Saturday, August 26, 2006

Thought I did this over a week ago

I am very sorry I really thought that I had posted this message that I am about to write about a week ago, but I guess it didn't make it. Going back two weeks ago I finally made the cut at the Pearle River Resort Classic. The second round had been delayed to Saturday so as soon as I finished I had about an hour until I had to tee it up again for the third round. With all the confidence that I had from a good finish in the second round I got off to a hot start making birdie on the first hole followed by 4 pars and another birdie. Back to five under for the tournament, I was feeling really good about my game and my mental approach. I finished the front nine making two bogies to shot even par on the front nine. Then I started out the back nine bogey, par, bogey, so now I am 2 over with 6 holes to go. I finished the nine with three birdies in a row, two pars and a bogey to finish at even par for the round. The fourth round did not go very well. It seemed as if all parts of my game were down a level. My driver was poor, my irons were not accurate, my chipping was bad, and I struggled with my putter. I ended up shooting 77 to finish the tournament at (+2) 290, which put my in a tie for 45th place. Even though I struggled on the weekend I am still happy with my overall performance and I am thrilled to say that I made my first cut in a professional tournament.

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