WHERE BIRDIES AND EAGLES SORE.
During the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Pro-Am, Jamie Dornan has performed excellently, exceeding on all platforms in the professional sport after scoring a 64-foot eagle on day one; a feat envied by any golfer of any skill level. The achievement placed Dornan and Uihlein in 24th place by the end of the first day of the tournament.
Day two begins, and although day one was extraordinary, it seems as though Dornan and Uihlein have fallen
short in round two, dropping to 89th place out of 168 teams. And today was a pretty important day – Jamie and Peter upped their game in hopes of scoring well enough to place in the top 20. (The top 20 teams will compete in the finals on Sunday)
DAY TWO: Carnoustie. The most ambitious course in the tournament and at St. Andrew’s. Unfortunately, Carnoustie shows no mercy to those who visit it. Jamie attacked the green well and his efforts did not go unrecognized. The idea of simply being accepted as an amateur pro is recognition enough for Dornan as he rose to the challenge brilliantly. However, it doesn’t seem as if Dornan and Uihlein finished their complete round of golf. europeantour.com indicates that their scorecard concludes at the 13th hole. It appears that Dornan and Uihlein decided on a 13 hole game of golf as oppose to the standard 18 hole round where they can still, in a sense, obtain a 18 hole round score. However, this is not how things panned out; Janice Haynes, an expert analyst, managed to obtain a full score card for Jamie and Peter. Jamie contributed points on 6 holes (1, 4, 10, 11, 15 and 18) where he maintained par. On all other holes Jamie made bogey – or perhaps Double Bogey, as stated on his stylish flat beak he recently sported in a spread for Guardian Magazine. Birdies were made on holes 6 and 13 however Jamie was not the contributor.
Peter has secured a score of 72, which is expected of the golfers at Carnoustie. However Jamie was able to actually reduce the score to 71 on the 18th hole. Peter eventually hit a bogey which allowed their team to place among those reaching for the 74th position.
The game was suspended during the late evening as darkness started to swell. Teams will have the chance to complete the second round before the beginning of the third. That being said, Dornan and Uihlein’s place on the leader board may change.
Although the chances of Dornan and Uihlein making the top twenty are slim, we’re still cheering them on and eagerly await day three. In the event that Jamie does not make it to Sunday (the finals) he was quoted in the Arbroath Harold, saying; “I have tickets to the Rugby World Cup between Ireland and Italy to London on Sunday; but I would be happy to sell them to play a fourth round here.”
Regardless of the outcome, the self proclaimed Bad Golfer seems to be on par with hiS game. Or scoring in London.
Only time will tell.
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