APL Blog

Rain has now replaced the heavy wind gusts from this morning. Rain was in the forecast today and it could get real heavy by 5 p.m. PDT. The challenging conditions certainly has made scoring very tough. Only Devon Purser of Clearfield, Utah, managed to break par on the par-70 Bandon Trails layout among the early wave of golfers. Two others, Maxwell Marsico and Jonathan Randolph, each shot even-par 70s. Otherwise, players are not only battling a challenging golf course, but the windy conditions and their mental fortitude. How tough can things get? One golfer took a 13 on the 325-yard, par-4 14th hole. Charles Chon, a player from Aurora, Colo., opened with a 48 and then bounced back with a 1-over 36 on the inward nine. That's how crazy things can get when the winds pick up and players are trying every which way to control the trajectory of their golf ball. That's what makes true links golf special. -- David Shefter