“Evan Thompson: 2024 U.S. Open Local #1” (Unedited)

Monday, April 22
Marietta CC (Mountain View & Lake View 9s)
Kennesaw

and he steps onto the te at a 486 yd par
4 tth
ho two bunkers down the right out of
bounc and styles B road down the left
can
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out play golf and
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football that’s turning from left to
right
second shot for Ed here to
10 this Center if not right center of
the Fairway flag today is only 9 on high
from the
right don’t want to miss in that bunker
right that would be the short sight of
to miss
might just hang on to the right side of
the
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green this is what all that Ean has left
for birdie here
10 a great approach shot in
here Jonathan Kepler started with a
birdie here 3 years
ago and we wind up shooting 367 although
it took him two days to do it because of
how bad the weather was in 2021 for this
qualifier some Hardy for the members
here and what a start one under
par after one hole
he’s got the tough 11th hole to deal
with now the to to 434 yd par for 11th
hole is
second two Fairway bunkers and trees
down the right trees down the left as
well also the eighth hole down the
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right coming off 30 of
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10 looks like he split another Fairway
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EV this hit what is possibly the longest
drive I’ve ever seen on this 11th
hole he might have just sand wids or
less in
here and from the right side of the
Fairway to this left hole location
should be a good angle for him 19 on and
five from the left it’s a bunker left
that’s no good and neither is long
along with almost always resolving in
bogey now see we on to the right
all right Evan is putting for back to
back birdies here at
11 the two toughest holes in the history
of this
qualifier what a start this would
be oh oh settle
down it’s going have that putt to stay
at one
under downhill par three coming up and
back to back par
fives the EV might have the fire power
to get to 13 and
two big parp coming up here for Thompson
9 111 let’s keep this birdie momentum
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going we can find this just clear the 12
green that would be the 1240 group this
is the 1250 group
fifth group of the afternoon wave
here okay nice par
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open now 172 Y3 T
hole is 11 on and eight on the right you
don’t want to miss right and there’s a
bunker short in line with the pin we go
long you could find a pen the area
behind the green
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not sure where that’s
finished ev’s away here at 12 he’s found
the green for the third hole in a rope
but he’s got a lengthy birdie
put all he wants to do is just two put
this and move on to
13 Su his put drop and we move the two
under par
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whoa yeah he did well the two putt on
the previous
hole maybe we can do it again here at 12
big par save here potentially EV if he
can make this
putt this is only his third hole
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first bogy for Evan but he’s got back to
back par fives coming
up so’ be able to bird at least one of
them if not both of
them now up after that boogy is on the
te to find 67 y par
513 one place you cannot miss is right
for obvious
reasons too far left there’s no good
either house isn’t out of bounds
second shot for head here at 13 I’m not
sure if he’s found the everywh or missed
it but at least is
dry that’s the only good
news took an iron off the te
here play as a three
shotter flag today is front
right for
third shot for et here at
13 flag today nine on and seven from the
right there’s a back stop behind this
green don’t come short
could be a good
shot Evan has a birdie put here 13 just
saw one of his playing Partners is his
to the left
might want to aim this back the right
edge of the
cup break back towards Kena
Mountain this for bounce back get back
to one
under with another par five coming up
yes sir is
Right th 521 y 54
both
sides down the left o down the
right come
back let’s hit a tree now did it kick
back towards the Fairway
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well unfortunately ET is at to take a
walk back to the te here at
14 appears that his Drive
is gone out of bounds as a fence that
borders the right
side so now he’ll be playing
3 on the clock group is weeding on the
tea 1240 group is cleared the green and
moved on to
15 it’s the first wild t- shot he’s hit
so far today
must have M hit that third
shot left it a fair way and still has
miles left to go to get to the green
he’s playing four
now he’s in Jeopardy of perhaps dropping
another shot boogy number 12 with a
three putt
s
fifth shot now Mr Thompson here at
14 and he probably still has about 200
yards or so
left location today is 23 on and six
from the left if he missed left or long
it could get wet in the penalty
area that same penalty is in play on the
next
hole which is a part
three just on the up slope
right looks
like two puts for a double
Boogie all right e for bogey here at
14 saw Seth Brandon made double bogey
here last year but a second shot from
the Fairway into the penalty area so
John Eric make double here in
2018 Jonathan CL tripled this hole in
2012 now he must have just missed it
judging by that
reaction he’s going to lose two shots to
par he moves out of the red and into the
black now at plus
one the t is all the way back at the par
315
today back left pin position
there coming off to
seven on 184 y 3 15 P 19 on and 10 on
the
left bunker in
area out of bounds right
patter made triple bogy six here
earlier on the
green just what you want here on
15 put here for 15 six
hole to even
St the card
oh
another great put that just missed
that’s a
par for
