I am a member at RCC and the course is not that long but the greens make the differance. Very undulating and EXTREMELY FAST. I played Sunday and they had rolled them for the tournment. I hit a shot to the back of the green on #7 and a gust of wind blew the ball all the way off the front about 15 yards off the green. All of the greens slope back to front, so if you do not keep it under the hole you are pretty much going to have a 5 - 30 footer coming back. #5 is a short par five, 140 yards but if you are aboove the hole and miss it you are chipping back. It is NOT unfair just hard. Reminds me alot of Augusta. Also the fairways are hilly and you rarely get a flat lie. Justin Leonard won the then SWC title there with a 3 round total of +3. Going to go watch tomorrow to see all of the 3 and 4 putts.
Also the course in is GREAT shape. We resodded the fairways 2 years ago with same grass as Colonial. Very plush!! If you ever get a chance coming through Waco, try and play this hidded gem!!!! in Texas. Private club though, but I will play with you.
5 Is over water, but to hit it in the water you really have to hit it fat. I think the pin was back right. If so, and you hit it in the bunkers (one in back One right and one in front (deep))It is difficult to get it close. Anything above the hole will go down to the front if missed. Probably alot of 3 putts. If in the bunkers you are looking at 5. Tomorrow the pin should be back left. Very flat back there but makes the hole play about 10 yards longer. Should see an improvement.
Amazingly, I think we have not played well at all and we are still within 4 strokes. We already know that DM had a horrible first day and AK played poorly today. Christa had a great first day and not so good today, but that is the way she plays. I believe that both AK and DM are much better than they are playing and that they could easily rebound with an even par day tomorrow!
I am pleased that we are hanging in there, but a little discouraged cause we should be rolling. I bet the team has the same attitude and a little bummed by the play thus far. Luckily...there's one more day!
1…Oklahoma State …+35…thru…0 - 3 2…Texas A&M University …+39…thru…0 - 3…0 This Round 3…Baylor …+42…thru…0 - 3 4…Nebraska, U. of …+54…thru…3-6 T5…Missouri, U. of …+57…thru…0 - 0 T5…Oklahoma …+57…thru…3-6 T5…Kansas, U. of …+57…thru…3-6 T8…Kansas State Univ. …+62…thru…3-6 T8…Texas Tech Univ …+62…thru…3-6 10…Colorado, U. of …+64…thru…3-6 11…Iowa State Univ. …+70…thru…0 - 0 12…Texas …+71…thru…0 - 0