Today's Score: 71
Good enough for another cut made right on the number. The way I played today was very similar to yesterday's round. Another very inconsistent day, except this time it was mostly my swing. My putting and chipping were pretty much there for me throughout the round. It was day where I had to really fight for some pars and grind it out until the last hole.
There was a steady 20mph wind today that caused the scores to be a little higher. Thankfully so, because I bogeyed the last hole and thought that I was going to miss the cut by one stroke. Erika and I were following the leaderboard on her phone and it looked like the cut was going to be at -1 under. I was -1 under for my round (even for the tournament) for most of the day until I got to the 17th hole. After a good drive and second shot, I had about 18 feet for birdie. I knew that I needed to birdie one of the last two holes, and fortunately enough, I was able to roll that one in. But, on the 18th hole, I hit a poor drive which lead to another bogey and put me back at even par for the tournament. As we were signing our scorecards in the locker room, the official told us that the cut was at even and I can't tell you how happy I was to hear that.
I like where I am at this point in my journey. I'm handling the nerves better, figuring out how to stay focused for an entire round, and I'm starting to play one shot at a time and not get ahead of myself. All of this has in turn allowed me to make more birdies (11 for 2 rounds) and lead to some better scores. Now I've just got to continue to eliminate the mistakes as best as I can and then I'll be on my way to really competing in tournaments and not just trying to make the cut.
Tomorrow's tee time is 8:18 off #10....just like the first day!
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