It was the third round of the club championship, known as 'moving day' on the PGA tour. However, Rob Lynch made it anything but moving day. He fired a 71; a nicely manufactured round with multiple clutch putts and birdies (for those who are not regular followers - both good putting and birdies are two of my keys to winning the club championship). Peter Scully, Steve Champagne, and myself all made good golf shots but couldn't gain any ground as we shot 73, 75, and 72, respectively. It was a lot of fun out there. Pars were no good to get honors in this group. I have to say today's round was true club championship golf. You felt the tension. You felt the competitiveness. You felt the sportmanship. You felt what it takes to win this thing.
One of the best moments of the day was coming up 18 with the gallery behind the green. Its exciting when other members come out to support you. Theres not enough words in this blog to give shouts out to all my friends I see before, during, and after each round. (however, I want to give one to Walter Scott for keeping me on my toes at all times) Steve and Peter had the crowd pleaser shots on 18; both of them almost holed out their second shots from the fairway!
I was pleased with my effort today despite a few three putts and a 'make me want to cry' bogey on the par-5 13th. Seriously, why do I make 6 on a par-5 from 185 yards out on my second shot. This was a true measure of patience (i have to give my Dad props for picking me up here as I almost fell over in disgrace - THANKS). I managed to bounce back with 2 birdies on my last 5 holes. My nines were 37-35=72. (35 putts today vs. 29 putts in the 2nd round)
Today's pairing was a blast. Peter, Steve, and Rob are great guys; they also bring gritty competitiveness and true camaraderie!
After 3 days the top scores are:
Rob Lynch - 212
Peter Scully - 216
Kurt Flionis - 219
Chris Barry - 225
Lee Smith - 225
Steve Champagne - 225
The place will be rocking tomorrow. Everyone has their work cut out to catch Rob. The final round kicks off at 7:24am and the final group tees off at 8:36am. Bring your 'A' game everybody.
Happy resting,
KF
p.s.: for all of you who are disappointed with your rounds today, think about John Daly's 88 in the second round of the Buick Open...from what I heard, he gave up out there...don't put yourself in that category, keep pushing forward
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