Manassero rescued by advice from bagman and coach

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By Tony Jimenez HOYLAKE England (Reuters) - Having a coach and mentor on your golf bag is always handy and it certainly proved beneficial for Matteo Manassero on Saturday as the young Italian rallied from an inauspicious start at the British Open. The 21-year-old from Verona, already a four-times European Tour winner, dropped strokes at each of the opening two holes in the third round at Royal Liverpool. Manassero was struggling to cope with the driving rain that was bouncing off the pristine green Hoylake fairways on the north west coast of England but a quick chat with his friend and caddie Alberto Binaghi quickly put him back on the right track. "I couldn't get into any rhythm with my swing but it helped having my coach with me on the bag because he quickly told me I was moving a little too fast," Manassero told Reuters in an interview after climbing into a tie for seventh position on 210, six under par.

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