Don't ever give up!

[rembrandt]

On two holes yesterday:

1. Par 4, straight away........hit a fair tee shot.....screwed up my next two and lay 20 feet off the front edge of the green. Used a 7 iron and chipped up on the green and into the hole for a par.

2. Par 4, slight dog leg left with a fairly long shot over a lake to a green way below.......I hit an errant drive into some woods to the right and had to chip out into the fair way. I then had a 160 yds accross the lake to the green. I took a 6 iron and hit the best shot I hit all day.....slight fade to 6 ft. from the flag and canned it for a par.

So the thing is, don't ever give up on a hole or a long chip or long putt for par. It happens and when your trying to do something it isn't all just luck.

[iacas]

At the Newport Cup, the second round of the first day, I was pissed and playing horribly. I hit a shot into the water right of the fairway at the 380-yard 16th hole. I dropped well back where I crossed the hazard and put a hybrid on the back fringe. I holed the 50-foot triple-breaking putt for a par.

I remember two times when I've made par literally after rolling the ball off the tee 30-40 yards.

[rembrandt]

That was a heck of a putt! It really lifts your spirit when you can one like that and especially if it's for a birdie or eagle!