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Gavin Hall's debut on the PGA Tour didn't go as well as planned, and yet even though he shot a 6-over-par 78 in the first round of the Turning Stone Championship he was still smiling.
What's not to smile about? The kid is only 15.
"It was a good day. It was all right, just a struggle from the first hole as you guys could see," said Hall, who is trying to become the second-youngest player in tour history to make a tournament cut. "But that's going to happen in golf. It was just unfortunate, one of my bad days of golf happened at a PGA Tour event.
"But I still have a lot of confidence," said Hall, who shot a 10-under-par 62 two weeks ago to set a scoring record at the U.S. Junior Amateur. "I've been having strong finishes the last three or four weeks. I think I can definitely improve on it and post a good number [Friday]."
Hall, a left-hander from Pittsford, N.Y., was followed by a gallery of about 200 fans, by far the day's largest. He opened with a double bogey before making birdie at the par-5 fifth hole. He then hit trouble on the back nine with bogeys at the 12th and 14th and a triple bogey at No. 13.
"Middle part of the round was just rough. I wasn't in rhythm," he said. "I learned to keep your emotions in control. That's the thing."
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5440995
What's not to smile about? The kid is only 15.
"It was a good day. It was all right, just a struggle from the first hole as you guys could see," said Hall, who is trying to become the second-youngest player in tour history to make a tournament cut. "But that's going to happen in golf. It was just unfortunate, one of my bad days of golf happened at a PGA Tour event.
"But I still have a lot of confidence," said Hall, who shot a 10-under-par 62 two weeks ago to set a scoring record at the U.S. Junior Amateur. "I've been having strong finishes the last three or four weeks. I think I can definitely improve on it and post a good number [Friday]."
Hall, a left-hander from Pittsford, N.Y., was followed by a gallery of about 200 fans, by far the day's largest. He opened with a double bogey before making birdie at the par-5 fifth hole. He then hit trouble on the back nine with bogeys at the 12th and 14th and a triple bogey at No. 13.
"Middle part of the round was just rough. I wasn't in rhythm," he said. "I learned to keep your emotions in control. That's the thing."
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5440995
