ATB Round 1
Yesterday’s round was the first round in a few months where I can say that I hit it very well tee to green.
That being said, to say I struggled on the greens would be a huge understatement. The greens are a little slow this week and I really had a hard time with my pace. All of my putts would die out right at the hole, not reaching the hole with a pace good enough to hold a line and drop.
I hit the most greens I have since California, and I hit a few fringes as well. When I missed a green I couldn’t make the par save to save my life, a far cry from the par savers I made the last two weeks. When I hit the greens, my birdie efforts were barely that.
It was a little unfortunate given the conditions we are playing this week. The course is giving up lots of birdies, and posting 2 over the first day is a relatively awful start. I am not discouraged though. I am very confident that I can give myself 14+ birdie putts today, and I have worked on the putting and feel that I do have a handle on the greens. If I stick to a conservative plan to hit as many greens as possible, I feel that I can shoot the low score that will get me into the weekend.
It is very strange feeling this confidence again, it has been a long time since I actually believed that I could play well.
I intend to play well today an give myself the best chance at playing on the weekend for the first time this year.
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