2011 Club Championship 3rd and 4th Rounds

I capped off a disappointing weekend with a crowd roaring birdie on the 18th hole. Putting from the middle right edge of the green to a back center pin, I played the 30+ foot putt 20+ feet plus to the right of the hole and watched it take the slope up and then turn left, travel sideways, and curl down into the hole. Draino!! The fellow members and I put our hands up in excitement I couldn't believe it! My Dad and I talked about the line, but then it was pure feel over the ball. I said thats for an 85! (actually ended up being for 84) After a brutal day of penalties and big numbers, it put a huge smile on my face and made my realize how much fun this tournament is. It brings many of the members and their families over to the club to support the players, socialize, and cheer on the contenders.

Rob Lynch hit a 4 foot putt to win by 1 shot over D. Rubin and S. Keegan on the 72nd hole. A dramatic and exciting finish.

I shot 79-84 over the weekend to finish 10th place, hampered by 3 triple bogeys and 4 double bogeys. All tournament I stood over most shots feeling uncomfortable with my setup. Its not a good feeling. I couldn't hit shots where I wanted. I battled to score through it, but it showed through in making big numbers. For example, I fought to be only 5 over through 16 holes in Round 3 (didn't feel like great shooting during the round, but afterward i found out it was very good playing relative to the field) and then proceeded to make triple on the shortest hole at LGC. You cannot make triples and expect to win this tournament.

Scores were high despite good weather all four rounds. Round 3 had some challenging wind, but nothing that should have sent scores as high as it did. The only pin that I thought was a bit tricked was the back left pin on 7 during the final round (right above the ridge and the apex between upslope and downslope). The rest of the course played fair. I would like to see the tee markers not put at the edge of the boxes. There is no room to setup behind the ball and go through an alignment routine.

Thanks to my Mom for watching me play the front nine on Sunday.

Great tournament! Nice work by the LGC groundscrew and staff!

Ciao,
Kurt