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Happy Moving Day!!
Go get 'em, John!!!!! :happy3: :happy3: :happy3: :happy3: :happy3: :happy3: :happy3: :happy3:
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The Man Can Do It
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John Riegger is more than capable of 'movin' on up' here. I had the privilege of playing with him in Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend and can tell you he is one of the best ball-strikers on the PGA TOUR. He hit every fairway and 17 greens, including three par 5s in two and one par 4 in one (the 15th http://www.tpcatsummerlin.com/defaul...ID=663&hole=15 where he drove it 361 yards to 8 feet and canned the putt for eagle). All this from the tips at TPC Summerlin (Par 72, 7,242 yards, rated 73.9), home of the PGA TOUR's Las Vegas Invitational. The result was the easiest 64 -- marred only by a three-putt at the last -- I have ever seen. As I recall, he made only one putt over 20 feet. Unbelievably impressive. |
Moving day
Opening hole, par 4, EAGLE! Moving quickly . . . |
The Crucible
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John knocked it into the hole from 110 yards. :cheers: Followed with a par on the Par 5 second. Then an unfortunate double at the Par 3 third. Back to -6. The Golf Gods give... And taketh away. |
Good luck John!
Just keep playin your game man.... |
Finished with 2 birdies! :eyes: :eyes:
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Hangin' Tough With A Great Finish!
A birdie-birdie finish gave John a 2-under 69 today. His three-round total of 8-under is currently T-28 going into tomorrow's final round.
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Great to see John make the cut and keep it going. :eyes: DG |
Good Luck John! We're all pullin for you.
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Sunday Sunday
Through the 9th today, John's posted four birdies -- including back-to-back on 7 and 8. Coupled with a lone bogey at the 5th, he's out in 32. That puts him at -11 for the tournament and T-12 (quite a move from T-29 at the start of play).
Keep rollin', Riegger! |
A Makeable Putt
On the Par 5 10th, John's just hit his 3rd shot from 82 yards to 9 inches.
That'll work. :salut: |
The Right Page
Through the 12th, John remains at -4 for the day and -12 for the tournament. At T-9, he is on the first page of the Leaderboard.
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Down the Stretch
With par at the 13th to remain at 12-under, John is now T-11. But things are really tight at the top, and a birdie puts him T-7.
That birdie may be on the way: On the short (361 yards) Par 4 14th, he drove it 313 yards to just in front of the green. And he's wedged it to 6 feet, 8 inches. Knock it in, John! |
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
Yes!
Five-under for the round, 13-under for the tournament and now T-6. Coming up, the 465-yard, Par 4 15th, the 4th-ranked toughest on the course. P.S. Set those VCRs and Tivos (ABC, 2-4 PM ET), boys and girls. With continued good play and a little luck, there will be some air time for 'ol John this afternoon! |
Grinding Away
Agggh.
John drove it right and into the primary rough. He punched out and is now 99 yards from the hole in two. This would be a great up-and-down. [-o< |
Nut-Cuttin' Time
Wedge to 10 feet, 9 inches. More [-o< for steady nerves, a good read, and a nice Hinge Action.
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A Stroke Dropped
Rats. Two putts for a bogey and back to T-11. But, the field has averaged 4.11 on this toughie, and everybody else has to play it, too.
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Back In the Saddle
Birdie 2 on the short, but tough (7th hardest) 16th! Five-under for the day, -13 for the tournament and T-7!
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Drums Across the Mohawk
On the 557-yard, Par 5 17th, John's just ripped it 320 yards up the left side. He's got a perfect angle in from 218 yards. For him, probably a 5-iron (no more than a 4-iron) to be on in two.
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A Frozen Rope to Three Feet
How does 3 feet, 3 inches for Eagle sound? Stroke'r in, John!
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To the Last
Eagle 3 it is!
John is now -7 for the day, -15 for the tournament and in a 4-way tie for second. Break that logjam, John! |
Perfectly Positioned
The Par 4, 463-yard 18th is the 2nd toughest hole on the course. John has just driven it 293 yards and split the middle. He's 180 yards from the flag...
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Time For A Good Pitch
With the flag back left, John hit it near pin-high, but just off the green in the intermediate rough. He's got 25 feet, 11 inches to the hole.
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One More Good Putt, John!
From the fringe to 5 feet...
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And There You Have It
And it's...
In the hole! Great Putt, John. Great Round. And great Tournament. A closing 7-under 64 -- low round of the day as I write -- for a 269 total, currently T-3, and projected money of $208,000. Congratulations, John Riegger! :clap: :clap: :clap: |
Nice play-by-play, Lynn. Gordon McClendon would have been proud! :laughing9
WAY TO GO, JOHN!!! |
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Excellent!!! Congrats on the low final round and a good tournament.
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Congratulations John
John was with us last week at the Rob Noel Golf Academy for a couple of days. He spent all day long for two days on our putting green working on his stroke. All day long for two days putting! How many of us could use that kind of discipline in working on our own games. Looks like that hard work is paying off. After he and Rob tuned up his stroke, he hit maybe a hundred balls and was hitting them great. So he just kept working with the flat stick. Glad to see it all come together.
Congratulations John and Rob! Keep playing well John! Chris Wertz |
TGM Contagion
Interestingly, also in the current tie for third is Heath Slocum. Heath is a student of our good friend, Mark Blackburn, GSEB, at Guntersville Golf Club in Gunters, Alabama. An LBG 'hats off' to both of them as well.
Seems to be a little TGM breakout going on here! |
Breakout
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Yes, I second that breakout...:happy3: DG |
The Flood-Gates are Open Now
:notworthy :clap: :thumright :happy3: :cool: :occasion: :lol: :salut:
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A Club Lite
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"6-Iron." :shock: "6-Iron?! How in the world do you hit a 6-Iron 218 yards?" "Well, I was a little downwind." Of course. #-o |
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That's hilarious Yoda. Way to go John, it was a pleasure reading Yoda's hole-by-hole commentary of a fantastic round. I hope this is just the jump-off you need to get this year rolling. We are all stoked, keep up the great work! Matt |
Eye Popping! great tournament
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Way to go John!
Super performance. :thumright Bagger |
Great tournament John! We are all very proud and happy for you. Keep up the Great Work. Bear :happy3:
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Lynn,
Fabulous play by play! John, congratulations! Tommy |
Revving Up the Top Ten Machine
Congratulations, John. This looks like the start of a roll towards a win with that nice finish.
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Congrats, John on putting together a super tournament. It must feel really good to really put it together for four straight runs. Now that you got us spoiled on seeing how good you can play we'll be expecting more great golf from you. Keep up the great work and I for one will be pulling for you to do well the rest of the year.
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