WGA MP Round 2
Bigknight v Antuniccu
Back nine BPB-ranked
WOW what a match....started off innoncently enough with pars on the 10th...thne afterward a wayward drive by me (BK), Antonio took 11 with a birdie...We halved 12 with pars...the match turned after that....Antonio's birdie effort on 13 lipped out, i made mine to square up the match...then i birded 14..Antonio's birdie once again burnt the edge putting me 1up....Two good drives on the brutal 15th, however with the Legends tees being further up, i had 140 into the front pin, to his 165..His approach stayed on the top shelf....i left mine in the front rough...just short of the fringe....chipped to 2 feet...par for me made it three in a row and a 2up lead.
After uninspired pars by both on 16 and the match dormie, i safely landed on the green, albeit 30 ft above the front right hole on 17...Antonio was dead on line but just cam up short on the ridge....he promptly chipped it in, and after my putt just scooted by, we went to 18 with BK at 1up. Perfect drive by Antonio, i yanked mine into the left bunker, but not a bad angle to the back right pin...got too cute...shoved it into the thick stuff btwn the right greenside bunkers....Antonio's approach was 14 feet below the hole....my 3rd cleared all the crud...landed a foot short of the hole and checked just under 3 feet past....Antonio's effort to win the hole and square the match again lipped out...SO CLOSE....i thought it was in...hole halved in pars, BigKnight Wins 1up!
Antonio is another fantastic player on the WGA, and i thoroughly enjoyed our see-saw match..very exciting...A top rate game from a top rate opponent! good luck and i hope we can play in the future!
Cheers!
-bk-