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Sunday, May 16, 2004

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Norman disqualified from Asian Open

SHANGHAI, MAY 15. Australian Greg Norman was disqualified from the Asian Open golf after his third round on Saturday.

Norman hit his tee shot at the 17th hole into a water hazard on the right and was ruled to have taken a drop from the wrong place.

He finished his round on six under and tied in eighth before being disqualified.

Dyson in lead

Britain's Simon Dyson surged into a six-shot lead after the first nine holes of a rain-swept third day.

Dyson, heading the leader board since the start of the tournament and two clear overnight, reached 15 under par, with Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng his nearest challenger.

Dyson recorded five straight birdies to the ninth, coming after another birdie at the second

Focus on Woods

The scrutiny of Tiger Woods' swing has reached such proportions that some have suggested good friend Mark O'Meara is having too much influence on the world's No. 1 player.

``Everyone thinks he can't play a lick anymore, the way the press writes about him,'' O'Meara said. ``That he's messing around with his swing, he's doing this, he's doing that, I'm teaching him, he's playing bad because I'm teaching him. You guys ... I can only tell you that you're barking up the wrong tree.'' — Agencies

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