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On Thursday Canada's Aaron Cockerill came to the par5 253yd 18th at Wentworth GC at -4 looking to make birdie or even eagle at the famous closing hole.
Aaron hit his drive 310 yards past the 2 big bunkers on the left and had 217 left into the pin and decided to go for it. However he pulled the first one into the water, now playing 4, did the same again and finished with a double bogey 7.
This is how champion caddie Billy Foster says to play it:
"The 18th is the opposite to the 17th as you’ve got to hit a big cut off the tee or a big bomb right over the big trees on the right-hand side of the fairway. If it’s firm it can run out to 325 yards and there’s a ditch that runs right across the fairway so some guys will hit 3-wood off the tee. There’s a couple of big bunkers up the left-hand side and if you hit a straight tee shot it will run out to them which leaves a wedge over the creek and a wedge for your third shot. If you can get your tee shot away you can give yourself a great chance of birdie and outside chance of eagle. The green is quite small which does run away from you and there’s more to short and to the left-hand side of the green so you’ll see a lot of players bailing out to the right-hand bunker. But if you do go over the back right you’ve left yourself a demanding chip shot as you’re chipping downhill towards water. It’s all about getting a nice yardage in your hand on this hole so you’re not stuck in between clubs."
Today with a clean card at -4, Aaron came to 18 and having learned his lesson, played a 3 wood short of the bunkers 266yds, leaving 258 to the pin. He laid up with his second leaving 82 yards, hit his wedge to 26 feet and made the putt for birdie 4, a round of 67 T6 at -7.
With the round winding down it looks like Matthew Baldwin who has been lights out for two days 65 66 -13 will have the lead, by how much depends on these late guys, right now he leads by 3.
Weather : There is rain in the forecast for Sunday
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