English Duo Back Six

Luke Donald and Lee Westwood is a mountain to climb after slipping costly late left them six strokes back at the last day of the USPGA in Atlanta.

The English couple, still trying to validate their status as second best in the world by winning a first, slipped down to 13th as unsung Americans Brendan Steele and Jason Dufner moved up a ranking dominated by the United States.

Steele, a winner in Texas earlier this year, playing in his first move two clear at a stage before a bogey on the message last seen at 66, four under and take the lead in the clubhouse in September.

It then entered the number Dufner, who birdied the first rigid 3:16 p.m. pars in the final two holes in the round of 68

Keegan Bradley, there is only a return to six under after 69 while veteran Scott Verplank (-5) and Steve Stricker (-4), thanks to an all-American top five.

Westwood and Donald both feel they should be much closer after leaving the par 70 course at Atlanta Athletic Club Highland.

Westwood also joked about changing religions, because it has tried all the rest of the hole more putts.

Donald, meanwhile, talked about the possibility of beginning to "punish" himself in the gym after a closing double-bogey six sent him rolling down the standings.

Marre

"I am completely fed up. I've had enough," said Westwood after dropping two shots at 14 yards in another bogey-free 70 468.

"I made two birdies and were five feet five I missed putts inside 10 feet and can not do that in these green -.. Everyone is to have them"

Asked what can be done to cure a problem that has the most tenacious of the season, Westwood said: "Perhaps the religion I've tried everything else and I need inspiration from somewhere ..

"I like to think that will fall tomorrow, but have not given up all year, so why should the morning?"

The double bogey came when he went in the sand, rolled onto a cart path with his second and three putts, missing from inside a subway and had to birdie the 12th time.

Donald was in crisis after becoming another victim of perhaps the most difficult closing hole in golf.

The world faces a 10-foot putt at the short 15th to a share of first place - it would have made him a brilliant six-under for the day - but he missed, and after bogey at 16, 507 yard par-four ninth saw him running in the sand and then go into the water with his third shot.

"I'm angry," he said after signing a 68 and a sub-set.

"I've done something good going, and threw it away.

"It's a shame that waste as I did. I worked so hard to get to five under.

"They are the last holes are difficult, but the third shot at 18 years was perhaps too aggressive in my line and just pressed.

"It gave me many opportunities, it is the only positive thing and if I can go low tomorrow who knows? But of course, the ending leaves a sour taste in my mouth."

European leader

The Europeans are now leading to the Danish Anders Hansen (70) over the three sixth break-even points DA, and Sweden's Robert Karlsson (67), who sits on two under, alongside the winner here in 2001, David Toms, the Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and Australian duo Adam Scott and John Senden.

Rory McIlroy turned into frustration, his hopes faded with four over par 74 and fell outside the top 60 in seven over par.