Don Pooley
Don Pooley
Sheldon George "Don" Pooley, Jr.is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour...
closed door putt
I thought if I made my putt on 18, we'd be in a playoff. He just closed the door on me.
deserved eight guess nine shot
I guess I made one too many bogeys this week. I made eight birdies after that, shot a 30 on the back nine and still lost. He deserved it.
guess
I guess I had one too many bogeys this week. I had one.
lead normally shot
I shot a 65 with a three-shot lead and normally that would be enough.
beating guy played
I've played well every week, but there's this one guy that's been beating me every week.
forward looking round shoot ways
I'm looking forward to this year. I still have a ways to go, but I like where it's going right now. You never know what you're going to shoot in the first round of the year. All of a sudden, things started working just fine.
control might people playing sitting
I'm playing well enough. You don't have any control over what other people are going to do. If I keep playing well, one of these times I might be sitting on top.
avoided great himself injuries keeps major swing using wants
He still wants to be the best, ... He keeps himself in great shape, has avoided major injuries and is using the same swing he always has.
bad mistakes swing wrong
I made a bad swing at the wrong time. It was a three-shot mistake.
conditions grind
It's a grind out there in conditions like this,
ball course foot kicking longer missed played range three travel
The ball didn't travel as far, so the course played significantly longer today. I made some long putts, but I missed three putts in the 6-8 foot range that I'm kicking myself over.
falling few front good mistakes nine poor score tale ugly
Tale of two nines. It started falling into place on the back nine. I made a few mistakes on the front; a ugly front nine but managed a good score out of a poor start.
college since
It's been since I was in college since I made 7 on that hole.
birdie conditions hit perfect shoot start
The conditions were perfect for scoring. It was there to be had if you hit the shots. I got off to a ho-hum start and then I got it going (with a birdie at the par-5 fourth). I thought someone could shoot 59 at the start of the day.