River Hills Classic

My first win on the eGolf Tour and second of my career! This past week was a great week to say the least! I shot rounds of 69-68-70-66 to win by 3 shots. The winning check was $35,000!
The first round started off Wednesday at River Hills CC. I shot a opening round 69 to get the week started. I hit the ball very solid and putted well. The second and third day were similar to the first as I was able to shoot 68 and 70 in rounds two and three. After the third day I was sitting tied for the lead with three other players. I was really looking forward to the final round as I had given myself another chance to get a win. This was the second final group pairing for me this year and was looking forward to improving on my 2nd place finish in Columbia after falling just short of a win.
The final round started off at 9:50 at River Hills CC. I have a very good pairing and was very excited to get it going! I played the first hole just the way I had it drawn up, hit the fairway and then the green. When I got on the greens I soon realized that I was a little nervous with the putter for some reason. I ended up 3 putting my first hole for bogey. Not the way I wanted to start but I didn't let it bother me as I was able to birdie the following hole to get it back to even. The next couple holes I hit some more putts that weren't all that good but was able to stay at even through 5 holes. On my fifth hole was when I got some confidence back in the putter. I had to make a 8 footer to save par, I made it and the round started going in the right direction. I made the turn at -2 and was tied for the lead with David Robinson at -11.
The entire back nine I hit the ball very well! I don't think I missed a iron shot on the back nine! I made birdies on 10 and 12 to take the lead by one. I played the next 4 holes at even... there wasn't another leaderboard until the 17th tee box so I wasn't sure where I was in relation to the field but knew I was doing ok. As I got onto the 17th tee I was still one up over Derek Oakley. On the 17th I hit a great 5 iron to 15 feet. I made the putt to go up 2 with the short 18th to play. On 18 I hit my hybrid off the tee down the middle of the fairway. I then had 97 yds to the green. It was a perfect lob wedge for me and I nearly flew it into the hole for a 2! I ended up making birdie on the last to finish the day with a 66!! It was a great week in many ways for me; I picked up a win, gained a lot of confidence, and learned a lot about my game under some pressure of a final round.
This week we are up in the Lake Norman area just north of Charlotte, NC. We are playing at Cowans Ford and Northstone CC this week. I am looking forward to the week as I played well here last year and I like both of the courses.
I want to thank everyone for all your support and emails I have received! It means a lot to me! I will let you all know how this week goes when the week is over.