Written: October 1, 2011
The first time I would be attempting to complete 18 holes in a month and a half would be for the first round of the PGT Sherwood tournament. Nerve-wracking in two aspects: the thought of whether my back would hold up and the thought of whether my game will hold up.
Fortunately, I had one exceptional blessing going for me. That is, I was excited to be on the golf course no matter what. I was excited to be playing, to be feeling healthy, and whatever may come during that week, I wouldn't mind. If there's one thing that my break has taught me is that golf is still a game. Playing it professionally or playing it as a weekend golfer is besides the point. Golf is a game that we enthusiasts play because we love it.
Being free of any expectations made me play as best as I could that windy first round. Shooting a 3 over par 75 under windy conditions was a score I would be satisfied with. I followed it up with the exact same score during the second round. 3 over par. The last round, as another typhoon made landfall in the Philippines, it was another gusty day. That round was almost salvaged as I birdied holes 11 and 12 to get back to 2 over par for the day. But a 7 over par finish in the last 6 holes wasn't pretty at all to finish with an 81 for a 31st place finish.
All in all, tough breaks and some lack of practice kept me out of contention for the tournament. The good thing is that the health has returned and I can once again, go back to playing golf full time. 3 weeks of practice before the next tournament in Calatagan October 26-28 should give ample time to return into a solid practice routine. There's a lot of work ahead, but if I stay out of my own way, worry less and put the necessary preparation in, success will come again.
1 SALVADOR, ELMER 68 67 135 -9 3 2 3 5 5 3 4 4 3 32 4 3 5 5 3 5 3 4 4 36 68 203 -13
2 PUCAY, MARS 68 74 142 -2 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 36 3 3 4 5 4 5 3 5 5 37 73 215 -1
MURAKAMI, ARTEMIO 75 66 141 -3 4 3 5 6 5 3 4 3 5 38 3 3 4 4 5 6 3 4 4 36 74 215 -1
4 BONDOC, GENE 68 76 144 0 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 36 4 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 36 72 216 0
CASAS, CASSIUS 70 69 139 -5 4 3 4 9 4 4 5 4 5 42 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 35 77 216 0
6 BIBAT, MICHAEL 75 69 144 0 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 36 4 3 6 4 5 4 2 5 4 37 73 217 1
7 SINFUEGO, RICHARD 74 71 145 1 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 5 4 37 4 3 4 4 4 7 3 5 3 37 74 219 3
8 MAGADA, BENJIE 72 75 147 3 5 2 4 5 5 3 3 5 5 37 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 36 73 220 4
ROSALES, GERALD 77 69 146 2 5 2 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 36 4 3 6 4 5 5 3 5 3 38 74 220 4
ZARATE, DANNY 70 74 144 0 5 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 4 41 3 3 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 35 76 220 4
The first time I would be attempting to complete 18 holes in a month and a half would be for the first round of the PGT Sherwood tournament. Nerve-wracking in two aspects: the thought of whether my back would hold up and the thought of whether my game will hold up.
Fortunately, I had one exceptional blessing going for me. That is, I was excited to be on the golf course no matter what. I was excited to be playing, to be feeling healthy, and whatever may come during that week, I wouldn't mind. If there's one thing that my break has taught me is that golf is still a game. Playing it professionally or playing it as a weekend golfer is besides the point. Golf is a game that we enthusiasts play because we love it.
Being free of any expectations made me play as best as I could that windy first round. Shooting a 3 over par 75 under windy conditions was a score I would be satisfied with. I followed it up with the exact same score during the second round. 3 over par. The last round, as another typhoon made landfall in the Philippines, it was another gusty day. That round was almost salvaged as I birdied holes 11 and 12 to get back to 2 over par for the day. But a 7 over par finish in the last 6 holes wasn't pretty at all to finish with an 81 for a 31st place finish.
1 SALVADOR, ELMER 68 67 135 -9 3 2 3 5 5 3 4 4 3 32 4 3 5 5 3 5 3 4 4 36 68 203 -13
2 PUCAY, MARS 68 74 142 -2 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 36 3 3 4 5 4 5 3 5 5 37 73 215 -1
MURAKAMI, ARTEMIO 75 66 141 -3 4 3 5 6 5 3 4 3 5 38 3 3 4 4 5 6 3 4 4 36 74 215 -1
4 BONDOC, GENE 68 76 144 0 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 36 4 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 36 72 216 0
CASAS, CASSIUS 70 69 139 -5 4 3 4 9 4 4 5 4 5 42 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 35 77 216 0
6 BIBAT, MICHAEL 75 69 144 0 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 36 4 3 6 4 5 4 2 5 4 37 73 217 1
7 SINFUEGO, RICHARD 74 71 145 1 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 5 4 37 4 3 4 4 4 7 3 5 3 37 74 219 3
8 MAGADA, BENJIE 72 75 147 3 5 2 4 5 5 3 3 5 5 37 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 36 73 220 4
ROSALES, GERALD 77 69 146 2 5 2 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 36 4 3 6 4 5 5 3 5 3 38 74 220 4
ZARATE, DANNY 70 74 144 0 5 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 4 41 3 3 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 35 76 220 4
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