As it turned out, his miserable tee shot and accompanying playoff loss didn't just cost him half a million dollars in that tournament. It cost him an easy ride to get his tour card via both money and a two-year exemption, and now he's sweating in 122nd place. He's just three spots over that cut line.
Last year, in the same position, he fell short, shooting ugly-twin 74s and missing the Disney cut. He finished at 127.
He's in good shape so far this year, having carded a 4-under 68 in the first round and opening the second round with a pair of birdies and an eagle that left him inside the top 5.
"Last year gave me a good idea of what I was going to be feeling like, because I was in the exact same position," he said after Thursday's round. "I was 122 last year and came out here and didn’t think the right way and didn’t play the right way."
So far, it's working out just fine. But as Garrigus well knows, it's not how you play the first 71 holes, it's how you play that last one.
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