The Starter: Round 3, Verizon Heritage

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Apr. 16, 2010

The third round of the Verizon Heritage is set to begin. Here's a look at Saturday's round:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
1:25 p.m. ET, No. 1		Bryce Molder, Boo Weekley Molder continues to work towards his first PGA TOUR win, while Weekley is in the best shape of the former Heritage champs.
1:35 p.m. ET, No. 1		Chad Campbell, Greg Owen Like Weekley, Campbell would like to end a victory drought. Like Molder, Owen would like a first TOUR win.
1:45 p.m. ET No. 1		Jim Furyk, Charles Howell III Furyk and Howell have mixed together 67s and 68s in the first two rounds and make for a solid veteran final pairing.

MORE ROUND 3: Tee times | Inside the field | Inside the course

INSTRUCTOR'S CORNER: Ed Brill, head instructor at Tour Academy Hilton Head, analyzes the playing conditions this week:

Something that jumped out at me Friday was Blake Adams' turnaround. Adams shot 77 in Round 1 and was looking to be heading to New Orleans for next week's tournament at best. Adams turned it around big time, shooting 63 and made the cut with two shots to spare.

Every golfer can learn from this. Just because you have a bad round, it doesn't mean you're finished. It doesn't mean you're a bad person. It simply means you played a bad round of golf. Just as easily as things go wrong, you can turn it around with one good swing. One good feeling or swing thought, and you are on your way.

Saturday's forecast

Sunny
Temp: 86 high/57 low
Mostly sunny with SW winds at 12 mph.

Now just take note that one good thought or feeling will not last forever, and you will be searching again. I guarantee you that the TOUR players go through this also. Take solace in the fact that this is the allure of this great game, the chase of improving is part of the fun. You have to embrace it and be willing to accept that there will be peaks and valleys. If a TOUR player can shoot 14 shots different in one day's time, what should you allow yourself?

I don't feel golfers give the game enough respect. They think a couple of lessons and all should be good, or the latest tip in one of the golf magazines. What everyone sees is TV golf and all the glamour. What we don't see is the practice on the swing, the physical practice in the gym, the mental practice with the sports psychologist, the nutritional habits that a lot of players undertake (I know not all!) and the clubfitting and ball fitting to find the exact best equipment for them.

So golfers of all levels, give yourself a break, but expect to get out of golf what you put into it. It's another of the parallels of golf and life.

The Film Room

	PGA TOUR Today Jim Furyk, Greg Owen and Charles Howell III share the lead heading into Saturday at Harbour Town. Casey Black looks forward to the weekend at the 2010 Verizon Heritage. Watch it
	Round 2 Highlights Jim Furyk, Charles Howell III and Greg Owen are tied at 7 under and have a one-shot lead after two rounds of the 2010 Verizon Heritage. Watch it
	Shot of the Day: Camilo Villegas Camillo Villegas chips in at the par-4 12th hole for birdie at Harbour Town during the second round of the 2010 Verizon Heritage. Watch it