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Post by The Boss on Nov 25, 2021 0:01:02 GMT
Round 1 - What a brilliant course to kick-off the season with!! The guest players fared very well on the opening day, although Hans Kunok struggled in with a 74 under his belt. We welcome back Les Souter who looked a little rusty on his way to matching Hans's score, but I have no doubt he'll soon be breaking par on a regular basis. Relative newcomer Rich Urban will be delighted with his 71, placing him in a tie with Ernie Els and The Tiger himself, and he'll be hoping to stay with such illustrious company. Mark Lipping started off with a solid-enough 69, but perhaps distracted by memories of his drunken third wedding anniversary spent on this gorgeous island. At the top end of the leaderboard we have Ian McKinley after his attacking 66, but he was edged out of the top spot by Bob Fletcher, who claimed a one-stroke lead by holing a 53-foot eagle putt on the 18th!! It's going to be a fascinating week...  
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Post by RTA on Nov 25, 2021 1:17:28 GMT
I think there is a mistake for round #1 it should be +2 not -2 I thought it was a 75 for the round thanks for your kindness though.
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Post by altaedm on Nov 25, 2021 2:02:24 GMT
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Post by charlie on Nov 25, 2021 3:30:27 GMT
I managed to play R1 and R2 both this evening. Shot a gross 69 each round.
Looking forward to playing more this season.
Charlie
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Post by RTA on Nov 25, 2021 8:52:43 GMT
Thanks for the info my friend and here I thought you guys were just trying to be nice. |
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Post by The Boss on Nov 26, 2021 13:34:10 GMT
Round 2 - The winds REALLY blew in this round but, again, the course was very manageable. Randy Grant forgot all about his opening round to score a decent 70 today, which places him tied 15th with Les Souter. Les also improved by carding a 73, in spite of taking out the wrong set of clubs!! Rich Urban's 74 means he is still under par for the tournament, and in a share of 9th with the likes of Jim Furyk and David Duval. It's good to see Charlie Roberts playing again and his brace of 70's has him in 5th spot and still in contention. After his fine 68 today Mark Lipping is now tied 3rd with Tiger Woods, who moved ominously closer to the leaders by firing the best round of the day, an excellent 66. We now have co-leaders after Ian McKinley's 69 and Bob Fletcher's 70, and the tension is building nicely as we approach the weekend...  
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Post by The Boss on Nov 28, 2021 12:49:23 GMT
Round 3 - The blustery winds stayed with us to make things difficult but, all in all, round scores were not too bad. Les Souter carded his second 73 of the event and he has already found a level of consistency in his game. As the weeks go by we'll be seeing his scores gradually drop I'm sure. Randy Grant's commendable 69 was his best effort of the tourney so far, but his opening round put paid to any winning hopes. Rich Urban also fired a fine 69, also his best round, and he is performing very well, better than expected in these turbulent winds. At the top of the leaderboard it's looking very tight, and it appears the title will be won by one of the leading five players. Tiger Woods and Ernie Els are tied 4th, just 3 strokes off the pace, and 1 shot behind Ian McKinley who lies 3rd after a disappointing 72 today. Charlie Roberts burst into contention with a quite superb 66, and this could be his first PLAYPGATOUR tournament win in 16 outings. Bob Fletcher's round didn't begin well but he turned it around to record his second 70 of the week, a score that gives him the outright lead by a single stroke. The final day will be a fascinating affair...  
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Post by The Boss on Nov 29, 2021 10:58:43 GMT
Round 4 - The wind dropped a little but this was still going to be a far from easy round. Les Souter had his worst day of the event, struggling in with a 76, mainly because of putting problems on the ultra-quick greens. Randy Grant fared even worse, visiting most parts of the course en route to a poor 79. All the other participating guests did well. Rich Urban continues to climb that steep learning curve at a rapid pace, carding a 70 to finish in 7th spot. Ian McKinley managed a 71 to earn 6th place, one stroke behind Mark Lipping in 5th who could only shoot a level par 73. Mark nearly aced the 8th, but otherwise had a difficult time on the greens due to approach positioning issues. Pre-tourney favourite Tiger Woods and Ernie Els both hit fine 68's but, in the end, that would only be good enough to claim a share of 2nd place with Bob Fletcher, who battled his way to a 71 to complete a very satisfactory week. Charlie Roberts had found an extra couple of gears in Round 3 to fire a 66, and there was no let-up today as he repeated that score to win the first event of 2000 by 4 strokes and grab his first-ever PLAYPGATOUR victory, which was long overdue! We stay in Hawaii for the Sony Open, to be held at the less spectacular, but potentially no less difficult, Waialae Country Club, so hope to see you all there...  
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