Adam's Tour (Mt. Auburn Classic) - Second Round

Today's Score: 72

Birdie....Birdie....Birdie!!! That's how the round started. Needless to say, I was feeling good about where things were going. I knew I needed to get off to a good start because the cut was certainly not going to be +6 over. And because the back nine (where I started) is the easier of the two sides, that's where felt like I could find a few birdies. On #14, a short par-3, I hit my tee shot about 2 feet from the hole, but somehow managed to miss the birdie putt. That would of put me -4 under thru 5 holes and in a really good position. But, I was still in good shape and continued to play aggressively smart trying to find birdies when I could. Unfortunately, I slight miss right on #16 lead to a bogey followed by a poor drive on #17 and I quickly had given two shots back to par. I missed a good chance for birdie on the 18th from about 6 feet, and made the turn at -1 under.

On #10, I was less than an inch away from holing out from the fairway for an eagle. A good birdie though and I was back to -2 under. On #3, I hit a tee shot that was a lot better than where it ended up. There was no shot from the spot where it finished and lead to a very unnecessary bogey. I failed to get up-and-down on the 5th hole and I was back to even par. Four holes left and there was no question I needed to birdie all of them. A good look on #6 from 10ft just missed. I hit the par-5 7th in two and made a nice two putt for birdie. Another missed opportunity from about 5 ft on the par-5 8th and my hopes of making a late charge where all but gone. A 3-putt on #18 pretty much summed it all up.

I'm disappointed that I wasn't able to produce a good score after getting off to such a fast start. Somehow, I continue to find ways to throw away shots and get nothing out of my rounds. I feel like I played solidly all day and have nothing to show for it. Looking at the event as a whole, the biggest issue was starting the tournament +7 over thru 7 holes. I was behind the eight ball from the very beginning and it was an uphill climb the rest of the way. I've got to do a better job at shooting lower scores in the first round of tournaments and not give away so many shots.

I'll be in Dallas the next couple of days and then I'm flying to Raleigh, NC on Saturday night. There's a Nationwide event there next week and I'll be trying to qualify for that on Monday. More on that to follow........