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Post by The Boss on Feb 17, 2022 0:53:19 GMT
Round 1 - High winds and fast greens were the order of the opening day, but all four guests seemed to relish the seemingly not-so-easy conditions to occupy the top four leaderboard positions at the day's end. Ian McKinley made a good start to the week with a 66 but he will remember the round for the ALBATROSS he had on the 8th hole. He followed that with 6 pars but finished with a flourish, grabbing birdies on the last four holes. Although unhappy with the general standard of his play, Bob Fletcher somehow put together a fine 65, while Les Souter achieved a 'clean' round of 64 and his A-game seems to be returning just in time for Augusta next week. However, Randy Grant was the Day 1 leader after shooting a stunning 62 which also included no dropped shots, something that Randy put down to "better concentration".   
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Post by The Boss on Feb 18, 2022 12:00:29 GMT
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Post by The Boss on Feb 19, 2022 1:56:41 GMT
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Post by The Boss on Feb 21, 2022 13:17:23 GMT
Round 4 - Conditions were brutal for the final round, very strong winds and fast, bone-dry greens made for a testing challenge to say the least. Falling foul of the weather were Ian McKinley (80), who still finished the event in spite of health problems, Randy Grant (81) who finished tied 7th, and Bob Fletcher (81) who ended the tourney in a share of 4th place, mainly thanks to his first three rounds. On the opening day Charlie Roberts had shot a 61, the best score of the week, but in the following two rounds he'd failed to maintain that high standard and been sucked back into the leading group. Today he again produced a stunning round, an amazing 64 considering the conditions, to win the event by the incredible margin of 14 strokes from tour pros Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus. This is Charlie's second victory of the season, adding to the Mercedes Championships he won in Hawaii. And he's found his best form just in time for The Masters next week...   
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