Last night I had a good feeling about today's round but things just didn't round into shape for the Deacons. They climbed to fourth early on but started to slide midway through the first nine and never really stopped. It felt as if the team hit the wall.
I know everyone is playing and walking the same course but this is a tough hilly course to walk six days straight (including two practice rounds). I don't know if that was the problem today but it sure was a grind. Assistant coach Robin Walton had the best description of the day. She said it was if we had lead in our shoes. We were just drudging along.
The one single shot that pretty much summed up the day was Nannette Hill's tee shot on the par-3 eighth hole, her 17th of the day. She pulled the shot just left and it landed a bit long on top of a mound. It bounded down the hill, onto the cart path and then right up against a tree (pictured left). She had to take a drop and ended up making a double-bogey. She is still just 6-over for the tournament and is tied for 8th.A couple of not so good notes about Thursday's round.
- The 318 (+30) was the highest round of the day by any team and it was also the highest round the Deacs have shot all season.
- The team was 15-over (half of their final total) on the last five holes.
- Every player on the team had at least one birdie in the third round
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