HARRIS, TAMULIS AND SILVA LEAD IN SUSPENDED SYMETRA TOUR EVENT
REPORT FROM LPGA SYMETRA TOUR
IOA Golf Classic Innisbrook Golf Resort - Island
Second-Round News and Notes
It was a race to finish before dark but Katy Harris, Kris Tamulis, and Marta Silva were able to complete the second-round and currently stand at 4-under to take the clubhouse lead at the suspended IOA Golf Classic.
The second-round of play at the Innisbrook Resort – Island Course was suspended at 8:11 p.m. due to darkness. A total of 38 players will return at 7:45 a.m. Sunday morning to complete their second rounds. The final-round of play is scheduled to start no earlier than 10:30 a.m. off the first and 10th tees.
Beginning the day on the back-nine, Harris started the second-round 1-stroke behind first-round leader Kim Kaufman but the third year Symetra Tour member wasted little time making-up ground with a birdie at the par-4 10th. The impressive play would continue for Harris with birdies at the par-4 12th and par-5 15th before dropping a shot at the par-3 17th after a bogey.
The birdies would quickly return as Harris posted back-to-back birdies at the par-4 first and par-5 second. The Louisiana State University graduate struggled down the stretch with a bogey at the par-4 sixth, double-bogey at the par-3 eighth, and bogey at the par-4 ninth but fired an even-par 72 in the second-round.
“It was just another solid day overall,” said Harris. “I was putting well and just didn’t finish very strong. I didn’t hit enough club into number eight and ended-up in a really barried lie in the Bermuda and got it past the pin and it was pretty slick coming back down. I hit it a little too firm then didn’t get it up-and-down out of the bunker on the last hole.”
Current LPGA Tour member Kris Tamulis fired her second consecutive 2-under 70 to climb her way to the top of the leaderboard. Starting the day on the back-nine, Tamulis got off to a rocky start with a bogey at the par-4 11th but quickly recovered with a birdie at the par-4 12th.
Tamulis then recorded another birdie at the par-5 seventh but dropped another shot with a bogey at the par-3 17th. The Florida State University alum quickly got back on track with birdies at Nos. 3, 5, 7 but faltered on the closing hole with a bogey at the par-4 ninth.
While Tamulis plays primarily on the LPGA Tour, she is relishing in the opportunity to compete in her own backyard this week as she currently calls Tampa, Fla. home.
“I’m just happy to be out here,” said Tamulis. “I’m feeling in my schedule, I live in Tampa so I’m staying at home, I’m host housing Hannah Jun and her fiancé so we are just having a great time and I’m happy to be playing.”
Symetra Tour rookie Marta Silva recorded a bogey-free 3-under 69 during the second-round to grab a share of the lead.
On a day that included precision with the driver and crisp iron shots, Silva recorded birdies at Nos. 3, 7, and 16.
“Pretty much everything, I just hit the ball really well,” said Silva. “I hit pretty much every fairway and the ones I missed, I missed them by really little. I putted pretty well but didn’t make a lot of putts. It was good, it was tidy round, I didn’t get into any trouble.”
Looking to improve on a career-best tied for sixth finish at the 2013 Four Winds Invitational, Silva is relying on restored confidence this week large in part due to a change in her clubs.
“It started a little so-so,” said Silva of her start to the season. “I wasn’t very comfortable with my clubs so I just changed them and I’m back to my old ones. It was all about shafts and I wasn’t very confident. I usually hit the ball really solid and that’s the strong part of my game and it wasn’t going well. Three months ago I just started getting it back so it’s going a lot better.”
Feeling Woozy…It was hard to ignore the scorching temperatures and extreme humidity during Saturday’s second-round of the IOA Golf Classic. The weather became so daunting at one point that even Florida native Jaye Marie Green started to feel the effects.
Green was forced to return to Innisbrook Golf Resort – Island on Saturday morning to complete her first round then immediately played her second round where she fired a 2-under 70. As the temperatures steadily climbed throughout the day, Green found it increasingly difficult to focus on the shot at hand.
“When I got to number 11, which was my 20th hole for the day, I kept standing in the shade and thought oh my gosh, I think I’m turning upside-down right now,” said Green. “I was drinking so much water but I couldn’t keep-up. I just wanted to hang on and remember how to hit a golf shot and lag 3-footers.”
