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Our "selection" in the first round of the Pebble Beach Open, Kirk Triplett, shot a birdie-bogey-double bogey round to go with a few pars and fell 3 strokes behind Skip Kendall.
Kendall, himself, was up and down, with a double bogey, bogeys and enough birds to shoot 3 lower than our pick going into Fridays round.
Here are a few scores from 'Match-UPs" you might be interest in.
THE DEFENDING CHAMPION, Matt Gogel, ballooned to 6-over-par.
Vijaj Singh----a 2-under 70.
Phil Mickelson- a one over 73 (still on course at this writing.
John Daly-----2 under par 70.
Davis Love 3- even par 72
Tom Lehman-4 under, 68
Scott McCarron---Bet by the in-crowd from dog to -145, 71
His opponent in the Match-Up, Kevin Sutherland--6 UNDER, 66
Mike Weir----Great follo to last weeks Hope Open---4 under 68
K.J. Choi-----Even Par, 72
His opponent in match play, Loren Robert -1, 71
Rocco Mediate---2 Under Par 70.
The way Triplett is playing, he might not shoot low enough tomorow to even make the cut. But he does have one thing in his favor. While his match -up opponent got the easiest of the 3 -18
hole course, Poppy Hills, Triplett had to open the tournament on the tough but scenic Pebble Beach course.
His only hope to stay in this tournament is to shoot "lights out" tomorrow and hope that Kendall draws Pebble Beach for his second round. The cut will likely be around even to -2, although the rules have been changed this year to allow low pro-amateur
groups to continue play until Saturday. How this will affect the usual Friday cut was not explained by USA today, and the rules have not been posted.
But the pictures were worth the dismay over Tripletts unsteady
hand, one of the leaders in GIR and who fell 50% today on one hole alone, the Par 5 monster by the Pacific, 18th hole, which he was 2-under par when he teed off on 18 and leading Kendall by 2 strokes.
A birdie would have put him 3 strokes out front. But after a full 45-minute wait for him to play the hole (a backup always occurs on 18 because the players, especially the amateurs, are more concerned with the beauty of the hole, than looking for their drive).
Tripletts drive must have found water. Otherwise, how could he have gotten a 7, instad of a birdie 4? That was his downfall for the day and perhaps fatal blow in the entire round.
We can only hope tomorrow brings another Mercedes "bounceback", when we were four strokes behind going into round 2, only to recover and go on to win.
:angryfire
Kendall, himself, was up and down, with a double bogey, bogeys and enough birds to shoot 3 lower than our pick going into Fridays round.
Here are a few scores from 'Match-UPs" you might be interest in.
THE DEFENDING CHAMPION, Matt Gogel, ballooned to 6-over-par.
Vijaj Singh----a 2-under 70.
Phil Mickelson- a one over 73 (still on course at this writing.
John Daly-----2 under par 70.
Davis Love 3- even par 72
Tom Lehman-4 under, 68
Scott McCarron---Bet by the in-crowd from dog to -145, 71
His opponent in the Match-Up, Kevin Sutherland--6 UNDER, 66
Mike Weir----Great follo to last weeks Hope Open---4 under 68
K.J. Choi-----Even Par, 72
His opponent in match play, Loren Robert -1, 71
Rocco Mediate---2 Under Par 70.
The way Triplett is playing, he might not shoot low enough tomorow to even make the cut. But he does have one thing in his favor. While his match -up opponent got the easiest of the 3 -18
hole course, Poppy Hills, Triplett had to open the tournament on the tough but scenic Pebble Beach course.
His only hope to stay in this tournament is to shoot "lights out" tomorrow and hope that Kendall draws Pebble Beach for his second round. The cut will likely be around even to -2, although the rules have been changed this year to allow low pro-amateur
groups to continue play until Saturday. How this will affect the usual Friday cut was not explained by USA today, and the rules have not been posted.
But the pictures were worth the dismay over Tripletts unsteady
hand, one of the leaders in GIR and who fell 50% today on one hole alone, the Par 5 monster by the Pacific, 18th hole, which he was 2-under par when he teed off on 18 and leading Kendall by 2 strokes.
A birdie would have put him 3 strokes out front. But after a full 45-minute wait for him to play the hole (a backup always occurs on 18 because the players, especially the amateurs, are more concerned with the beauty of the hole, than looking for their drive).
Tripletts drive must have found water. Otherwise, how could he have gotten a 7, instad of a birdie 4? That was his downfall for the day and perhaps fatal blow in the entire round.
We can only hope tomorrow brings another Mercedes "bounceback", when we were four strokes behind going into round 2, only to recover and go on to win.
:angryfire
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