Evan and off to the TP 16
Pole right two to 396 y power
46 Tre and is down the right a few trees
and a penalty area down the left
side another iron for
position see you can put it in the sword
grass on like what he did two holes
ago unfortunately went to the double
Boogie
all that’s straight as an
arrow one after six holes
all right EV is gone down the left side
of the Fairway here with his t- shot at
16 flag today is on 20 but only five
from the left
Edge safe player would be out to the
right
same shot it’s only missed one Fairway
and one green thus
far and is qualifying
round H from birdie just off to 16
green I would think this BR right to
left
let get back to even
car with 11 to
go going to top
seven on advance to the finals which
will be at Golf Club of Georgia Lakeside
course
Monday June 3rd
just about on the line again a little
short this time
around par is a good score on 16
part but now for Mr Thompson same
hole short downhill Par 3 17th coming
up all uphill par 4 184 and then make
the turn onto the Mountain View n
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it’s all going a little South all of a
sudden double it 14 now a single Boogie
at 16 he’s now two over for the day
all right Evan now 123 y par
17 shortest hole on the
property location’s in a different spot
this year it’s 1605 from the right you
don’t want to miss pin high
right it’s a bunker front right as well
which the last plane par that hit just
found the guy went first is just beyond
the
hole
okay you have a chance for a
birdie I’ve been putting for birdie here
at team from just off the
green all of a sudden he’s missed three
of the last four greens after hitting
the first four Greens in
regulation this is for another bounce
back he got the bounce back birdie at 13
after Bogi in 12
part put now from opson at 177 stay at
plus
two dear
dear that’s back to back bogus the first
time and now three over for the first
time
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today now EV Thompson on a 433 yd par
418 about 262 to reach that bunker on
the left 286 over it left of the cart
path is out of bounds and
houses few trees down the right hand
side of as
well this last four holes and four
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over that’s going towards the next
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hole P the day here on 18 is back
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left and the second shot for
Evan on the right rough
here golf ball should be above his
feet he’s probably about to aim this out
to the right pin today 25 on and eight
from the left left you missed
left could end up in the collection area
I saw a Kenny park down there this
morning and I think he made boogey five
from there there a bunker right at this
green and long is no
good lost that golf ball there’s the
clubhouse in the background and that’s
the pro shop right
there EV was one under par standing on
the 14th T is now three overpar for the
round bir put here for the oven at
18 just to make the turn and two over
37 for
power P now for Thompson to go out 3
over
38 just about at the two and a half hour
mark playing this front
line all right didn’t miss that one that
time so he remains at plus
three got to find some more bir
427 y power first hole surpris he’s got
the iron
out fairly buned on the left hand side
trees on both
sides
left BL down
Breeze might explain why it has to iron
up
that should
work this change candies
see shot at the
first looks like it just barely caught
the right side of the
Fairway a good angle for him because the
flag is on 20 and eight from the left
side bump right is
green don’t want to go over the green
pulled
it here from EV Thompson the first his
10
for for
all right EV Thompson down to here to
178 y par through second
hole location today 23 on six on the
right anything missed right could either
find sand or even worse the water
looks like there’s Miss left
look like edan’s taking some relief
hopefully not an
unplayable so I’m hoping this is only
his second shot and not his third shot
CU he is already three over for the
day start slowly running out of
poles twice earlier he was one under
foot around
go walls below his feet
landing spot now he’s got that put the
save
power and boy dropped in a four over for
the first time
today short par 4 third coming up follow
by the difficult Par 3
fourth very important car put here for
Happ especially at this stage of the
qualifying round
has not had a birdie since the 13th
hole the Boogie P for et
earlier had Bogies at
12 16 and 17 so this is for his fourth
Boby of the
round also had a double bogy at 14
four over par now for
Evan Thompson 48 y for third hole
there’s a
bunker that turn the dog away left or
right 309 to the front edge so you Happ
to go for the green
there’s a penalty area which fronts to
Green front pin position today here at
the
third all right e is on the far right
side of the Fairway here the
third but is on the side Hill Li go
Falls above his feet so he probably to
aim out to the right a little bit pin
today is on seven 16 on the left and you
see what’s fronts is green
H2O don’t want any part of
that unfortunately when we saw Seth
Brandon find the H2 from the Fairway
bunker last
year which led to a double bogey for
him oh no let’s going to hang up there
unlucky break there for
Evan here for at the Third
ah I probably needed about two or three
more rolls and it was
in par for Evan but not what he needs
right now he needs
birdies six holes left for Evan
and now Evans on the teer the longest
part three here at Mar Country
Club 203 Yard part 34 which play uphill
today flag is on 16 and seven in the
left you don’t want to miss
left de bunker front left
two tier green this
one out right
lengthy Puck here for birdie for Evan
Thompson here at the par
34 so this is a much needed birdie for
him after the trials and tribulations
he’s faced
let run on by a little bit
nice two fo par for Evan but again he
need some birdies
