Just came back from the World Championships in Pinehurst, NC.
There was a full field of players from all over the World @ 149 players or so, and a couple withdrew after a day or maybe two.
I was a bit out of sorts the first round and shot an 81 round which is not a disaster but could and should have been better.
Came back in day two with a 75 which is much better but still left a couple of birdies out there which cost me dearly.
Day 3 started pretty good, I was striking the ball well, and the putts were falling so everything was going well until the last hole of the opening nine when we got put on the clock for slow play, I rushed my approach shot and got a bogey, I was even until that point, so I came off the opening 9 even par, since I had birdied the previous hole.
I went into the second 9 a little out of sorts and started off bogey/bogey but came back to earth and played well for the next couple of holes.
The 5th hole was a very long par 4 which most players had considered to be a par 5 and were expecting, but not giving in to, bogey, I once again had a chance to par the hole but got another Bogey.
The 6th hole was a disaster, I tried to murder my drive but blocked it left into a hazard of tall weeds, hacked out in 2 shots and went down from there earning a triple bogey.
Carried my grief onto the 7th hole and got another bogey, but managed to calm myself down and finished par/par for an 83, not horrible, but 6 and 7 took me out of my range of goals for the tournament, finishing in 52th place.
Getting back home Sunday night I didn't have much time to dwell on it, since I had to be in Boston Tuesday morning for a Local Tour Event with a 9:03 teetime.
We left Monday afternoon and drove on down to our Motel Room in Milford MA. and spent the night.
Got up early Tuesday, ate breakfast and headed over to Sandy Burr Country Club in Wayland, MA. for the tournament, this was a 9 hole event.
I was paired with Jack Yanakakis and Trevor Reilly both from MA.
Once again I started a round with a bogey on an easy hole but came back pretty strong until we reached a fairly long par 3.
So after discussing the yardage I mis~clubed myself and was short on my tee shot, chipped onway short, and 3 putted for a 5 on a rinky dink par 3, played well the rest of the round rolled in a birdie to finish with a 38 and a win.
Have a few days now to relax and reflect before I go back to Boston Wednesday for another local event, then on down to New Jersey to play in an Eastern Regional Tournament in Seaview.
Catch you later, B
