Misryoum reports Matt McCarty’s third-round began with a mix of birdies and bogeys at Trump National Doral.
A birdie on the first hole and a string of swings quickly set the tone for Matt McCarty’s third round at Trump National Doral.
Misryoum reports that McCarty began his Saturday round with a strong push on the par-5 opening hole. then moved through a seven-hole stretch filled with momentum changes.. He logged an eagle and four birdies while also picking up two bogeys before his start eventually settled into a par on the par-5 8th. after he missed a lengthy birdie putt.
That kind of roller-coaster start is common at high-level golf, but it can still be jarring when the scores are clustered so tightly hole to hole.
Going hole by hole, the early card for McCarty featured a mix of made putts and misses.. He made a birdie on the first few holes after his opening eagle. followed by bogey swings that interrupted the flow.. One highlight came from an 86-yard chip that landed close and resulted in a birdie. adding to a sequence where short game execution played a major role.
Earlier on Friday, the volatility continued. Misryoum notes that McCarty finished the second round with bogey-bogey, and Saturday’s opening segment featured a run of holes without a par, extending the sense that his round was defined as much by fine margins as by strategy.
Golf’s “everything but par” stretches matter because they can either energize a player or force them to recalibrate, sometimes more mentally than tactically.
While McCarty’s start drew attention for its lack of routine scoring. Misryoum reports he was not in range of the PGA Tour’s longest known opening streak of non-par holes in the ShotLink era.. That record belongs to Per-Ulrik Johansson. whose first round at the 2004 Valero Texas Open began with an extended series of non-par results.
In the field picture, McCarty was positioned in the middle early in the third round, starting Saturday in 12th place. Misryoum reports his brief surge from the start of the round pushed him as high as a tie for second before the numbers began to settle.
The takeaway for fans is that at Doral, a round can turn in minutes, and a single missed putt can quickly separate a hot start from a merely strong one.