My swing felt great most of the day. I was steady in the middle of the round, making 8 pars in a ten hole, I just couldn't break through with a few birdies. My mantras for the day 1) Consistent breathing; 2) Swing like you are in an open field; and 3) Relax your hands and arms. I ripped a 3-wood off the 10th tee. It caught the right rough and put me inside 150, however, I had a huge tree to get over. I pured an 8-iron and it caught the top of the tree, luckily bouncing back to the fairway. My third shot was on the green and I three putted for a double bogey. Not the start you want when the cut ends up being +3!!
The greens were soooo good. The best greens I have played on in 2011, better than Essex. As much as I liked them, I couldn't get many putts to drop. I experienced a number of lip outs and other close calls and I did not hit my approach shots within makeable distances. I finished with 82, well off the cut line. No birdies and two double bogeys. Despite missing the cut, I feel like my game is making progress. I continue to hit a left-to-right ball flight, but its very playable. When I make my best swings, the ball flight is straight to a slight draw. My weakest clubs remain the long-irons. The best shot of the day was my 8-iron chipping. I made made 3 or 4 great up and downs with the 8-iron, knocking chips within inches from the fairways to slightly elevated greens.
Common bad swing flaws: long backswing, overly precise on desired results, lifting the club too quick
As usual, MGA runs a great tournament.
Go low,
Kurt
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