After opening with a 66 and storming into the lead at the TOUR Championship yesterday, Sean O'Hair followed-up with a disappointing 81 today at East Lake Golf Club outside of Atlanta, Georgia.O'Hair inexplicably failed to get up-and-down a single time today, depite narrowly missing the green at numbers 2, 7, 11, 13 and 18. With only 26 putts on the round, O'Hair's stellar run with the flatstick continued after being spotted taking some pre-round putting advice from world number one Tiger Woods yesterday. However, it was not enough to overcome his short game woes, as he continually overshot greens with short pitches.
"I just could not not find the green with a chip all day long," O'Hair said, "My hands felt fidgety on the club and I couldn't get comfortable over the ball on my bump-and-run shots."
The scene on the 11th green epitomized O'Hair's afternoon. He stubbed two pitches with a sand-wedge before switching to a 9-iron and sending his ball cascading through the green and into the gallery. He took an 11 on the hole, effectively ending his chances at the title and its potential accompanying $10 million prize.
"I have no idea what got into me. I had a great practice session before the round and even had time to go over some short game game ideas with Phil [Mickelson] before I teed off," O'Hair said, in reference to a conversation he had with Mickelson beside East Lake's practice green shortly before his 12:00 tee time.
Mickelson, himself, shot 68 on the day, overcoming yesterday's lackluster 73, which was highlighted by several shanks and flubs on number 8, leading to an unpleasant score of 8.
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