Golf-Westwood's birdie splurge puts him in Dubai shake-up

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By Matt Smith DUBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - England's Lee Westwood struck a seven-under-par 65 in the third round of the $8-million DP World Tour Championship on Saturday to give the former world number one a fighting chance of claiming his first European title of 2013. The 40-year-old, who has managed just one top-10 finish on the PGA and European Tours since June, made five birdies on the front nine and picked up further shots on the 10th and 11th. "I didn't mind bogeying the 12th, that's a difficult hole, but I hit it close on the 13th and the 16th and missed both." The world number 23 is among a clutch of British players ruing a disappointing season, with Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald - who are both former world number ones - also winless.

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