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8. Insperity Invitational Jan 5, 2023 9:49:52 GMT

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Round 1 - With only a light breeze to contend with, hopes were high for good scoring - but that's not how it panned out for most guests. The lightning-quick greens caused more than a few problems, especially for Hans Kunok (80) and Les Souter (77). Suffering to a lesser extent were Jack Morales (74), and Norm Ricker, Mel Tyke and Bob Fletcher who all carded less than satisfactory 73's. Ian McKinley made a reasonable start to the event by shooting a 69, but the surprise package was Randy Grant whose fine 67 left him a single stroke behind the opening day joint-leaders...

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8. Insperity Invitational Jan 6, 2023 19:23:41 GMT

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Round 2 - The wind was up and that, combined with some tricky pins, was to provide a difficult challenge. Survival would mean a good chance of lower scoring over the weekend when the weather is forecast to be more favourable. Unfortunately for Jared Kingsley the strong winds got the better of him, and he was last seen heading for the 19th hole after posting a traumatising 82. Even Ian McKinley found the conditions problematic and he could only manage a 74, while Bob Fletcher repeated his opening round score of 73. Hans Kunok (71) and Les Souter (70) greatly improved on their previous round scores, while newcomer Norm Ricker registered an impressive 68 to just about give himself a chance in the second half of the tourney. Randy Grant's very competent 69 leaves him in a small group just two strokes behind the leader, and he will be fancying his prospects in the weekend run-in...

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8. Insperity Invitational Jan 8, 2023 17:37:31 GMT

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Round 3 - With not even a hint of a breeze there was a golden opportunity to go low today, even with the fast greens. Even though Jared Kingsley posted his best score of the event, a level par 72, he remained rock bottom of the leaderboard, but I'm sure we haven't seen the best of him yet. Ian McKinley had a day to forget, carding a woeful 76 to drop like a stone, while Hans Kunok enjoyed his best round so far, a solid enough 69. Les Souter is finding it difficult to recapture the form that saw him almost win at Appletown before Christmas, and a 71 did not promote him very far up the leaderboard. Surprisingly, mainly thanks to his putter Bob Fletcher recorded the best guest round, a very good 66 that encouraged him no end. Finally, Randy Grant's winning chances all but disappeared after he struggled in with a confidence-knocking 74 that leaves him five shots off the pace...

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8. Insperity Invitational Jan 9, 2023 11:24:31 GMT

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Final Round - With the close-cut greens providing very fast putting surfaces, a good display with the flat stick was vital for good scoring. Les Souter limped in with a poor 79 but still avoided last place - that dubious honour fell to Jared Kingsley who carded his second 74 of the event. Hans Kunok's 70 was good enough to see him leapfrog Ian McKinley who shot a level par 72, while Bob Fletcher's 71 earned him a tie for 23rd, a respectable finish. Randy Grant was the most impressive guest this week, and his final position of tied 15th was due to his 70 today. Unfortunately though he missed out on some Charles Schwab Cup points by a mere two strokes. Next week is the first Major event of the season so that should be exciting!

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