Thanks Gents!
I'd like to take the stage for a moment and begin by thanking my caddie, Michael "Greller" Rohde
mrohde4 for giving me great numbers all week with the wind and elevation - especially on 17 in round3.
To my agent, Mark "Ainsworth" Steinberg
fadgewacker - you've been with me along the way, through good times and bad. Your wisdom goes unmatched.
I also enjoyed having my buddy Nathan Bedell
THESerenity21 along for the plane ride - just narrowly missing out on a top10. You're welcome to ride the jet over to Oahu this week once again.
Lastly, I cannot forget my mental coach who unfortunately couldn't be here today - Dr. Eric Bourdages aka
habs25cup . Your words of encouragement on the PS4 TGCTours societies don't go unnoticed. Your motivation to continually improve my game keep me going. Keep fighting the fight brother - we look forward to having you back soon.
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On a more serious note, has anyone ever won a TGCTour event on an RCR that they've actually played in real life? I was fortunate to play Kapalua back in 2015 (played it twice). Most of the course is spot on but I did feel #7 was a little off (I remember having to take a line over the tree from the tee) - and the pins/green are too severe... also the second shot to 17 felt more downhill when I played but maybe that's because I didn't hit it as far as I do in the video game...
I putted out of my mind after R1 where nothing seemed to fall. I definitely made some mistakes on birdie holes (14 and 18 in R3) and almost gave away the event in R4 to start the back9. Nice to be able to notch my first victory in this iteration. Shooting a 52 (-21) is the best round I've ever played from the tips as far as I know - so just sort of bad luck for
Dave .
Also like to give a shout out to "The Generals" - you know who you are...to have a group of buddies that see the game from the same lens as you and share some comradery with is what it's all about. The game and the tour will never be perfect but meeting cool people where we have friendly rivalries is what makes this fun for me.
Off to Honolulu!