Hearn started off the
tournament well shooting a 68 3 under par on Thursday to put himself in a good
position at tied for 15th. Fridays round wasn’t so hot as he started
off the day even on the front 9 holes then on the back 9 holes bogeyed two
holes to finish 73, 2 over putting him at one under for the tournament and
dropping 18 spots leaving him tied for 27th. Regardless of his over
par play on Friday he made it into the weekend as the cut was made at 3 over
par. The reason why the cut line is a little higher than usual is because the
top 64 players in the world (respectively) are competing in the Accenture World
Golf Championships Match Play event in Marana Arizona, USA at the Ritz-Carlton
Golf Club. Hopefully Hearn plays stronger tomorrow and will move up the ranks
putting him in the best possible position going into the final round on Sunday.
Saturday was another
struggle for Hearn as he started the round with a double bogey 6 on the first
hole. The then scrambled to finish the front 9 holes at 38, 2 over par. The
back nine holes were even worse. He had 2 bogeys and one double bogey as he
finished the back nine 4 over par and the round with a score of 77, 6 over par.
This would put him back to 5 over par for the weekend.
Sunday was a new day
and he must have hit the range before the round and done some serious imagery
the night before because Sunday’s round was the complete opposite of
Saturday’s. Hearn started Sunday HOT as he birdied 7 out of the first 9 holes
leaving him 29 going out. Coming in he played well until the last two holes
which he bogeyed and double bogeyed leaving him 3 over on the back 9 but still
a respectable 5 under for the day. With his efforts on Sunday, he found himself
at even par and tied for 49th position.
Having watched a
glimpse of the tournament on Sunday, he was striking the ball very well and his
score showed for it. I would hope he would walk away from this weekend with his
head held high as he made the cut but also in the back of his mind that he has
some work to do before the next tournament.
Next weekend is the Honda Classic and both of our fellow Canucks will be present. Stay tuned for details.
Cheers!
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