It was an up and down day. Six birdies were offset by two bogeys and two doubles. We started the round with a great tee shot down the middle but our second shot 9 iron flew over the green. Kevin was able to get it up and down but I think it set the tone for the rest of the day. With the heat and humidity high, we struggled getting comfortable controlling the distance with the scoring clubs. After a double on our third hole, Kevin settled into the round and got it rolling again starting the on the par three 5th. He played the next 7 holes 5 under par and moved to 16 under for the tournament (3 under for the day). Things started to unravel on the par 3 (14th) as we pulled an 8 iron and failed to get it up and down. A poor wedge on the 15th led to a three putt bogey and then another pulled 8 iron coupled with poor chipping on 16 led to another double. That three hole stretch backed us up to one over for the day and 12 under for the tournament. Kevin dug deep and hit a great wedge that looked like it bounced off the flag stick and made the putt for birdie. Another great shot into the 18th left us about 10 feet but we were not able to convert the birdie. Our final round 71 keeps us in the lead tied with two others at 13 under par.
Due to the weather forecast, tee time have been adjusted and the field will be split, going off both the first and tenth tees in threesomes. We tee off in the last group at 10:00 with John Mallinger and Gary Christain.
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