Just realized that I won't be able to walk 18 holes with HYP; at most 5 holes coz gotta catch a plane in the afternoon.
Despite the heavy heart, I will still be posting her Day 1 hole by hole happenings.
Hole 1
Nervous tee off, landed left rough off the buggy track.
Punch out to f/w, 3 on and pin high. 1 putt for the par. Nice save!
Hole 2
Tee off landed left f/w bunker. Cannot attack. Lay up then 3 on with a 20 ft putt to par.
Guess what? HYP made it!!!! This was one of the great par saves for her!
Hole 3
Smtg interesting happened here. Yours truly 25 HYP flight mate, Ji Eun hee.
How? Well, my 0830 alarm went off during her tee off!!!!
Thank god she walked off and re tee.
Hahahahhahahahhaa
Back to HYP......f/w hit with her drive. approach shot went back of green left Side but good place to be in. 1 chip and 1 putt to save par.
Hole 4
Par 3- on! Birdie putt missed by a grain on left edge. Nice par!
Hole 5
Knap knap centre f/w. Consistently outdriving her flight mate by 40 yards!
But her approach was short. Nonetheless, chip to 2 ft and putt for the par.
Hole 6
Another f/w hit. GIR for her. But putting nt Happening for her. 2 putts for a par.
While moving off to hole 7, she turns and smiled!
Wahhhhhhh......can die!
Hole 7
Tough dogleg right par 5. After a solid drive, HYP approach reached left rough. Approach shot was short. Her chip in next nearly birdied. Putt for a par and got it!
Hole 8
This was the most memorable hole!
Why? HYP offers a drink to me. But nt wanting to distract her, i politelt declined.
1 on then 2 putts for a par.
Hole 9
Yet another f/w hit. Bunkers aplenty for her approach.
Hit it on to front green but rolled back.
Another nice chip followed by 1 putt for the par.
Hole 10
Tee off landed left rough. Approach was short. Had to chip in which she did and made it another save par!
Hole 11
Fantastic drive again. Split the f/w.
Excellent approach to green. Tough green to par.
Here, special mention to her caddy who reminded HYP to see ji's line of putt.
Birdie putt again skimmed the left edge. Par!
Hole 12
Great looking shot for this par 3. Got to green, ball was at fringe. Chipped in for 5 ft putt for par. But HYP was disturbed by the flies aplenty. Misses par for a bogey.
Hole 13
Great drive down left f/w. GIR followed by 2 putts for par.
Hole 14
As usual, power drive for f/w hit. Great approach on green but yet again, birdie putt skims left edge. Par the hole
Hole 15
Great tee shot across water to leave 30 ft to pin.
Well executed chip that went past flag but back spin to 4 ft.
Promptly birdie the hole! Well done!
Hole 16
HYP in good spirits. Chatting with her fans.
Put it 1 on but in 3 putt zone. Tough putty beckons. She went on to 3 putts for a bogey.
Hole 17
Booming drive to water edge. EAsy chip in for birdie chance.
Alas, fate toying with her as her birdie putt missed by left edge again.
Went away with par.
Hole 18
Great drive down the middle. She paused to think and opt to aim for 2 on, which she so nearly did. A most excellent chip past pin with back pain to 3 ft of hole for the birdie.
And she got it!!!!
Nice even par for the day!
All in, HYP drives were long and good. F/w hits good. GIR also nt too bad.
Her short game was sharp; so many chip past flags and back spin.
Sweet!
Hiaz....nw I cannot sleep; feeling sad that I cannot accompany her for the full 18.
Well, guess you can't hv it all.
Signing out for the night.......updates on the tour as a whole to follow tmr night when I am back in Singapore.