Jim Rutledge
Jim Rutledge
James Edgar Rutledgeis a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the Champions Tour...
bad break came caught difficult exact front good guy hit honestly shot
I honestly hit a good shot there. I caught a bad break on a difficult little hole. The guy in front of me hit the exact same shot and was fine. It's too bad. I really wanted this one. I clawed my way back, but came up just short.
besides came golf itch kept page playing pro turned
You just never know what's around the corner. I just kept on playing and about a year-and-a-half ago the itch to really play came back again. So I turned the page and here I am. Besides that, what else can a 46-year-old golf pro do?
chance four golf good knew rest round start three together win worked
I got off to a really good start so I knew if I could get three or four more the rest of the way then I would have a chance to win the golf tournament. I've worked so hard. I knew I had a good round in me and I got it all together today.
bit club eleven green hit hundred left middle perfect spin tried wind yards
With a hundred and eleven yards to the green I had a sand-wedge, which was the perfect club for me. It was a little bit down wind left to right. I just tried to hit it in the middle of the green and spin it to the hole.
newspapers radio stations taking television
The radio stations, television stations and the newspapers were calling. But I haven't been home. My wife, Jill, has been taking all the heat.
chips fell game golf good great holding round sudden turned until
It was a good round until I got to No. 17 and then it turned into a great round. I was holding on to a good round and then all of a sudden the chips fell in the right spot. That is the game of golf for you.
far fast figured good green hopefully line rolling
That green is pretty fast from right to left, so I figured that if I could just get it rolling on the right line, hopefully it wasn't going to go too far by. I had a good line on it and really good speed.
edge home lose sitting terrible weather
The weather back home was been terrible so I didn't want to lose my competitive edge sitting around the house.
came check momentum nice solid together tour
If I tell the truth, it wasn't even in the back of my mind. I wanted to put together a solid round, make a nice check and get some momentum for when the Tour came back to the States.
I got everything I wanted out of that round.
lowest proud
I couldn't be happier. This is not my lowest round, but I'm awfully proud of this one.
either experience good learned people shots taught
I learned a lot of different shots there. So all and all the experience was good for me. A lot of people didn't like it over there. But you either like it or you don't. It taught me to be patient, that's for sure.