Thursday 1st round PGA

Stuart Appleby played some very good golf today. He started with four regulation pars and then eagled the 5th hole when he holed a 20 yard bunker shot. His goal today was to hit fairways and greens and give himself some birdie opportunities, and he did that for the first 13 holes getting his score to 5 under. But then a wrong club on the long par 3 13th came up short and two missed fairways in the next 4 holes and he dropped back to 2 under. Stuart had two good birdie chances on the last two holes. He hit solid putts, but they didn't drop. 2 under was slightly disapointing, however when we spoke after the round he was very up and positive about how his swing felt and how he hit the ball. Stuart is looking forward to an early start on Friday and smooth greens, for a chance to make some birdies and get into contention for the weekend.