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HP Byron Nelson Championship >>
16 May - 19 May 2012
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
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HP Byron Nelson Championship
HP Byron Nelson Championship.
Third round of one over par sees Padraig record fifteen pars, two bogies and a solitary birdie on his tenth hole, the par four first. He tees off early Sunday at 7.15am with Noh, Seung-Yul.
Another level par round was enough for Padraig to make the cut in Texas but it was a fine effort after a horrible start saw him slump to four over par early on in his round. Starting on the back nine, he birdied his second hole but yet again took a card wrecking triple bogie seven on his third hole. He followed this with a couple of bogies and looked to be heading for a weekend off but then he reeled off five birdies to be one under par playing the last. A bogie left him sweating but level par made the cut on the mark and he will be hoping to eradicate the big numbers over the weekend. He tees off at 11am local time with Justin Leonard and Patrick Reed.
Opening round of level par 70 could have been so much better for Padraig at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. He got off to the perfect start with a birdie three on the first hole but struggled on the greens to record eleven consecutive pars before making a long birdie putt on the par three 13th hole. He bogied the 14th hole but then ran up an ugly triple bogey seven on the par four 15th hole. To his credit he birdied the last two holes but will be disappointed at a good round that got away. He tees off early Friday at 7.40am local time.
Padraig is at the TPC Four Seasons in Irving, Texas for this weeks HP Byron Nelson Championship. The par 70 layout plays to nearly 7200 yards and has had a number of changes since last years tournament with new tee boxes positioned to make the course more challenging. Accuracy is the key around here with the rough topped off at just over two inches. Padraig tees off at 12.40pm with Justin Leonard and Marc Leishman.
HP Byron Nelson Championship - Preview
This week I am back in Dallas for the HP Byron Nelson Classic. I played here last year for the first time and really liked it, so it wasn't hard to decide to come back. I took it easy on Monday as last week was a long week - I was up early every day in Sawgrass and did quite a bit of practice. It was actually very nice not rushing to get up on Monday morning, but in the end I got to the range about 4pm and spent a couple of hours working on my routines and focus, which weren't good last week and so are my priority for this week.
On Tuesday I played nine holes and again spent quite a bit of time on the range working on my focus. I have to say that it is a tiring form of practice, much more so than just standing there hitting ball after ball working on your swing. After a couple of hours I was actually quite mentally tired. I have been working on keeping my focus and not getting distracted over the ball and to do so I have changed my routine a little. I have changed it many times over the years and the first week is always difficult as it is different and so can be a little off putting.
I like the course here in Dallas, it can get windy which makes it quite tough. There are some really tough holes on the course and none more so than the last two. The 17th is a tough par three with water in front of the green and the wind is normally into you. In practice I have been hitting five irons in there and with such a long club it is quite an intimidating shot. The last hole is probably the toughest on the course - there is water down the left for 250 yards and all the way to the green. Again the wind is in from the left and with the water down the left side and trees on the right it is a really tough driving hole. Then the second shot is into the wind to a green with water in front of it, so this hole can cause a lot of pain and angst.
Last week I did some work with Pete Cowen and he was very happy with how I am swinging it. I couldn't really complain about how I struck it, but as I said my main problem was getting distracted and losing my focus, which I have done some good work on this week. As always, you never know how a routine is until you try it out in a tournament so I am looking forward to playing and seeing how it goes. I know that my game is in good shape, I have got some good practice in on my chipping and bunker play as well this week and I am feeling a lot better about it.
Overall I am happy with the work I have done in practice and look forward to putting it into play.
Padraig.
Third round of one over par sees Padraig record fifteen pars, two bogies and a solitary birdie on his tenth hole, the par four first. He tees off early Sunday at 7.15am with Noh, Seung-Yul.
Another level par round was enough for Padraig to make the cut in Texas but it was a fine effort after a horrible start saw him slump to four over par early on in his round. Starting on the back nine, he birdied his second hole but yet again took a card wrecking triple bogie seven on his third hole. He followed this with a couple of bogies and looked to be heading for a weekend off but then he reeled off five birdies to be one under par playing the last. A bogie left him sweating but level par made the cut on the mark and he will be hoping to eradicate the big numbers over the weekend. He tees off at 11am local time with Justin Leonard and Patrick Reed.
Opening round of level par 70 could have been so much better for Padraig at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. He got off to the perfect start with a birdie three on the first hole but struggled on the greens to record eleven consecutive pars before making a long birdie putt on the par three 13th hole. He bogied the 14th hole but then ran up an ugly triple bogey seven on the par four 15th hole. To his credit he birdied the last two holes but will be disappointed at a good round that got away. He tees off early Friday at 7.40am local time.
Padraig is at the TPC Four Seasons in Irving, Texas for this weeks HP Byron Nelson Championship. The par 70 layout plays to nearly 7200 yards and has had a number of changes since last years tournament with new tee boxes positioned to make the course more challenging. Accuracy is the key around here with the rough topped off at just over two inches. Padraig tees off at 12.40pm with Justin Leonard and Marc Leishman.
HP Byron Nelson Championship - Preview
This week I am back in Dallas for the HP Byron Nelson Classic. I played here last year for the first time and really liked it, so it wasn't hard to decide to come back. I took it easy on Monday as last week was a long week - I was up early every day in Sawgrass and did quite a bit of practice. It was actually very nice not rushing to get up on Monday morning, but in the end I got to the range about 4pm and spent a couple of hours working on my routines and focus, which weren't good last week and so are my priority for this week.
On Tuesday I played nine holes and again spent quite a bit of time on the range working on my focus. I have to say that it is a tiring form of practice, much more so than just standing there hitting ball after ball working on your swing. After a couple of hours I was actually quite mentally tired. I have been working on keeping my focus and not getting distracted over the ball and to do so I have changed my routine a little. I have changed it many times over the years and the first week is always difficult as it is different and so can be a little off putting.
I like the course here in Dallas, it can get windy which makes it quite tough. There are some really tough holes on the course and none more so than the last two. The 17th is a tough par three with water in front of the green and the wind is normally into you. In practice I have been hitting five irons in there and with such a long club it is quite an intimidating shot. The last hole is probably the toughest on the course - there is water down the left for 250 yards and all the way to the green. Again the wind is in from the left and with the water down the left side and trees on the right it is a really tough driving hole. Then the second shot is into the wind to a green with water in front of it, so this hole can cause a lot of pain and angst.
Last week I did some work with Pete Cowen and he was very happy with how I am swinging it. I couldn't really complain about how I struck it, but as I said my main problem was getting distracted and losing my focus, which I have done some good work on this week. As always, you never know how a routine is until you try it out in a tournament so I am looking forward to playing and seeing how it goes. I know that my game is in good shape, I have got some good practice in on my chipping and bunker play as well this week and I am feeling a lot better about it.
Overall I am happy with the work I have done in practice and look forward to putting it into play.
Padraig.
