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Post by The Boss on Jan 27, 2022 10:58:26 GMT
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Post by The Boss on Jan 28, 2022 10:59:38 GMT
Round 2 - The players haven't had high winds to deal with since the Nissan Open at Riviera three weeks ago, but today they were back, bringing rain with them but rendering the greens less quick and more manageable. Bob Fletcher had a depressing time and came home with a 73, mainly due to poor putting (again) and his general play around the greens, and he had to wait until the final hole to grab his only birdie. Rookie Dan Elgin coped pretty well to card a 70, thereby maintaining a decent leaderboard position in the process. Coming from the windy north of England, Les Souter fancied his chances in these conditions, but the greens got the better of him and that, coupled with a few errors, combined to restrict the confident Geordie to a round of 70. In spite of that, he is still well-placed and only four shots behind the leader at halfway...   
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Post by The Boss on Jan 30, 2022 11:59:18 GMT
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Post by The Boss on Jan 31, 2022 11:50:51 GMT
Round 4 - With no wind to contend with, the only obstacle to low scoring was going to be the very fast, glass-like greens. But the big talking point was Dan Elgin, the overnight leader who had a golden opportunity to record a debut win. He disappeared from the course after playing just 3 holes, and the speculation is that perhaps he was taken ill or had some bad news. Charlie Roberts and Bob Fletcher had their own troubles to worry about - Charlie closed the event with a 93, while Bob's score of 81 contained a mixture of bogeys, doubles, and worse, sandwiched by birdies on the 1st and 18th holes. Ian McKinley could only conjure up a disappointing level par 72 to conclude his tourney, while Randy Grant repeated his opening day 71, a score that would have been substantially lower but for finding water on the 17th and following that with a 3-putt! The best-performing guest was Les Souter, but even he had problems of his own. After a fine front nine Les carded 2 bogeys and a double on the back, but he did sign off in style on #18 by holing a 65-yard pitch for eagle and a round of 70, enough to earn a share of 16th place.   
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