Episode 11 on The Big Break Ka’anapali featured six holes of stroke play golf among our final three participants – Kim, Lori and Sophie. The first two holes are a par 5 and a short par 4. Kim bombs it past the other two players on the par 5 but fails to take advantage of her length. All three players par the hole. Kim pulls a four iron out of the bag for the next hole, a short par 4. She basically cancels out her advantage. Lori three putts. Kim and Sophie make par.
The third hole is a 340 yard par 4. Sophie and Lori make a mess of the hole and both bogey. Kim fires another par. The fourth is a 143 yard par 3. Lori hits it closest to the hole yet three jacks for the third consecutive hole. Kim and Sophie make par.
We come now to our second par 5. Advantage Kim, right? Wrong. Kim hits three lousy shots in a row but manages to get up and down for par. Lori puts her third shot 60 feet away from the flag and three jacks for the fourth consecutive hole. Sophie nails a long one for birdie. Kim and Sophie are tied and have four shots on Lori going into the final hole. All three par the last hole for an anti-climactic finish.
Lori takes 16 putts over 6 holes after calling out Kim for her putting on a previous episode. How’s that for poetic justice? I guess, in the end, Lori just outright choked. Lori did have a point. Kim missed at least two very makeable birdie putts. To beat Sophie next week, Kim will have to make a few putts for birdie. Sophie could, however, fold under the constant beatdown of being outdriven by 50+ yards per hole. Kim needs to take advantage of her length.