Trevor's Golf Blog

 Mixed emotions after this round.   To date it's his third tournament score in the 70's but although he shot a 6-over 78, he had three double bogeys along the way.   The card shows four birdies but #3 is a par 4 that they changed to a par 5 since all US Kids tournaments have to be par 72 courses.   

 Well this was waaaaaay overdue.   The boy had three poor tee shots on the first three holes that led to three bogeys.   He then nearly aced #4 but made a ten foot birdie putt to ignite a great 12 hole run where he was just 1 over.   Tough luck on the last three holes where he was 3 over but all in all it was a much better effort to finish with a 79.

 Hard to put into words how awesome this day was.   Team USA was down by three points but stormed back in the morning foursomes (3-1) to bring it to a single point.   The afternoon singles were a rout as USA took 7 of 10 points to secure the victory.   Nick Dunlap was down 3 with 4 to play but stepped it up and was able to halve the match.   Unreal.

 Got a 7:30pm flight from Phoenix to London on Thursday night and got to Edinburgh on Friday afternoon.   Took a train and a bus to St. Andrews to watch the 2023 Walker Cup.   Saw Coach Seawell again, as well as Nick Dunlap's parents, Jim and Charlotte.   Day 1 was a blast but we were down 3 points (7 1/2 - 4 1/2) when the day was over.