Today's Score: 78
Obviously, not the start I was hoping for. From the very beginning of the round, I was fighting to make pars. I played the first hole tee to green like I wanted, but 3-putted for a bogey (5). My shot on #2 was well struck but about 4 yards too far and ended up 30 yards over the green. What followed might have been one of the best up and downs I've made in a long time to save par. On #3, I missed the green right from 120 yards and my ball ended up well away from the hole. I wasn't able to get that one up and down. The 4th hole is probably the toughest on the whole course, and after hitting my drive right in the hazard, I scrambled for a good bogey. I proceeded to bogey the 5th, double the 6th and 3-putt for bogey on #7. Add all that up, and you get a +7 over thru 7 holes. It all happened so fast, and I just couldn't seem to right the ship. However, I was able to birdie the par-5 8th and turn at +6 over par (42).
The back nine is definitely the easier of the two sides and that's where I started to make up some ground. I birdied the 11th and 13th to get to +4 over for the round. Unfortunately, I gave 2 strokes back coming in as I missed the green with a wedge from 120 yards on #14 and 3-putted yet again on #15. So, after a horrendous start through the first 7 holes, I did manage to get things somewhat under control and finish -1 under through the last 11 holes. But still, I've got a lot of work to do to make the cut tomorrow. The winds were strong all morning and I imagine they will continue throughout the day. Tomorrow, the forecast is for rain in the afternoon which is when I'll be playing. I've seemed to play better in poor weather in the past so maybe that will hold true tomorrow.
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