17 inches of rain since Monday has forced the Egolf Tour to cancel this week's event.
Too bad.
Neil
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Egolf Tour Fall Series Event #3
I'm suppose to be playing this afternoon, but Southport, NC has had severe rains for 3 days and play has been "postponed" until Thursday.
The tournament has been shortened to 36 holes (from 54 holes) and we're scheduled to start at 8am Thursday morning. Unfortunately there are more storms in the forecast - most notably Tropical Storm Nicole. She's heading straight for us and is forecasted to hit us Thursday afternoon.
Until I get back on the course, you can check up my updated schedule/results for this past year. I received my Dakotas Tour bonus check last week, so I added that money to my yearly total. In the upper left hand corner of my schedule/results, you can clink the "stats" link to look at my various stroke averages and money total on each tour this year.
Neil
The tournament has been shortened to 36 holes (from 54 holes) and we're scheduled to start at 8am Thursday morning. Unfortunately there are more storms in the forecast - most notably Tropical Storm Nicole. She's heading straight for us and is forecasted to hit us Thursday afternoon.
Until I get back on the course, you can check up my updated schedule/results for this past year. I received my Dakotas Tour bonus check last week, so I added that money to my yearly total. In the upper left hand corner of my schedule/results, you can clink the "stats" link to look at my various stroke averages and money total on each tour this year.
Neil
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Nebraska State Open- Final Round
I made a great move the last day in Nebraska. My first two rounds were about as bad as I could've played. I hit the ball great in round 1 and round 2, but a few too many mistakes left me with a 1-under par 70 both Friday and Saturday.
On Sunday, things started to click. I still hit it as well as I did the first 2 days, but I made fewer mistakes - actually I only had one mistake (#14). My putter was solid all day, but I did have 3 or 4 putts burn the edge of the cup.
The highlight of Sunday was making back-to-back eagles on #12 and #13. I don't think I have ever made back-to-back eagles in my career. I know I'd never made them in a tournament.
#12 is a 330 yard par-4 which had a helping wind on Sunday. I felt confident with my drive so I aimed up along the o.b. on the left and let the wind drift the ball back to the right. I hit it to 10 feet and made the putt for eagle.
#13 is a 530 yard par-5 which also had a helping wind. I hit a great drive that left me 186 yards to the pin. From there I played an 8-iron safely to the center of the green. The pin was tucked 4 yards from the left edge of the green and anything left of the green would've bounced out of bounds - so playing to the middle of the green was conservative, but safe. I made the 30 footer for my second eagle in a row!
Those two holes weren't my only chances at eagles on Sunday. I had a 10 footer for eagle on #6. Then on #7, I drove it over the green and onto the fringe - resulting in a 60 foot putt for eagle. Finally, on #15 I hit an 8-iron to 20 feet and had my 5th chance at an eagle. The putt on #15 burned the edge, which means I was mere millimeters from having 3 eagles in 4 holes.
In all, Sunday was my an exciting ball-striking day. Considering that it was blowing 15-20 mph all day, makes it even better.
I've got two weeks off before my next event, but in the meantime I'll be moving to North Carolina. I drove to Charlotte immediately after Nebraska, but I have to travel to Arizona to retrieve my possessions that are stored in Phoenix.
Neil
On Sunday, things started to click. I still hit it as well as I did the first 2 days, but I made fewer mistakes - actually I only had one mistake (#14). My putter was solid all day, but I did have 3 or 4 putts burn the edge of the cup.
The highlight of Sunday was making back-to-back eagles on #12 and #13. I don't think I have ever made back-to-back eagles in my career. I know I'd never made them in a tournament.
#12 is a 330 yard par-4 which had a helping wind on Sunday. I felt confident with my drive so I aimed up along the o.b. on the left and let the wind drift the ball back to the right. I hit it to 10 feet and made the putt for eagle.
#13 is a 530 yard par-5 which also had a helping wind. I hit a great drive that left me 186 yards to the pin. From there I played an 8-iron safely to the center of the green. The pin was tucked 4 yards from the left edge of the green and anything left of the green would've bounced out of bounds - so playing to the middle of the green was conservative, but safe. I made the 30 footer for my second eagle in a row!
Those two holes weren't my only chances at eagles on Sunday. I had a 10 footer for eagle on #6. Then on #7, I drove it over the green and onto the fringe - resulting in a 60 foot putt for eagle. Finally, on #15 I hit an 8-iron to 20 feet and had my 5th chance at an eagle. The putt on #15 burned the edge, which means I was mere millimeters from having 3 eagles in 4 holes.
In all, Sunday was my an exciting ball-striking day. Considering that it was blowing 15-20 mph all day, makes it even better.
I've got two weeks off before my next event, but in the meantime I'll be moving to North Carolina. I drove to Charlotte immediately after Nebraska, but I have to travel to Arizona to retrieve my possessions that are stored in Phoenix.
Neil
Friday, September 10, 2010
Nebraska State Open Round 1
I made a lot of birdies today, but had too many bogies. Six birdies should result in a score lower than 1-under.
I three putted a few times and hit one drive out of bounds. For most of the day I hit it really well and I made some really nice putts - I just need to clean things up and avoid those simple mistakes.
Neil
I three putted a few times and hit one drive out of bounds. For most of the day I hit it really well and I made some really nice putts - I just need to clean things up and avoid those simple mistakes.
Neil
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Dakotas Tour Championship
We played 36 holes today and the final round of the 2010 Dakotas Tour will be Thursday morning. I shot even par 71 in the morning then made a nice move in the afternoon with a 5-under 66.
In the morning round the greens were extremely fast - we heard they stimped the greens at 14! Besides the speed of the greens, the pins were in difficult positions. Many of the pins were on top on mounds or placed on a knob.
In the afternoon we played with amateurs and they made the pins much more accessible, but the wind picked up. I survived the strong winds, and finished my round with 4 birdies on my last 6 holes. I started both rounds on #16.
There is a rumor that tomorrow the winds will be around 30 mph with gusts up to 50. If the winds blow anything close to that and the greens are anything close to 14 on the stimpmeter, we won't be able to play - the golf balls won't stay on the greens.
Leaderboard
Neil
In the morning round the greens were extremely fast - we heard they stimped the greens at 14! Besides the speed of the greens, the pins were in difficult positions. Many of the pins were on top on mounds or placed on a knob.
In the afternoon we played with amateurs and they made the pins much more accessible, but the wind picked up. I survived the strong winds, and finished my round with 4 birdies on my last 6 holes. I started both rounds on #16.
There is a rumor that tomorrow the winds will be around 30 mph with gusts up to 50. If the winds blow anything close to that and the greens are anything close to 14 on the stimpmeter, we won't be able to play - the golf balls won't stay on the greens.
Leaderboard
Neil
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