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cast for today's first round in the U.S. Open Championship at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y., is calling for upwards of an inch of rain, but Silva isn't going to let anything dampen his mood or mess with his goal of making the cut and playing on the weekend.
"I don't mind playing in wet conditions," Silva said. "It will make the rough here even harder to play out of, but I'm hitting the ball well and I've been doing a good job staying out of trouble."
Silva played a nine-hole practice round in the sunshine on Wednesday and said he's ready for the challenges that playing in golf's most-demanding tournament present.
"It was the best day this week and I had a lot of fun playing with a good friend of mine named Mike Welch," Silva said. "The golf course hasn't been playing firm or fast and if it rains like they say it's going to, it's only going to get softer and slower."
Welch, who hails from North Quincy, and Silva are former roommates who earned their way into the tournament at a grueling 36-hole sectional qualifier in Purchase, N.Y., where Silva finished first for the second straight year.
Silva missed the cut in last year's Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego after shooting rounds of 80 and 76, but he learned a valuable lesson along the way.
"I threw away a lot of shots around the greens," Silva said. "I've been working extra hard on my short game and it's paid off. I'm hitting my approach shots a lot closer to the hole and that's been helping my scoring."
Roger Brightman, who's been a big part of the local golf scene in the New Bedford area for a lot of years, caddied for Silva in 2007 when Silva made it to Stage 2 (the halfway point) at the PGA Tour's qualifying school.
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cast for today's first round in the U.S. Open Championship at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y., is calling for upwards of an inch of rain, but Silva isn't going to let anything dampen his mood or mess with his goal of making the cut and playing on the weekend."I don't mind playing in wet conditions," Silva said. "It will make the rough here even harder to play out of, but I'm hitting the ball well and I've been doing a good job staying out of trouble."
Silva played a nine-hole practice round in the sunshine on Wednesday and said he's ready for the challenges that playing in golf's most-demanding tournament present.
"It was the best day this week and I had a lot of fun playing with a good friend of mine named Mike Welch," Silva said. "The golf course hasn't been playing firm or fast and if it rains like they say it's going to, it's only going to get softer and slower."
Welch, who hails from North Quincy, and Silva are former roommates who earned their way into the tournament at a grueling 36-hole sectional qualifier in Purchase, N.Y., where Silva finished first for the second straight year.
Silva missed the cut in last year's Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego after shooting rounds of 80 and 76, but he learned a valuable lesson along the way.
"I threw away a lot of shots around the greens," Silva said. "I've been working extra hard on my short game and it's paid off. I'm hitting my approach shots a lot closer to the hole and that's been helping my scoring."
Roger Brightman, who's been a big part of the local golf scene in the New Bedford area for a lot of years, caddied for Silva in 2007 when Silva made it to Stage 2 (the halfway point) at the PGA Tour's qualifying school.
For further details visit as : www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090618/SPORTS/906180357
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