Monday, January 14, 2013

Not A Bad Professional Debut

Where does he go from there?
From ESPN:   Russell Henley only felt like a rookie at the Sony Open.
He sure didn't play like one.
He was so nervous Sunday afternoon that he couldn't feel his arms and legs, and everything around him seemed to be moving at warp speed.
Only when he finished his record-setting performance with one last birdie did he realize what happened. And even then, he didn't know what to say.
The first player in 10 years to win in his debut as a PGA Tour rookie.
The second-best score for a 72-hole tournament in PGA Tour history, and a record score at the Sony Open by four shots.
Finishing with five straight birdies -- only one of them inside 10 feet -- for a 29 on the back nine and a 7-under 63, the lowest finish by a Sony Open winner.
And yes, that tee time reserved for him at the Masters in April.
"I'm pretty speechless," Henley said. "I was trying not to think about Augusta out there because I just kept telling myself, 'This is a long year, you're going to play this game a long time, and be patient, it doesn't have to happen now.' Everything I could to psyche myself out of thinking about winning. It worked."
The back nine was simply surreal.
Henley won by three shots over Tim Clark, who birdied seven of his last 11 holes and still made up only one shot on the rookie from Georgia.  http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/8841923/russell-henley-wins-pga-tour-debut-record-setting-fashion
As long as he stays out of Las Vegas nightclubs and hotels like another golfer who had a great start to his career, he could be a very good golfer.

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