his initial fumble during a eighth gave Westwood a possibility to
stretch his lead with some discriminating putting on a behind nine.
Westwood pronounced his initial 11 shot lead had played on his
mind and he had to switch rigging to cope with a contrast Amata
Spring Country Club march and safeguard a pretension stayed within
his grasp.
"It was special this week since of a problem of the
course. I've never had an 11 shot lead before and it was
difficult to come out and refocus and reset goals," he pronounced of
Saturday's slump.
"At 20 underneath after dual rounds, It's yours to remove really
with an 11 shot lead. There was vigour involved. Yesterday, I
didn't know how to proceed it or hoop it."
With his 4 wins this year, a 38-year-old pronounced he felt
in improved form than he did when he surfaced a universe rankings but
his disaster to win a vital would make it formidable to answer
critics.
"I'm in a wily position since I've been so successful
but not won a major. Anytime I've left a year but a major,
people are always going to contend it's been a unsatisfactory year
for Lee Westwood," he said.
"If we was to weigh a approach I'm personification now and a year
ago, I'm a improved player."
(Editing by Justin Palmer)
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