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At Last for Matthew?
Strangely, she has a rotten record in this event, but Scotland's Catriona Matthew ("Beany" to her friends) is at last living up to her linksland pedigree here at St. Andrews. With a fourth birdie of the day, the 37-year old from North Berwick is suddenly two shots off the lead and tied for third place alongside another Brit, Rebecca Hudson and Louise Friberg of Sweden.
Third at Sunningdale as long ago as 2001, Matthew has been a surprising failure whenever this championship has been played by the seaside. Not once has she finished in the top-20 and twice she has missed the cut.
"While it is true that links golf is what I am most familiar with, I have to admit that my record in this event has been more than disappointing," she said a couple of weeks ago. "Just about the only time I have done even reasonably well was at Sunningdale a few years ago. And that is an inland course! I have no idea what the problem is. If I did I would do something about it!"
And that she seems to be doing, even if, against the wind, she has a long way to go before the end of her day.
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