BRP is still in the Majestic layout, so I get one last crack at it to prove that I could have played better during that tournament. Two weeks ago I carded a 90 in Intermediate; not lights out, but good enough to raise me from 35th to 11th out of 90 people.
The issue is that at the beginning of the year I was a decent player but could never string together enough good shots or rounds to be competitive in Advanced. I signed up for Intermediate in several tournaments so I can place well and often be carded with competitive people. I suddenly went on a tear and played close to the golf I envisioned I am capable of, and I put together several great finishes and even two victories. I was going to make the Majestic my last intermediate tournament since my rating is now sitting at 933.
The problem is is that Kaposia, my first round, absolutely destroyed me. I know what I am doing, I know what I am talking about, but occasionally I just cannot execute. That was the case at Kaposia, or at least was some of the blame along with the worse streak of bad luck that has ever befallen any player. I had a decent round at HSSA to pull me from 49th to 35th. To finish well I needed an awesome round combined with some others falling down. At BRP I played about three throws worse than what I would consider my average, and I carded a 90. Well, it was good enough to move from 35th to 11th.
Today I nailed several more shots, approached tremendously better, and overall played closer to what I envisioned I am capable of playing. I still left one drive, one approach, and two putts on the course, but my 85 felt tremendously better than the 90 I had during the tournament.
