Friday Report
Just in from dinner, and we're beat, but I'll do my best to give the day's recap.
There was a good crowd (100 or so) gathered at the 10th as Lorena and Juli teed off. The two had frequent casual chats as they played their first 9. I spotted Andy North and Paul Azinger as well as Beth Daniel among the fans. Ha! - I still haven't seen any TV coverage - seems like all of the announcers are walking the course. Lorena's round was rather unremarkable except for the occasional hooked drive - especially on the 16th, and the shot in the water on the 18th, which resulted in a bogey. Putting was not as consistent as she'd probably like, but it is showing improvement. Juli's round was really up and down, and she was clearly unhapppy with her play. Though her final score was in improvement over the first round, she struggled to make putts drop and to place approach shots where she'd like.
At the conclusion of their round, an unusual thing occurred. I happened to see it, as I was headded toward the clubhouse at the time. I don't know what to think of it. Many fans had gathered at the autograph area outside of the scoring tent at 9. Lorena had begun to give autographs, when Juli approached her, and led her away from the crowd, through the auto display area, and onto the back area of the principal putting green. There they had a quiet chat, Juli took hold of Lorena's shoulders, and Lorena began to cry. So I don't know what happened, but it was definately wierd.
More tears - now I was at the foot of the stairs leading up to the clubhouse and Christina Kim was in tears as a fan was trying to console her. Wow - lots of emotion today.
Ok - after lunch, I squeezed in a free lesson at the driving range by an LPGA Teaching Pro - fun - then we trotted after Suzann's pairing. A smaller, and really quiet crowd, except when Suzann grew frustrated with her play. What intensity! She may have felt frustrated - but she finished well with 2 birdies.
On Saturday, we'll likely sit in the stands and watch some of the early pairings play, then walk along with Lorena and Karen. Lorena has requested 50 additional tickets for the weekend rounds, so our viewing may not be as easy as it has been. Hope you're all enjoying it!
Just in from dinner, and we're beat, but I'll do my best to give the day's recap.
There was a good crowd (100 or so) gathered at the 10th as Lorena and Juli teed off. The two had frequent casual chats as they played their first 9. I spotted Andy North and Paul Azinger as well as Beth Daniel among the fans. Ha! - I still haven't seen any TV coverage - seems like all of the announcers are walking the course. Lorena's round was rather unremarkable except for the occasional hooked drive - especially on the 16th, and the shot in the water on the 18th, which resulted in a bogey. Putting was not as consistent as she'd probably like, but it is showing improvement. Juli's round was really up and down, and she was clearly unhapppy with her play. Though her final score was in improvement over the first round, she struggled to make putts drop and to place approach shots where she'd like.
At the conclusion of their round, an unusual thing occurred. I happened to see it, as I was headded toward the clubhouse at the time. I don't know what to think of it. Many fans had gathered at the autograph area outside of the scoring tent at 9. Lorena had begun to give autographs, when Juli approached her, and led her away from the crowd, through the auto display area, and onto the back area of the principal putting green. There they had a quiet chat, Juli took hold of Lorena's shoulders, and Lorena began to cry. So I don't know what happened, but it was definately wierd.
More tears - now I was at the foot of the stairs leading up to the clubhouse and Christina Kim was in tears as a fan was trying to console her. Wow - lots of emotion today.
Ok - after lunch, I squeezed in a free lesson at the driving range by an LPGA Teaching Pro - fun - then we trotted after Suzann's pairing. A smaller, and really quiet crowd, except when Suzann grew frustrated with her play. What intensity! She may have felt frustrated - but she finished well with 2 birdies.
On Saturday, we'll likely sit in the stands and watch some of the early pairings play, then walk along with Lorena and Karen. Lorena has requested 50 additional tickets for the weekend rounds, so our viewing may not be as easy as it has been. Hope you're all enjoying it!
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