I’ve just finished my first event of the season and it was quite an event!
Severe frost caused havoc and meant long delays in play eventually forcing the competition to be cut to 36 holes.
I was scheduled to be the first group off at 9:40 but had a 4 hour wait before I hit a shot! We then got some holes in but darkness came and that was that! The 2nd day followed the same pattern before no frost on the final day meant play could be finished off!
I started on the tougher back nine in strong winds and battled hard to stay at level par courtesy of some sharp putting. It gave me a platform to kick on and I picked up 2 shots on the way in to finish round 1 at 2 under par 69 and in T2nd.
The 2nd/final round I was looking for a quick start and birdies on the scoreable front 9. It didn’t happen for me with a few grazing the edge and I ended up +1 for the 9 holes. I rallied on the back nine and played some good golf birdieing 16 and 17 but a lip out for par at 18 meant I shot a 2nd round of level par and finished at 2 under for the event.
It placed me T6th in the end and gave me my best finish and highest cheque as a pro! It was a shame I couldn’t find a few birdies early on and push the leader but it’s still a good start to the season!
Thanks also to the staff at Gloria and the EPD tour organisers for the hard work to finish the tournament in difficult circumstances!
I’m looking forward to the next event and hopefully I can challenge up the top end of the leader board again!
