By: William McCranie
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| Kyle Kothe, a senior sports management major at Georgia Southern, looks out at the group in the fairway. |
He is ready to tee off and start the day.
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| The Georgia Southern University Golf Course scorecard. Kyle will use it to keep track of his score through nine holes. |
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Kyle is using a rangefinder to see how far he needs to hit his shot. This rangefinder had slope, which takes into account the elevation change.
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Kyle hitting his second shot on hole two. He is trying to get a green in regulation, meaning he is trying to get the ball on the green in two shots on a par 4.
Kyle is fixing his pitch mark. This happens when the ball lands on the green and makes a small crater in the grass; players are supposed to fix it to keep the green flat.
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Kyle is hitting a putt on hole 3, he needs to sink this to save double bogey. The ball is tracking towards the hole.
The ball disappears into the hole. This was a huge putt, and Kyle was ecstatic about it.
Kyle's score through the first three holes. He had a little bit of a rough start and is six over after double-bogeying the first three holes.
Kyle hitting his second shot on hole 5. He made really nice contact, making a divot and sending the grass in the air.
Kyle hitting a chip onto the green on hole 5. He missed the green on his second shot and is trying to get up and down for par.
Kyle hitting his tee shot on hole 6. Even though it is a longer hole, Kyle is hitting an iron to minimize his chances of hitting into the water or hitting into the woods.
Kyle lining up to hit his first putt on hole 6. He left his first wedge shot short, so he needs to make this putt to save bogey.
Kyle leaving the ball under the cup. He was frustrated after this hole after not giving himself a good chance to make par because of his wedges.
Kyle is taking some practice swings, waiting for the green to clear for the par 3 on hole 7. It was a busy day, so play was slow, meaning a lot of waiting, which does not help your score in a game that requires a lot of mental strength.
Kyle's scorecard through seven holes. It has been a tough stretch with three double bogeys and a triple bogey. Kyle is looking to finish strong and wants to get a par on one of the last two holes.
Kyle is on hole 8's tee box, going for the hero shot. It is possible to cut over the water and hit your drive right in front of the green.
Kyle is swinging with all his strength, trying to get over the water. He says he has hit the shot before and tries it every time he's just playing for fun.
Kyle teeing off on hole 9. It is a par 5, so it is a little bit easier to try and get par if he hits a good drive.
Kyle hitting his third shot on the par 5. He hit a really good drive and an amazing 3-wood shot to get him in chipping distance, he just needs to chip on and two-putt to par the last hole of the day.
Kyle's scorecard after nine holes. He said it wasn't the best day for him, but he is glad he finished strong with a par on the last hole.
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