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Well, here's the update. I played the qualifying round today. Overall I would give myself about a 5/10 for how I handled the pressure. I had 3-4 holes that hurt me, lost one ball. I was amazed at how much different the game is during a tournament and how mentally exhausting it was to try and play focused golf for that long.
I had some evidence of nerves early, I hit a good drive off the first but 3 putted from 4 feet and took a double bogey (doh). 3 putted from 4 feet!! That's amazing. I seemed to finally settle down on the 3rd hole.
Anyhow, I shot 86 which is about 6 strokes more than what I wanted. Even taking that into account, I am actually pretty happy with how I played. This was my first tournament ever and I feel like I learned a lot about how I deal with pressure. Most of all I proved to myself that I could play tournament golf and not completely blow up. Thanks for all the help guys, the real tournament starts next week. Hopefully I can take what I learned today and play better next week.
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Rick
1984 911 coupe
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