FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Stepping into the cauldron of the final group in the final round of a major, Harold Varner III showed just how quickly things can spiral out of control.Varner played his way into Sundays anchor pairing alongside Brooks Koepka with three rounds of steady play, entering the finale at Bethpage at 5 under,seven shots off the lead. He got to within five after a clinical dissection of the opening hole, combining a birdie with a bogey from Koepka.But that was as close as hed get, as Varner bogeyed No. 3 before disaster struck on the par-5 fourth. Hepulled his drive into thick rough and then his second shot found more trouble, bounding into trees and leading to a lost ball. He made a double bogey and didnt make another birdie the rest of the way, signing for an 11-over 81 that dropped him into a tie for 36th.
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Harold Varner III birdied the first hole in the final round of the PGA. But things went sideways, literally, quickly thereafter. I was super excited, man. Its a great opportunity. I just dont know how you cant get up for that, Varner said. I just didnt play very well. I didnt do what I was supposed to do. But Im excited I had the opportunity, and Im excited to learn from it and get better.Varner won the Australian PGA Championship in 2016, but he remains in search of his first PGA Tour win and entered the week ranked 174thin the world. While his first brush with contention on a major stage didnt go as planned, he took plenty of positives from the experience with the hopes of returning in the not-too-distant future.Its hard, but I still had a good time. Thats kind of what you play for, Varner said. So its all right. Obviously Im a little pissed right now. You want to do well. I dont know who else doesnt. But Im going to get a lot better from it.But don't feel bad for Varner. He certainly isn't feeling bad for himself. "I still had a good time. It's what you play for. They do a really good job of doing the little things
Varner (81) 'a little pissed' but he 'still had a good time' By Will Gray. But that was as close as he'd get, as Varner bogeyed No. 3 before disaster struck on the par-5 fourth. He pulled
Varner (81) 'a little pissed,' but he 'still had a good time
Varner (81) 'a little pissed,' but he 'still had a good time' Golf Channel | May 20, 2019 Related Topics: Harold Varner III , Brooks Koepka , Farmingdale , Australian PGA Championship , Bethpage, New York , Province No. 3 , New York , par
Varner (81) 'a little pissed,' but he 'still had a good time
Varner (81) 'a little pissed,' but he 'still had a good time' Golf Channel. May 19, 2019 But that was as close as he'd get, as Varner bogeyed No. 3 before disaster struck on the par-5 fourth
Harold Varner 'a little pissed' but he 'still had a good time
Harold Varner 'a little pissed' after final-round 81 at the
Varner (81) 'a little pissed,' but he 'still had a good time'Source: Golf ChannelPublished on 2019-05-19
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While his early brush with contention on a bigger stage didn't go as planned, he took plenty of positives from the experience with the hopes of returning in the not-too-distant future. "It's hard, but I still had a good time. That's kind of what you play for," Varner said. "So it's all right. Obviously I'm a little pissed right now.
Varner (81) 'a little pissed,' but he 'still had a good time'
"It's hard, but still had a good time, man," he said. "That's kind of what you play for. That's my first time there, and I can't wait to get back there and see how I can improve.
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"I just didn't play very well. I didn't do what I was supposed to do. But I'm excited I had the opportunity, and I'm excited to learn from it and get better. "It's hard, but I still had a good time. That's kind of what you play for," Varner went on. "So it's all right. Obviously I'm a little pissed right now. You want to
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Varner (81) 'a little pissed,' but he 'still had a good time' By Will Gray. But that was as close as he'd get, as Varner bogeyed No. 3 before disaster struck on the par-5 fourth. He pulled
Varner (81) 'a little pissed,' but he 'still had a good time'
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