Don Pooley
Don Pooley
Sheldon George "Don" Pooley, Jr.is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour...
falling few front good mistakes nine poor score tale ugly
Tale of two nines. It started falling into place on the back nine. I made a few mistakes on the front; a ugly front nine but managed a good score out of a poor start.
deserved eight guess nine shot
I guess I made one too many bogeys this week. I made eight birdies after that, shot a 30 on the back nine and still lost. He deserved it.
guess
I guess I had one too many bogeys this week. I had one.
almost either five lost played six stretch
That stretch there from 7 to 14, he either birdied or eagled almost every hole. I played well in that stretch. I birdied five or six and still lost ground.
closed door putt
I thought if I made my putt on 18, we'd be in a playoff. He just closed the door on me.
beating guy played
I've played well every week, but there's this one guy that's been beating me every week.
avoided great himself injuries keeps major swing using wants
He still wants to be the best, ... He keeps himself in great shape, has avoided major injuries and is using the same swing he always has.
good putting
Good putting makes up for a lot of mistakes.
bad mistakes swing wrong
I made a bad swing at the wrong time. It was a three-shot mistake.
forward looking round shoot ways
I'm looking forward to this year. I still have a ways to go, but I like where it's going right now. You never know what you're going to shoot in the first round of the year. All of a sudden, things started working just fine.
control might people playing sitting
I'm playing well enough. You don't have any control over what other people are going to do. If I keep playing well, one of these times I might be sitting on top.
ball course foot kicking longer missed played range three travel
The ball didn't travel as far, so the course played significantly longer today. I made some long putts, but I missed three putts in the 6-8 foot range that I'm kicking myself over.
fall line tale
It was a tale of two nines. Everything just started to fall in line on the back.
college since
It's been since I was in college since I made 7 on that hole.