Qualifier Monday...
7am wake up. Be at the course at 8:30am for a 9:36 tee time.
I get to the course and as always, hit the putting green first. Roll some shitty putts until I get the speed then, start really putting. Cool, got the speed, head to the range. Stripe. Fucking. Show. For 30mins. Cool, head to the first tee practice green and continue to putt for 15-20min. 9:30, on the box...
#1 Par 5. Lose driver a bit right, second in FW, 3rd over the stick, 2 putts. Par.
#2 Par 4. Driver down the middle, 15’, two putts. Par.
#3 Bogies (1 three putt).
#5 Par 4 439yds. On the tee, you’re forced to “layup”. 4 iron off the box. Second shot was maybe 205 out. 5i with too much draw. Third was a failed flopper. Fourth is on. Fifth is a 15’ ugly putt. Drain-o. Suck my double ass! Bogey.
The switch flipped after that putt.
#6-#15 I play in -1 for the stretch.
#16 Par 5. Driver I lose right, bounces back in FW. Nice. Second, awful layup, pine straw. Third, tried to go over a tree, it laughed at me and kicked my third into the FW. Fourth, ball mark next to the cup, kept rolling. Fifth, 10’ downhill right to left ugly piece of work....DRAIN-O!!!!!!! WHAT! I SAW THAT ENTIRE HOLE AND BOOM! PAR!!
#17 par 3 155yds (I’m +2 on the round). My 9i goes 165, cool, easy 9 right? I walk up and nonchalantly hit my ball off the box, lost it right, hit a tree, water. Absolutely devastated, crushed, in disbelief, sad. Ok I drop, up and down, try and get out with bogey. I find my point of entry, 1 club, drop, bounces off a small (only) piece of fluffy grass and rolls onto half buried rocks. Absolutely losing it inside my head. There was an official on the hole, I called him over to ask if I could re drop or get relief or something, straight up said, “Son, you’re shit outta luck. That’s just a bad break.” Cool. Keep it together and do you’re thing on this. I hit my third off the rocks, picked probably as clean as you could, hits next to the stick, rolls to the back of the green. Two putts. Double Bogey. Absolutely crushed.
#18 Par 4. Going in I figured I needed a birdie to get something so, I tried to birdie the hole. Absolutely smashed a driver, dead straight. Bounces 90° left and put me almost under a tree 100yds out. Unreal break. Bogey.
Final +5 77
The kicker?
+3 got into the Championship.
Fuck it.
Texas AM Last Chance Qualifier next Monday.
