Peter Malnati got into trouble on the fourth hole at the Black Desert Championship, but a good swing bailed him out.
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Peter Malnati got off to a great start at Thursday's Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah. The PGA Tour veteran birdied the par-3 3rd to get within one early, but ran into trouble on the 4th hole.
The Black Desert Resort course was the last from architect Tom Weiskopf, and the course goes through a mud flat. Like most desert courses, that means there are plenty of unplayable areas and out-of-bounds penalties to come.
On the 4th hole, a 477-yard par-4, Malnati found one of those OB spots when he blocked his shot to the right. He was forced to play again, but again – this time he missed the remaining boundaries.
From the tee and playing his fifth shot, he blasted it 299 yards down the fairway and had 177 left on his fairway. So naturally he caught that with a double bogey.
The ball landed right on the green but took a slope and swung left towards the hole. It picked up speed and rolled out of the corner and into the cup for a double-bogey 6 – which was also a good break as the pin kept the ball from rolling 10 feet near the hole.
After leaving the hole, a humble Malnati muttered, “golf sucks,” before smiling. “Golf eats very badly.”
He explained in detail when his teammates congratulated him.
“This is stupid… twice as good!” he said.
Malnati shot a 2-over 73 and will have to shoot under par on Friday to make the cut. He begins his second round at 8:29 am ET on Friday. You can view the full times for round 2 here, and scroll through the tournament leaderboard here.
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