Davidson opened the final round with a bogey on 4 and doubles on 6 and 9, ruining any chances of earning a nice-sized paycheck this week. At 1-under for the event and flirting with last place, a solid back nine would be near-fruitless from a monetary standpoint.
But in his first tournament of 2012 after tearing his ACL late last year, the experienced Davidson knows that any tournament setting is a chance to improve. Especially after not playing for a few months.
"It's tough," Davidson said. "But then you're just trying to work on your game, trying to make some birdies to get back to a respectable score. You know that you're probably not going to have a good finish after that start, so it's just trying to build for next week."
So Davidson went out and made a score on the back nine, shooting a 4-under 32 capped off by a birdie on 18. Although the effort wouldn't even move him into the top 50 on the week, the North Carolina resident was happy to finish strong.
Davidson tore his ACL playing basketball, and found himself feeling a bit uncomfortable during his first round Thursday. But he battled through the initial sense of confusion, and said he is excited for next week.
"I got into it," Davidson said. "After the first round, I sort of settled in. But the first round I was definitely a little more anxious than I normally am, in the middle of the season."
And battling the early nerves to make the cut in his return, after six months off? Not half-bad.
"I didn't have much expectation," Davidson said. "I just really wanted to finish four rounds and not have my knee hurting too bad. I guess I kind of did that. It (the knee) is a little sore, but not too bad."
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