The temperatures because so extreme at one point that Green began to feel light headed and even had trouble remembering why she decided to hit certain clubs.
“I had two bogeys and thinking back on it now, I had total mental farts,” said Green. “Thinking back on it, I don’t think I would ever hit that club so I don’t know what I was thinking.”
Crunch Time… With only four tournaments remaining on the 2013 Symetra Tour schedule, including this week’s IOA Golf Classic, it is crunch time for players jockeying to land inside the Volvik Race for the Card top-10 and earn their LPGA Tour cards.
As time slowly begins to dwindle away and as opportunities steadily become more limited for players to move inside the top-10, the pressure is becoming so apparent Kim Kaufman, who is ranked No. 9 on the Volvik Race for the Card, is feeling the effects.
“I think a lot because the more events we play, the tighter it gets,” said Kaufman. “There are more girls who have a chance to make it and you try not to think about it but it’s hard not to at the same time.”
While Kaufman is currently inside the top-10, fellow Symetra Tour rookie Jaye Marie Green is on the outside looking in at No. 26. While Green has mathematically figured-out what she needs to do in order to land inside the top-10, playing for a chance to win each week is on the forefront of her mind.
“My goal is just to give myself a chance every week,” said Green. “All I want is just to give myself a chance at winning and even if I don’t at least I was there. It’s just another notch of experience to put under my belt.”
Local Talent… Emmy Martin followed up her first round 75 with a 74, putting her two strokes inside the cutline with players still on the course. She opened the day with a birdie on her first hole, which was the seventh hole of her first round because play was suspended on Friday.
"I finished pretty well and I felt more confident when I went back out this afternoon so I was nearly as nervous as Friday," Martin said. She opened her second round with two bogeys but settled down with a birdie on the third hole. The highlight of her round was a 30 foot sliding birdie putt she sank on the ninth hole. The goal for tomorrow, should she stay inside the cut line, is to stick with the basics.
"I'm hitting my driver really straight, I just need to concentrate on keeping the ball below the hole," said Martin. "I was above the hole a lot today and had some tough putts coming back."
SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
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IOA Golf Classic Innisbrook Golf Resort - Island
Second-Round News and Notes
It was a race to finish before dark but Katy Harris, Kris Tamulis, and Marta Silva were able to complete the second-round and currently stand at 4-under to take the clubhouse lead at the suspended IOA Golf Classic.
The second-round of play at the Innisbrook Resort – Island Course was suspended at 8:11 p.m. due to darkness. A total of 38 players will return at 7:45 a.m. Sunday morning to complete their second rounds. The final-round of play is scheduled to start no earlier than 10:30 a.m. off the first and 10th tees.
Beginning the day on the back-nine, Harris started the second-round 1-stroke behind first-round leader Kim Kaufman but the third year Symetra Tour member wasted little time making-up ground with a birdie at the par-4 10th. The impressive play would continue for Harris with birdies at the par-4 12th and par-5 15th before dropping a shot at the par-3 17th after a bogey.
The birdies would quickly return as Harris posted back-to-back birdies at the par-4 first and par-5 second. The Louisiana State University graduate struggled down the stretch with a bogey at the par-4 sixth, double-bogey at the par-3 eighth, and bogey at the par-4 ninth but fired an even-par 72 in the second-round.
“It was just another solid day overall,” said Harris. “I was putting well and just didn’t finish very strong. I didn’t hit enough club into number eight and ended-up in a really barried lie in the Bermuda and got it past the pin and it was pretty slick coming back down. I hit it a little too firm then didn’t get it up-and-down out of the bunker on the last hole.”
Current LPGA Tour member Kris Tamulis fired her second consecutive 2-under 70 to climb her way to the top of the leaderboard. Starting the day on the back-nine, Tamulis got off to a rocky start with a bogey at the par-4 11th but quickly recovered with a birdie at the par-4 12th.
Tamulis then recorded another birdie at the par-5 seventh but dropped another shot with a bogey at the par-3 17th. The Florida State University alum quickly got back on track with birdies at Nos. 3, 5, 7 but faltered on the closing hole with a bogey at the par-4 ninth.
