Omar Uresti. Of course.
My player focus was Jeff Gove yesterday, and Bob Heintz today. Heintz made a great comeback today to post 3-under 68, and Gove struggled in route to a even-par 71 yesterday. Now tomorrow my player focus will be Uresti, as he tries to move into contention.
He is 9 strokes back of the lead at the moment, so it will not be easy. But Uresti has the capability to go low, as evidenced by a 8-under 64 he fired in the final round at Turning Stone in 2006, in the first pro golf tournament I ever saw live.
Who knows. If I wasn't so impressed by Uresti's 64 back then, maybe I wouldn't be sitting here writing this today, covering the Nationwide Tour from a hotel room in Greenville. Good stuff.
Anyway, when I ran into Uresti in the lobby, he seemed to recognize me, which was pretty cool. He asked me point-blank what I was doing in Greenville, and I told him about my project. I told him I have already followed Gove and Heintz this week.
He asked who I was following tomorrow. I said, "you." Of course.
We arranged for the post-round interview that I was able to set up with both Gove and Heintz. Perfect. He said he has a good story about losing a bet with Martin Piller, which should be interesting.
Uresti tees off tomorrow at Thornblade at 10:15 a.m. Currently at 3-under par, he sits right on the cut line. The cut is made to the low 60 and ties, and Uresti currently sits in a tie for 49th.
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