👋 Hey y'all, George here. Y'all sit down for this one. I just shot a 68 in open qualifying at Hesketh. Top of the leaderboard. Advancing to final qualifying. 36 holes between me and The Open Championship. Hadn't played in 8 weeks. Wife on the bag. Driver was a weapon. One of those days I'll remember forever. Pulling apart the round below.
P.S. YGT Captain's Match also dropped this week.
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🎯 The Scorecard
Hesketh Golf Club. 69. -3. Tied at the top of the leaderboard. Advancing to final qualifying.
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📅 Final Qualifying Details
Here's where it all happens. 36 holes for a spot at The Open Championship. If y'all are in the area, come walk a few holes and say hi.
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⛳ The round of my life
Three under. Top of the leaderboard. Advancing. Are you kidding me? Walking in, I had zero expectations. Eight weeks of barely playing because of the injury. Only one week of real reps before flying over. And then... shoot a 69 in a tournament with crowds watching, in unfamiliar territory, with my wife on the bag. One of those days I'm gonna remember for the rest of my golf life.
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🏌️ The 90% swing changed everything
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Real talk, the thing that made today possible? The 90% swing me and Pelli have been working on. Efficient. Drivable. Repeatable. Irons were solid all day too. But the real weapon? The driver. Hit a stack of fairways and that's how the birdies kept coming. 20-yard wide fairways with OB and fescue on both sides. And I just kept finding them. Changed the entire round.
👉 Want Pelli to look at your swing?
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🔥 Hot putter, links chaos
On top of the driver, the putter was on fire. First 5 or 6 holes? Made everything inside 15-20 feet. When the putter's heating up, the irons just have to be okay. The other thing that blew me away? Playing real links golf in a tournament for the first time. Massive crowds. Bumping shots up hills. Hitting out of pot bunkers and gorse. Creativity I'm just not used to. And honestly? It was a blast.
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💪 36 holes from a Major
Let that sink in. 36 holes between me and a Major Championship. Eight weeks ago I could barely swing a club. Now I'm one good day from teeing it up at The Open. The 17th hole basically sealed it. Knew I was around the lead. Stepped up, hit a bomb drive on a 20-yard wide fairway, wedge to 15 feet, made the birdie. Meant I could play 18 for bogey and still be sitting pretty. Surreal.
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🏆 YGT Captain's Match dropped
Oh and on top of all that... Captain's Match dropped this week. A wild day of golf, big stakes, big personalities. Y'all are eating well this week.
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That's it for this week's Bryan Brief.
Today is one I'll never forget. From barely playing golf 8 weeks ago to 36 holes away from a Major Championship. Wife on the bag. Crowds out there. The fact this even happened is wild. Y'all are about to come on this final qualifying ride with me, and I cannot wait. 👉 Predict my final qualifying score 👀 Closest one gets a shout-out next week.
George
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