Post by The Boss on Feb 23, 2023 0:45:10 GMT
Round 1
The opening day's conditions offered a golden opportunity to get off to a good start - a gentle breeze, straightforward pins and pristine greens promised a birdie-fest. Not for Bob Fletcher though, who carded five bogeys on the front and whose game was in shreds. Somehow he got it together on the back to come in with a 70 - nothing short of a miracle considering his early-round play. Randy Grant suffered even more than Bob, dropping shots on no less than six holes but, to his credit, still managing a surprising 72. Jared Kingsley could have scored better than his eventual 67, one sole bogey coming on the 11th to spoil his card, but he would be quite happy with his opening round - as would Les Souter whose fine 65 was devoid of any dropped shots. Ian McKinley made the perfect start by shooting a super 64 which included an Eagle 2 on the potentially dangerous 10th, but even Ian didn't avoid a red number on his card, bogeying the par 3 12th as he did. In spite of that, he leads at the end of Day 1 and is looking to be on top form...
The opening day's conditions offered a golden opportunity to get off to a good start - a gentle breeze, straightforward pins and pristine greens promised a birdie-fest. Not for Bob Fletcher though, who carded five bogeys on the front and whose game was in shreds. Somehow he got it together on the back to come in with a 70 - nothing short of a miracle considering his early-round play. Randy Grant suffered even more than Bob, dropping shots on no less than six holes but, to his credit, still managing a surprising 72. Jared Kingsley could have scored better than his eventual 67, one sole bogey coming on the 11th to spoil his card, but he would be quite happy with his opening round - as would Les Souter whose fine 65 was devoid of any dropped shots. Ian McKinley made the perfect start by shooting a super 64 which included an Eagle 2 on the potentially dangerous 10th, but even Ian didn't avoid a red number on his card, bogeying the par 3 12th as he did. In spite of that, he leads at the end of Day 1 and is looking to be on top form...
