Valero Texas Open: Unlucky Sevens Derail Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore started his round on Saturday at the Valero Texas Open at 1-under par through 36 holes. He was eight shots behind the leaders and needed to make something happen on Saturday.

He made something happen, for sure. It just wasn’t what Moore had hoped would happen.

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Moore’s day started with a par on the first hole. On the par-5 second hole, he hit is drive into the intermediate rough but his second shot went way right. His third got him into a greenside bunker and his fourth got him on the green about 20 feet from the hole. He missed the putt and carded a bogey six.

Things got much worse on the par-3 third hole. His tee shot landed in the water. After re-teeing, his third shot also went into the water. His fifth shot got him onto the green about 20 feet from the hole. He missed the putt and recorded his first seven of the round. That’s right, his first seven of the round.

Moore would bogey the fourth hole to slip to 6-over par on his round. However, he seemed to gather himself after that, carding three straight pars.

But on the par-5 eighth hole, Moore found trouble yet again.

His tee shot landed in the fairway, no problem there. But his second shot again went way right into the native area. He was forced to pitch out, leaving himself about 150 yards for his fourth. He missed the green to the left, then pitched on with his fifth. But another two-putt left him with his second seven in just eight holes. He was 8-over par for the day at that point.

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Moore’s back nine was much quieter. He bogeyed the 11th hole but birdied the 12th. From there, he would par four in a row before carding back-to-back birdies to close his round. He would shoot a 6-over par 78 and would slip more than 50 spots on Saturday.

For Moore, seven was not a lucky number on Saturday. And he got to experience it twice in the first eight holes.

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