It was a tough week in the Desert. The Humana is a pro-am played on three different courses on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the cut falling on Saturday night. I've always enjoyed this tournament because it's a week I rent a house rather then stay in a hotel. The weather is usually perfect and it's always nice to go back and relax in the comfort of a house rather then a hotel room.
When the week started, Kevin had a few good days of practice. His instructor, John Tillery, came in on Tuesday and stayed until Friday. They not only spent time on the range but JT helped clean up the short game and we came into Thursday ready to go.
Thursday's round was on the Nicklaus course and Kevin got off to a great start birdieing three of the first four holes and finished the day with a four under (68). All in all, it was a solid day but there were a few loose shots and some missed opportunities. 68 is always a great score but around here with perfect conditions and reachable par fives, 68 will only feel like even par. Before the week got started, my thinking was we needed at least four under each day so we could have a chance heading into Sundays final round.
Friday and Saturday's round were almost carbon copies of one another. During both rounds, we were able to get it to four under par late in the day only to lose it coming in. Finishing both days with a disappointing one under par round (71). Both rounds included a late bogey on a par three that killed the momentum which was then followed up with a double bogey on the very next hole after a poor tee shot. Our six under total (68, 71, 71) through three rounds left us two shots off the cut number and the second week in a row with Sunday off. We'll now pack up and head back over to Scottsdale tomorrow and get back at it for the Waste Management Open.
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