Fanling played a little differently this year. The rough was downright nasty and you could find yourself in some pretty tough lies around the greens. The eighth hole in particular - the rough was three or four inches deep at the back of the green there. But the course was set up fantastically, really immaculate.
I played the first three rounds really well, and to have the 66 on Friday and the 67 on Saturday put me one behind Marcus Fraser, the leader, heading into the final round.
Unfortunately for ‘Frase’ he caught a bad lie on the first hole on Sunday and made a double. I made a great up and down to save par which I felt was really important. It set me up well, although all of a sudden I go on this run of birdies and bogeys. I did make a great up and down on the seventh, which was actually better than the up and down I would later make on the 18th in regulation, but it wasn’t until the par-4 10th where I really made a good move.
We had a bit of a wait on the tee but then I striped a 3-wood and nearly holed it! A two-putt for birdie there really got me going. I then birdied the 12th, although I did make a mistake at the 13th, an easy par-5, by not picking up a shot.
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