Paige Pierce knew she needed a multitude of birdies if she had any chance of coming off of the chase card to erase the six throw deficit she faced. She also knew that if she took care of business, she could find those birdies.
“It was all about execution off the tee,” Pierce said. “The birdies are out there as long as the execution is good.”
Yesterday there was an ace. Today there was an eagle at Discraft’s Green Mountain Championship. For many, an eagle is not as exciting as an ace. However, for Matt Bell today, his eagle on hole 11 of the Brewster Ridge course was downright impressive. Hole 11 plays downhill and Matt Bell threw his drive perfectly to put himself within circle one for the eagle. The good news is Matt made the cut and will be playing in the final round tomorrow on the Fox Run course. Maybe he can get an ace out there.
The first round of the Green Mountain Championship presented by Discraft didn’t bring us any aces or eagles but there were plenty of highlights to go around with birdies being handed out like gifts at a daytime talk show for the men. Below is a look at the best and worst moments for the men and women from round one at Smugglers’ Notch Resort.
