Hey everyone, sorry about not posting a blog update last night. Apparently, the LPGA was having some website malfunction and third round tee times weren't updated until 9:00, and all of us (players) were trying to figure out the situation.
Let's begin with yesterday's round. I started on the back nine of the Panther course. Obviously, judging by my score, things were better. I'm still really struggling with a pull, but at least I know it and am prepared to play with it. Unlike the first day which can be best described as complete bewilderment! I was able to focus on hitting fairways and greens. I had three great birdie chances on the first three holes, and was able to sink one. I continued the front side one under, but a wayward pull on #17 left me a chip and a putt for par that slid past the cup. I was unable to save par on #18, making the turn at one over. I missed the green on #1, had an incredibly hard chip shot, but sank a 18 footer to save par! I settled down and started hitting greens again. I had a couple of good looks at birdie, but none fell for me. As we approached the par three #7, a rules official gave us a warning for slow play since the hole was open ahead. I have to admit that I felt a bit rushed, and probably made my club selection too quickly. I landed short of the green and well short of the hole. My bump and run came out a lot hotter than expected, and I was left with another 18 footer to save par. I made it! Without going into strenuous details about wayward shots and the putts left for par, I will say that I made a putt (all 10 - 15 feet) to save par on the last three holes! I'm pretty sure my caddie and I need some heart medication after that! Haha. Anyways, I carded a one over, 73 for the day.
Today I played the Bobcat (the scene of my hideous first round). I have to say that my warm up was less than comforting. My pull seemed to get worse the more I hit. The system my caddie and I had worked out yesterday (He would make sure that my alignment was correct, at the target and square) that had seemed to minimize my misses was NOT working this morning. All I could do was shrug it off, say a prayer, take a deep breath, and focus on the shot I wanted to hit. That was my thought process going into the round, and for whatever reason it worked. I hit a lot of greens, only missing three for the day. I still struggled with the pull, but gave myself a lot of looks at birdie. However, it seemed like our whole group was having trouble sinking a putt! We only had four among all three of us today! My one birdie finally came on the 17th hole. I hit a beautiful shot STRAIGHT at the pin and stuck it to 7 feet for birdie! I had a 30 footer on the last hole for birdie, but left it 6 inches short...right in the heart. I carded another 73 today.
I am definitely happier with my scores, happy with my course management, and all things considered, pleased that I am at least hitting greens. Would I kill to play that first round over? ABSOLUTELY. But, unfortunately, it can't happen. So I might as well forget it, and finish as strong as I possibly can with the game I have at the moment. We still have one more day, and one really great score could squeak me back into things. I'm not sure what time I'll be playing tomorrow, but we'll get our parings later tonight and I'll be sure to post the time on my Facebook wall. Thanks so much for all of the encouragement, it has been welcomed and especially appreciated this week.
Have a great night!
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