Rock Barn - 3rd Round

I'm not sure what to think of today's round. I wasn't able to move up the leaderboard, but my 1-under 71 could've been a 75 or worse. The round started smoothly through the first 3 holes, but I hit my second shot into the water on #4. I made a 20 foot putt to save par. On #7, another easy par 5, I messed up a bunker shot and had to make a 10 foot putt for par. Then on #11 my tee shot found a fairway bunker and my only shot was to blast it out and back into the fairway. I hit my 3rd shot from 130 yards to 3 feet and saved par.

Despite those nice saves, I felt like I played much better than my score. I only hit 2 of the first 7 greens, but managed to hit 10 of the final 11. Even my tee shot on #11 that found a fairway bunker wasn't that bad of a shot. It's just a tough tee shot and I misjudged the wind.

I played the par 5's poorly today and that's the difference between my 71 and shooting in the 60's. Also my proximity to the hole was further than it was in the second round. I had a few too many 20 or 30 footers for birdie today, which was a similar theme in round 1. Final round is Saturday morning.

Neil