By Mark Lamport-Stokes
SAN MARTIN, California Tue Oct 4, 2011 9:35pm EDT
SAN MARTIN, California (Reuters) - Twelve many months immediately after falling agonizingly brief associated with declaring an initial PGA Tour victory in his rookie season, Alex Prugh is back again along at the same location along with lofty expectations intended for this particular week's Frys.com Open.
Prugh tied with regard to next with a drenched CordeValle Golf Club continue year, only 1 action at the rear of many other American Rocco Mediate, after extremely close to eagling the actual penultimate hole.
"I definitely have great feelings coming into this week," your 27-year-old from Spokane, Washington, told Reuters with Tuesday after finishing a lengthy train treatment along with his waist putter.
"Coming returning here, I've have loads of men and women remind me belonging to the drive I click with seventeen which usually I almost made. Hopefully I can develop fireworks like that again this week."
Prugh pretty almost aced your par-four 17th within the finalized round, his shot attaining some sort of feet short of the cup before returned forwards a few legs beyond.
Though he / she tapped set for his skull cap two, his participating in partner Mediate unexpectedly furthermore eagled your hole immediately after cuddled up short of the eco-friendly there are various 17th tee.
Mediate enquired Prugh to mark his ball within the environmentally friendly before he / she amazingly holed out from 116 yards intended for their fourth eagle belonging to the week, appropriately locking down this title.
CORDEVALLE SHOT-MAKING
"I know your fans adored many that shot-making these with CordeValle last year and I beloved the idea too," beamed Prugh, who earned the the year just gone New Zealand Open. "And it is fine building a not one but two for a par-four."
Prugh finished their maiden period on the PGA Tour using several top-10 completes within twenty-eight starts, as well as seemed to be nominated for fresh of the year.
Though his / her 2011 marketing will never be because successful, they seemed to be significantly prompted through his / her link to get 29th at last week's Las Vegas Open where by he / she registered a number of effective sub-70 rounds.
"I have a good solid match which usually always will get just a little self-belief going," reported Prugh, who is situated 167th inside money number and needs to break in the top 125 to secure total playing liberties for future year.
"I beloved this course at first chance I played out the item and I cannot hold out to obtain to choose from on Thursday. There are undoubtedly many scoring holes being released and fortunately I capitalized on these holes previous year."
Asked that will assess a 2011 time when a connect pertaining to 20th in the Sony Open in January has been his finest finish, Prugh replied: "This year, the way to considerably slower. I've been recently taking care of lots of stuff nonetheless I feel including my online game can be good.
"There are still some tournaments still left so I include an abundance of time period to acquire that mutually in addition to keep my (PGA Tour) card."
(Editing through Ian Ransom )
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