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Originally Posted by deronsizemore
Talk about nerve wracking. I can't imagine what those guys on tour go through. I was shaking like a leaf over my 5 footer for par to win the playoff. 
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I know the feeling. Yesterday I had a 3 foot, slippery downhill putt for par on the difficult 18th to shoot 77, by far my best tournament round in years. As it turns out, I'd still have won my flight had I missed it, but I felt like I needed every point I could get (playing a modified Stableford scoring), since I started the day 8 points back of the first round leader (my first round 82 with 23 points put me in a tie for 5th, so I had to put in a good 2nd round). For me, the putting stroke held up better on the back 9 than my full swing did, but I survived my own demons and scored a total of 60 Stableford points, 5 better than the second place finisher.
It is definitely a very different experience when you are playing competitive golf in a close flight. Success or failure can hinge on each stroke. But I'd rather do that than casual golf any time. Casual golf is a social affair.... competition charges my batteries.