all right EV on the T of the 413 yd car
for fif
hole downhill to the left L the Fairway
bunkers down the right hand
side Tre down there as well
four over par he’s got to get something
going
quick second shot for Ev from the left R
here at
five H is on 18 and five from that side
don’t want to miss right
pretty close for Thompson here five
kind it put from this low area up and
over the Ridge and then down towards the
hole if he were to drain this we would
get them back to three over for the day
Inc
two point part for Evan but four holes
remain in his qualifying round
EV drive here 41 y 4 six
hole five for the members
uphill back towards New Salem
Road EV is Miss faway to the right here
at the
six and the pin is on 19 and N from the
right side long is no good
here this is the furthest
south go here in Mar the country
club looks like it’s gone to the right
wow about that second shot that played
from The Ring
r that can’t be rewarded with a birdie a
much needed
birdie he is four car for today
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on birie on this
hole Mr thp at
six converted par
for 10 two on this golf course 10 the
other one with e birdie to start his
qualifying round earlier this
afternoon so had two birdies all
day 43 power
474 New Salem Road trees out the bounds
down the right trees down the left
side
downhill right left
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second shot for Evan at
seven flag is on 14 and six from the
right you do not want to miss right or
long it’s a penalty area that runs
behind this green separates this hole
from the 12
hole it’s almost like a punch
bow Type green
that’s a great
shot just R to the Row’s dad Mr
Kevin dad of Mitchell and Parker
unfortunately none of them are out here
playing this year but is second year
running two years ago since Connor last
played in his
qualifier meanwhile Evan Conor’s former
teammate has a putt for birdie here at
seven he hasn’t had one since the four
oh the 13th hole which was his four for
the
day and his first birdie of the second
nine now you got a par five coming
up gets back to three over but I’m
afraid his chances are over after that
five over par stretch he had
earlier
5508
58 buers on the left hand side plus a
creek trees and the 11 hole down the
right
and Uphill all the way on way to the
right might be long enough to get home
in two shots coming off birdie at
7 H to clear the driving Zone
finally CAU back up to
them time in a long time
might be down the left side of
theway second shot for here at eight on
the left side of the Fairway he’s got an
iron
out hold on 14 and five on the right
don’t want to miss
right good angle for
being on the left side of the
fairware birdie 13 then doubled
14 birdie here we get them back to even
on the fives today probably one over on
them one under on the par fours
that’s low one
left end of the driving range is down
that
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way it’s three over on the threes
today third shot for Thompson here at
eight the last of the three par fivs
at least I thought it was his
turn apparently it
wasn’t now it is third shot for Thompson
at
eight cannot miss
right from where he is
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he’s going to the
back it’s coming
back just back onto the putting surface
that’s going to be a long
putt make it back to back birdies
bird here for Evan here at eight 17th
hole
today to get back to plus two
he’s got some meat left on that bone for
par made a nice birdie back there at
seven don’t want to give that
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back see like every time he’s made a
birdie today he’s taking a step back on
the next hole or next hole after
that part put to remain at 3
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over this time he putting from from
below the
hole and will be back into the breeze as
well well first part he had was downhill
and down
Breeze one hole remaining after
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this it’s the car 49th which PB doubled
earlier this morning
over the green approach then left it
there that came right back at
him that back to four over
it’s a part to shoot
74 well I just looked at golf genius
they got Evan at five over with a par at
13 I thought he birdi 13 so go genius is
right then that means I’ve been wrong
most of the day the
score you need part 13 he must have
found a penalty area with his t- shot
it’s the 446 y power
fortnite speaking of County areas you
want to avoid that Lake about 300 yard
or
so left of the
Fairway the pins over on the left hand
side
today oh yeah this ding it right into
the right rough of number
10 10 to nine 13 on Six from the left
got to carry the penalty area in the
bunker front
left should be a good angle but the
trees might be an
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issue sound like
CAD may have gotten score wrong on 13 so
I think he did make birdie there after
all so he is four over
par but Evan does have has to go over
his scores at the scoring area so we’ll
see inde birdie
13 right Evan for birdie at
nine this is the Sho around down to 3
over
73 there’s some big numbers today Blake
brumo 87 this morning in the fourth
group off l p and the group behind him
82 Justin Mai
76 only ke guest has broken 70 out of my
players but miles Jones is two under
pared last
check and that’s the projected cut right
now somebody is shot of 65 earlier today
a
Hugh third
kill it’s a little round of the
day all right EV Thompson for par and
around of 4 over
74 so turned in 3 over 38 comes home and
1 over 36
there’s three birdies for heaven today
10 13 and
seven five Bogies and a
double so beginning Fray Friday gsga
will have their four ball championship
at Echelon Golf Club in
alfaretta Nate gaan and Chase McLean are
the defending Champions and then you got
the 2022 Champions Franco Castro and
Tyler gruka playing as well
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