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Originally Posted by deronsizemore
The tournament is over and I finished tied for second place with two other guys in the first flight. We had a playoff starting on hole one and I won the playoff with a par to take second place. Really thought I had a good shot at taking first after staring off the front nine at three under par, but then proceeded to go four over on holes 10, 11, and 12. I kept grinding it out and ended up shooting a 72 even par for Sunday's round. I'll take a 76 the first day and 72 the second considering this is the first tournament I've played in since high school and it really is a whole different ball game than your normal weekend round with buddies.
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.  |
Congratulations, sir! That's definitely a good start.
I think that what we can all take from this is that it is the mental side that really separates the tournament game from our own weekend foursomes. You can have all the shots when you're playing with your buddies, but if you can't calm your head enough to make it happen during a competitive round, you don't have a chance.
Well done.