Just back from the first comp this year and the start of the defence of my Order of Merit title.
Played some pretty good stuff today in really difficult conditions. Wind was really up and the greens were pretty bobley after being spiked during the week. Shot a 85, net 72. 1 over par.Out in 39 but back 46.
All was going well until the 16th. OB'd my teeshot, resulting in an 8 on a par 5, then followed it up with 5 on the par 3 17th. Steadied the ship with a par on the 18th, leaving my birdy putt in the jaws.
Highlight of the round, chip in from the back of the green on the 8th for a birdy. Also hit my 3h from 170, into a stiff wind to 10ft of the pin. That was nice.
Putted pretty well today, 29 putts totol. Hit 60% of FIR and 27% GIR. 8 pars, 1 birdy, 5 bogeys and 4 double bogey or worse.
Should be in with a shout for some order of merit points hopefully. Might even get a slight cut. (The 8 should get rounded down to a 7, so a level par score, and with the tough conditions I thing the CSS might be 72, giving me a .3 cut)
Nice solid start to the new season Westy. Didn't realise you won order of merit last year. Belated congratulations for that and here's hoping you make a solid defence of your title.
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