I knew that Anthony Kim’s tee off time is at 1.05pm so I went to the putting area at 12.15pm hopefully to see Anthony Kim there. And yes, he is practicing putting with his caddy. There were also Tongchai and Prayar practicing putting. I can’t get an autograph from him so I took some photos.
Anthony Kim started badly. He 3 putted the 10th hole and the 11th hole and then another few 3 putts along the way. He did not have a single birdie and finish with a score of 78. The weather was very hot and I think he is felling the heat.
The first day leader is a Korean young player name NOH Seung-yul. Photo above is him making his putt on the 9th hole. Many of the players were complaining that the green was slow. Anthony Kim said that the speed is probably 7 and not 10 as stated. I don't think NOH Seung-yul is complaining.
Seeing pros playing right in front of you is very different from watching it on TV. You can really see the way the player hit the iron into the ball and can hear the solid striking sound from the ball contact. The experience is worth standing under the hot sun and getting sunburn on my neck.
Every time when the player hit the ball into the green, most of the spectators would shout “oh!, over or long” but surprisingly, the ball would just stopped beside the pin and sometime it will spun back. When we hit our iron shot, we must land it at least 10 metre before the pin so that there are some room for the ball to bounce forward. How the pros play by attacking the pin is very different from ordinary players like us.
We just can’t play like them. They hit few hundred balls a day and their job is to play golf. These pros are very dedicated to their “job”. After the game many of them will immediately go to the driving range to practice their swing.
Saujana palm course is not very long and not too difficult to play but the players must always be on alert and focus. Any lost of concentration will be badly bitten by the cobra.
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