OT: Former XU golfer Kokrak in Nationwide at OSU

[Mr. Neutral]

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Jason Kokrak tees it up at 8:40 a.m. this morning at the Nationwide Children's Hospital event at OSU' Scarlet Course.

[muskieman]

Go Jason.

[xu39]

The Scarlet course is a very tough golf course. Based upon my experience, Jason better keep the ball in the fairway, or he will have a tough time on that course, there are darn trees everywhere on that course. It seemed like if the ball was even slightly off the fairway, the trees started coming into play. I remember a large number of bunkers(probably because I was always in them)and fast, difficult greens too.

[xubuck]

I went last year to follow a friend's nephew. It is well worth the drive up to Columbus. In addition to the trees, it appears that Jack Nicklaus imported most of the Sahara Desert when he remodeled the course.
It's unbelieveable to watch these guys and realize that there are 200+ better golfers in the world.

Most amazing to me was a guy hit a 40 yard chip that never went higher than 4 feet, and the darn thing had so much backspin that after landing 8 feet past the hole it ended up 5 feet below the hole.

[Mr. Neutral]

Jason started off fine (parring his first 4 holes), but then went +5 over the next four holes, and that's where he stands after 17. He's currently #124 of 126 guys that have gone out.

[Mr. Neutral]

Jason had a better 2nd round (73) but still missed the cut by 6. Better luck next time, JK.