Wakhu cards three under par 68 to make cut at Savannah Classic

Golf Park’s David Wakhu picked from where he had left in the first round of the ongoing European Tour’s Savannah Classic, carding three under par 68 for a combined round total of eight under par 134 to make cut.

Teeing off at the par-four tenth, the 37-year old picked a turkey at the par-four tenth and par-five 11th and 12th to set his round off on a high. He bogeyed the par-four 13th and parred the next three holes before picking a fourth birdie at the par-four 17th. He dropped another shot in the final hole of his front nine for a 34 out.

On his back nine, Wakhu parred the first two holes, the par-four first and par-three second to maintain his two under par score. He, however picked bac-to-back bogeys at the par-four third and par-three fourth but recovered immediately for bac-to-back birdies at the fifth and sixth. He leveled the next two par-four holes and picked birdie at the par-four ninth for 34 out and three under par for the day.

In the first round played on Tuesday, 23 March, Wakhu had played an impressive round of five under par 66 to close the day two shots off the day’s leaders.

Teeing off at the par-four first hole, he parred the first two, dropped a shot at the par-four third but picked a birdie at the par five sixth to level the front nine at 35 out. He had a better back nine, playing a bogey-free nine holes with three birdies and an eagle at the par-five 11th for 31 in and a total round of five under par 66. 

His round one score was a new record. He broke his own record of the lowest score set by a Kenyan at a European Tour event at Karen, which he set last week in the second round of the Open when he played four under par 67. 

“I started hot by bagging in three birdies in a row but unfortunately I three-putted at hole number 13. My tee shot landed in the middle of the fairway then I hit to the center of the green. It was a little bit long putt but I three-putted, missed a short put to miss making a par. I just knew I had a few shots to look up to because at the second round one has to work extra hard to make cut. From the first round score I knew I shouldn’t beat myself, just concentrate and see how my game goes and it went well,” said Wakhu.

He continued, “From playing at the Magical Kenya Open to the Classic, I have had some European Tour pros who kept on encouraging me to keep playing well and adjust my game just a little bit while keeping my cool and enjoying the game. It feels good to make cut, having missed last week’s cut after a poor first round.”