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24. 5. bis 27. 5. 2012
Telenet Trophy
Ravenstein Royal GC of Belgium
The Royal Golf Club of Belgium - "Royal" since its foundation in 1906 by decision of King Leopold II - is laid on land belonging to the "Royal Donation". The Château-ferme of Ravenstein owes its name to its first owner, Philippe de Cleves, Squire of Ravenstein. The King particularly wished to implant coniferous of the same species as the ones he had been breedi…
Sometimes you can shoot an even Par round and feel great, getting it up and down from ever…
Over the span of two weeks of qualifying, played from the 11-21 of January 2012, over various courses in Hua Hin, Thailand, the top 40 gained full playing rights for the 2012 Asian Tour. Out of a record 600 participants I was able to start my quest at Finals with my results from last year. My experience at Asian Qschools proved to help me again. I played great and finished in a strong 12th place (72, 63, 72, 74).
Usually I would now go on how I played in the four rounds but I will just follow up on one round. It was my best tournament round in recent years, a 63 (-9).
Results
18 January to 21 January 2012
Asian Qualifying School Final StageRunde 1: 72 / PAR » Results |
My tee time was 12.55pm. I was last off on Springfield GC. Playing in the afternoon is not ideal because the breeze always comes up around 12pm and it is a lot harder to attack flags and hit the narrow fairways when the wind is pumping. Also the greens are the worst at that time a day with spike marks all over from the 120 odd players that walked across them earlier. With the sun being straight above you the heat was another factor I had to cope with. Nevertheless I felt good and was ready after a good solid 45 minutes warm up.
As you can see on my scorecard, my start from the 10th tee could not have been any better. Birdie 10, 11, 12, 13! After a good par save on the difficult par 3 14th I made another Birdie on 15th the longest Par 4 on the course hitting I huge drive and then a 7iron to just 9feet. The more I got under par the more I relaxed and my shots got even preciser. On the 16th I hit it again to 4feet. Unfortunately I could not keep my composure after the caddie of my flight partner ran around behind me. I missed the putt to go 6 under after 7 holes. After a "gimmie" birdie on the 17th I knew that today was my day.
The easy 18th hole came up and I found myself about 210 yards from the green with I mud ball in the middle of the fairway. What should I do? Attack the the island green with the second shot or not. I felt good about it and went for it. Unfortunately the mud on the ball affected the flight and I ended up in the water and managed only to make a bogey. Recovering quickly from this misfortune I birdied 1, 2, 3 (with a chip in) & 5 finding myself 9 under par after the 5th (my 14th hole). For a short period I was adding up my score I thought about what if I continue like this….4 more birdies could be a 59! Quickly I let go of that thought and focused were I had to hit my next shot. After two missed greens I had two great birdie chances on my last to holes. Once I left it short online and the other time it lipped out from 9feet. Of course (-10) would have been a little more than just one shot better (double figures in one round), still though I was very pleased with my round. Playing Golf on such days is what I train for. I was the boss of my ball flight and even more important my mental state.
I am looking forward to many more rounds like this on the Asian Tour in 2012.
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