Well today was the most bi-polar round of golf I have played in a while...I either hit a green and had a good chance at birdie, or missed the green and made a double!
I started out strong, and feeling really good about my game. The problem today, unfortunately, was my course management. When I missed the green, I missed it in the worst place possible. I had four double bogeys, all of which could be attributed more to poor course management rather than a poorly executed shot. Especially on the par 5s (which are playing pretty short this week), I got a little greedy and deserted my "lay it up to 100 yards" game plan. I paid dearly. I DOUBLE bogeyed two of those par 5s. Ouch. Other than that, I left myself in areas where it was nearly impossible to make a save for par.
I did make a couple of good putts, and made one of my three legitimate birdie chances of the day. I ended up carding an 80 for the day. There's not much else to say except that I'm pretty bummed. It's never enjoyable to post a bad score, but it seems even worse when you have been hitting, putting, and chipping really well coming into the day. Somewhere there seems to be a disconnect between my ears during a tournament round. It's especially frustrating because I've had some great practice sessions out here. I need to learn how to transfer my physical and mental state at the practice area to the course during a tournament.
Eventually, it will come through in my tournaments, but until then I'm just going to stick to the process, and keep working hard. I'm not sure just yet of my tee time, but it will probably be tomorrow afternoon sometime. The pairings will be posted later tonight on the Futures Tour website. Thanks for following along, and I'll update you tomorrow!
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