My match vs. poolmaniac6 is the reason I love matchplay and wgt. Just one of those really fun tight matches that could go either way.
PM6 played amazingly. He had a stretch of 13 straight birdies that was only interrupted by a cruel lipout on a 4 footer on #9. I got hot too and kept up with him for a while, but then a hair pulling lipout on a seemingly straight 4 foot putt dinged on #12 left me rattled. PM6 took the next one on #13 leaving me two down. Then he kept birdieing. Until....
I think perhaps his 8 month son woke up and left him a bit distracted. While he was on pace for a 54, he uncharacteristically parred the last 4 holes. I was able to birdie 3 of them and eek out a 1up victory. I think he would have defeated me in stroke play 58 to 59, but in matchplay JCOlson wins 1up.
PM6 definitely should warrant some wildcard consideration from the powers that be. Both on this performance and his top 10 US Open finish. Definitely playing well. Just when he plays the deviations, we should make sure his 8 month old son is fast asleep!
Great match pm6
