Louis Oosthuizen makes strong start in Malaysia

Louis Oosthuizen today shrugged off his Masters heartache to play himself into early contention at the Malaysian Open.

The 29-year-old South African, who narrowly missed out on the coveted green jacket to Bubba Watson at Augusta on Sunday, shot an opening round six-under-par 66.

Despite a long haul-flight between the two events and an early tee-off time in Kuala Lumpur, the former Open champion showed no signs of jet lag or a Masters hangover as he found himself just two shots behind fellow countryman and current leader, Charl Schwartzel.

Oosthuizen (above) said: “I feel like I’m swinging it well and I think a lot of times I’m used to a lot of travel so you adapt quickly.”