Round 1 : T9 -1 70

Full Scorecard Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 Rnd 1 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 4

So for my first round back in competition since the Canadian Open I have to say I'm pleased with how things went. They do say the scorecard has no pictures and it's true, however, the weather was perfect for scoring and I felt as though scores would have been super low. I do think the only reason the scores weren't so low is because of the condition of the greens, and I missed a bunch of reasonable birdie chances. From the beginning I felt a little tentative over my shots, I wasn't completely comfortable shooting at the flags. Lucky for me the practice I've been doing helped me trust my game enough to keep me on the greens. I just wasn't able to get close enough to the hole to make the putts, I was leaving myself 15-20 feet from the hole and with these greens you really just want to hit the right weight so you're not left with but a tap in. I hit 7 of my first 9 greens and was only able to convert the 9th hole par 5 for birdie. Later in the middle of the round I got some shots in close but wasn't able to convert. I'm glad I had prepared myself for the greens mentally and stuck to the plan, on the back nine I missed a couple greens and was still missing the putts. Usually you would start to try and mess with your stroke and that usually messes with your head. NOT ME !
My last three holes I finally got my ball inside 10 feet and sure enough made every one. So There it is... first round back in competition and I made it in under par. I'm thinking the cut will be somewhere at +1 or +3. So I'm not worried too much as I feel like a round in the 60's is right there. I'm looking forward to having another round in competition and just get used to the feeling of having some stress over the shot. It makes me zero in and make stronger decisions on the course. Keep an eye on the website for score, I tee off at 9:20am.

JS