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Thought maybe I was handling the wind and could have a decent round going when I went out in -3. Then, four straight bogeys as I seemed to lose all contact with the golf course. A lone birdie on the way in let me save a little face with a 72. Bye-bye leaderboard...

Don't know how the rest will do, but I thought the choice of conditions was genius. Really.

https://youtu.be/x6VzvF7akiw?si=qpeZPXOxtxbYthXm
https://youtu.be/Np6O24Yv9-E?si=TDibXjOj96DXH_em

The final round proved to be a struggle, I was hoping the weather would have made the greens a little more receptive but they still kept their Moderate challenging settings. That being said I felt my putting was solid, but I was putting for par more often than not, so was not getting into a position to capitalise.

The Wind while helpful on a couple of occasions was more a hindrance and I spent more time aiming for bunkers and the rough rather than the fairway and often still missing the short stuff. In hindsight perhaps should have tried some draws and fades to try and hold against the wind rather than play with it.

So again too many approach shots played too long with the greens not holding and the wind proving to be somewhat unpredictable, so a real scrambling round, out in a 1 over 37 but came home in a 2 under 34 for a 71 (-1).

So no real disasters but not giving myself any real opportunities, still I felt it was a reasonably solid, if unspectacular round, the Par 3 again proved to be a challenge for a shorter hitter, with a headwind on one I was playing driver, there is never a tailwind when you need one.

Des

Thomas, you have a PM.

That round was not enjoyable in any way. It was hard work.
The conditions set were very difficult and proved too challenging for me. With the exception of the 4th hole where my tee shot ended 7 inches from the hole, it was a round to forget. You can now add windy to my dislikes to join breezy. Fair weather golfer? You bet.

More practice needed after my 39/39, 78.

Next stop Quail Hollow.

Ian