While Tamulis plays primarily on the LPGA Tour, she is relishing in the opportunity to compete in her own backyard this week as she currently calls Tampa, Fla. home.
“I’m just happy to be out here,” said Tamulis. “I’m feeling in my schedule, I live in Tampa so I’m staying at home, I’m host housing Hannah Jun and her fiancé so we are just having a great time and I’m happy to be playing.”
Symetra Tour rookie Marta Silva recorded a bogey-free 3-under 69 during the second-round to grab a share of the lead.
On a day that included precision with the driver and crisp iron shots, Silva recorded birdies at Nos. 3, 7, and 16.
“Pretty much everything, I just hit the ball really well,” said Silva. “I hit pretty much every fairway and the ones I missed, I missed them by really little. I putted pretty well but didn’t make a lot of putts. It was good, it was tidy round, I didn’t get into any trouble.”
Looking to improve on a career-best tied for sixth finish at the 2013 Four Winds Invitational, Silva is relying on restored confidence this week large in part due to a change in her clubs.
“It started a little so-so,” said Silva of her start to the season. “I wasn’t very comfortable with my clubs so I just changed them and I’m back to my old ones. It was all about shafts and I wasn’t very confident. I usually hit the ball really solid and that’s the strong part of my game and it wasn’t going well. Three months ago I just started getting it back so it’s going a lot better.”
Feeling Woozy…It was hard to ignore the scorching temperatures and extreme humidity during Saturday’s second-round of the IOA Golf Classic. The weather became so daunting at one point that even Florida native Jaye Marie Green started to feel the effects.
Green was forced to return to Innisbrook Golf Resort – Island on Saturday morning to complete her first round then immediately played her second round where she fired a 2-under 70. As the temperatures steadily climbed throughout the day, Green found it increasingly difficult to focus on the shot at hand.
“When I got to number 11, which was my 20th hole for the day, I kept standing in the shade and thought oh my gosh, I think I’m turning upside-down right now,” said Green. “I was drinking so much water but I couldn’t keep-up. I just wanted to hang on and remember how to hit a golf shot and lag 3-footers.”
The temperatures because so extreme at one point that Green began to feel light headed and even had trouble remembering why she decided to hit certain clubs.
“I had two bogeys and thinking back on it now, I had total mental farts,” said Green. “Thinking back on it, I don’t think I would ever hit that club so I don’t know what I was thinking.”
Crunch Time… With only four tournaments remaining on the 2013 Symetra Tour schedule, including this week’s IOA Golf Classic, it is crunch time for players jockeying to land inside the Volvik Race for the Card top-10 and earn their LPGA Tour cards.
As time slowly begins to dwindle away and as opportunities steadily become more limited for players to move inside the top-10, the pressure is becoming so apparent Kim Kaufman, who is ranked No. 9 on the Volvik Race for the Card, is feeling the effects.
“I think a lot because the more events we play, the tighter it gets,” said Kaufman. “There are more girls who have a chance to make it and you try not to think about it but it’s hard not to at the same time.”
While Kaufman is currently inside the top-10, fellow Symetra Tour rookie Jaye Marie Green is on the outside looking in at No. 26. While Green has mathematically figured-out what she needs to do in order to land inside the top-10, playing for a chance to win each week is on the forefront of her mind.
“My goal is just to give myself a chance every week,” said Green. “All I want is just to give myself a chance at winning and even if I don’t at least I was there. It’s just another notch of experience to put under my belt.”
Local Talent… Emmy Martin followed up her first round 75 with a 74, putting her two strokes inside the cutline with players still on the course. She opened the day with a birdie on her first hole, which was the seventh hole of her first round because play was suspended on Friday.
"I finished pretty well and I felt more confident when I went back out this afternoon so I was nearly as nervous as Friday," Martin said. She opened her second round with two bogeys but settled down with a birdie on the third hole. The highlight of her round was a 30 foot sliding birdie putt she sank on the ninth hole. The goal for tomorrow, should she stay inside the cut line, is to stick with the basics.
"I'm hitting my driver really straight, I just need to concentrate on keeping the ball below the hole," said Martin. "I was above the hole a lot today and had some tough putts coming back."
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