First 2 Days of Club Championship

July 23-24: The first two days of Club Championship are complete. I shot 80-73, leaving me 6 shots off the pace going into the final 36 holes. Course and weather conditions were great. Day 1: We had a 2-hour rain delay in the morning before any participants tee'd off. The rain was so strong that the practice green had puddles. Once the rain moved, it was 90s and hot. Pin locations were very fair (hardest pin was front left on 5). Day 2: There was a 20 minute rain delay, then cloudy and high 70s/low 80s for remainder of the day. Difficult pin locations on 9 (front middle) and 4 (front left).

My game was weak on Day 1 with three 3 putts and an 8 on the 9th hole. My sole birdie was on the 13th. The second day was much better with zero 3 putts, birdies on 1 and 11, and steady play. Again the 9th hole bit me with two bogeys. I was pin high right on 18 and hit one the best close call chip shots of my career. I had to play it extremely soft and about 30 feet right of the pin to accommodate for speed and break. It took about 10 seconds for the ball to roll to the hole, everyone saying 'go in' before it rimmed the edge and still rolled past the pin 6 feet. I missed the par attempt in disgust. Went from birdie thought to bogey in a hurry. I would have been happy with par.

Looking forward to the final two rounds. Thanks to my Mom, Derek, and Carolina for watching me in Round 2! Pace of play was good both days due to threesomes, roughly 4 hour rounds.

Notable shots:

-Round 2 - S. Keegan hit his approach shot on 6th from the face of a rock in the right rough. He knocked it on the green and took a chunk off his wedge. What a shot!

Leader is R. Lynch at 147.

Good luck everyone,

Kurt