We had a tough front nine. After opening with a birdie on the first and being one under through 3 holes, we made a bad club selection off the tee on number 4 and hit a perfect 3 wood through the fairway into the water hazard. That mistake led to a bogey and then a bad swing off the next tee sent our tee shot out of bounds. After re-teeing, Kevin hit some great shots and was able to make a 10 footer to save a bogey. We finished the front nine with 4 pars and shot one over (37).
The momentum finally changed on 10 when Kevin chipped in for eagle. We were able to follow that up with 3 more birdies and came in with a 5 under par (31) on the back nine. The 4 under (68) puts us 16 under through three rounds and t-2nd. The leader is one shot ahead at 17 under.
Today was a perfect example of why it is so important to stay patient and keep a positive attitude. You don't have to be perfect. Kevin overcame a poor course management decision followed by a bad swing but worked his way back into contention. When he showed up in Knoxville on Tuesday, he had only one goal for the week....WIN. He has done all the right things so far and we are 18 holes away from reaching our goal. We'll try to give ourselves 18 more opportunities tomorrow and see what happens.
We tee off tomorrow at 1:00 with John Mallinger.
Go Kevin go!!!!!! We love ya!!!!!
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