William Jennings fell one shot short in his bid to win the NCAA Men's stroke play championship. He came from 4 shots back on the final 9 to tie for the lead, only to lose with a bogey on his last hole -- the 9th. Preston Stout won with a birdie on his last hole -- the par 5 18th.
I am really proud of Jennings as last year -- his freshman year -- he shot a 92 in the 1st round of his 1st tournament and was on his way to doing so in the second round when Coach Seawell took his scorecard and withdrew him from the tournament. He said something to the effect that you will thank me later for this. Obviously he recovered the mental state to play golf and was outstanding this year, even winning the Regionals as an individual.
What non-golfers do not understand is the mental nature of competitive golf. It is all in the brain once you get good swing mechanics down. Jennings had to have good mechanics or he would never have had a scholarship to a top school like UA.
We ought to celebrate him for a tremendous comeback year!
I am really proud of Jennings as last year -- his freshman year -- he shot a 92 in the 1st round of his 1st tournament and was on his way to doing so in the second round when Coach Seawell took his scorecard and withdrew him from the tournament. He said something to the effect that you will thank me later for this. Obviously he recovered the mental state to play golf and was outstanding this year, even winning the Regionals as an individual.
What non-golfers do not understand is the mental nature of competitive golf. It is all in the brain once you get good swing mechanics down. Jennings had to have good mechanics or he would never have had a scholarship to a top school like UA.
We ought to celebrate him for a tremendous comeback year!
