Another look at Barry Hume's Welsh success
- he lost two balls early in final round!
Barry Hume - King of the (Harlech) Castle in Wales
FROM THE WELSH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
Scotland’s Barry Hume bounced back from losing two balls early in his last round, the 34-year-old using his experience to claim the Welsh Open Stroke Play title at Royal St David’s in Harlech last weekend.
Sports
scholarship company boss Hume has returned to top level amateur
competitions, admitting that he might not have coped as well with a
roller coaster of a round during his teenage years.
Fellow
Scot Craig Howie from Peebles was second, while the top placed Welsh
player was Conwy's Lee Jones in tied fifth with Wrexham’s Tom Williams
tied 14th.
“Any time you pick up a national title is a big deal,” said Glasgow golfer Hume, from the Haggs Castle club.
“I picked up a few, along with European titles, in the past but it has been a while since I picked up something like this so it shows all the hard work is worth it and I can build on this going forward “It is certainly a great feeling, I kept everything on an even keel when I might not have done that when I was younger.
“I picked up a few, along with European titles, in the past but it has been a while since I picked up something like this so it shows all the hard work is worth it and I can build on this going forward “It is certainly a great feeling, I kept everything on an even keel when I might not have done that when I was younger.
“I lost two balls on the 3rd and the 8th,
but I was level par after eight holes despite that thanks to four
birdies. Then I bogeyed the ninth and tenth to put me behind, however
from that point on I did not make a mistake."
“To
then play the last eight holes in two under was the sort of thing that
did not always happen when I was younger, I try to use experience to my
advantage."
“I
do not think about the result, I am just trying to focus on the process
and my pre-shot routine. It was certainly a roller coaster first ten
holes but there were four birdies on there so there were two different
ways to look at it – either positively or negatively.
“The course was
in fantastic condition and that really helped with my putting. I played
here in the British Boys a number of years ago and I was keen to come
back, the greens were amazing which was a key part in my win.”
Golf
Union of Wales championships manager David Wilson added,
“Congratulations to Barry, he bounced back strongly to win by a couple
of shots in the end on eight under. “The Royal St David’s course earned
praise from all the players, it was certainly a good test but a fair
one that they thoroughly enjoyed.
“The welcome from the club for many
of Europe’s top amateur players was tremendous, while the course was
shown in the best light. Given the mixed weather over the last few
weeks, the course was in magnificent condition and testament to the hard
work put in by the club.”
Labels: Amateur Men
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