Columbia Recap
The Tarheel Tour event at Columbia was rain-shortened to 36 holes. I made the cut on the number and finished 23rd. I was one of the early tee times in the final round and actually played 12 holes before it was called for the day. It was one of the wettest rounds of golf I’ve ever played. After 8 holes we all gave up trying to stay dry and trusted in the FootJoy raingloves to keep a grip on the club. When the event was called, I was even par for the day.
As I mentioned in my last post, the greens were punched at Columbia. Unfortunately, when we run into greens that are in poor condition, I feel like one of my strengths is weakened. The good thing about this is I’ve come to think of my putting as a dominant strength again.
It was a small payday because of the mini tour payout flaw that I wrote about back on June 20th. I still feel that when a mini tour doesn’t give a player a chance to move up after the cut (because the event is shortened due to weather), the purse breakdown should be modified. Last place players should not be penalized if they don’t have the opportunity to move up.