Curtis Luck would be forgiven for sitting glued to The Masters coverage this afternoon, the 20-year-old is on the cut line but that’s not his style.
Curtis Luck would be forgiven for sitting glued to The Masters coverage this afternoon, the 20-year-old is on the cut line but that’s not his style.
Calm and composed, important traits for a golfer, the West Australian amateur fired an even par second round and is now tied 54th with the top-50 making the weekend.
While most players would have an anxious wait ahead of them, Luck is taking it all in his stride.
However don’t be mistaken, Luck is a competitor and would love nothing more than to be teeing it up at Augusta National on the weekend.
“All I was looking for today was to get that confidence back on how I’m hitting it and hopefully shoot a score that was good enough to make the cut,” said Luck.
“It would be lovely to be here for an extra two days and play tournament golf, rather than watching it.
“I won’t watch any television or anything this afternoon; I’ll just look late tonight and see what happens.
“If I’m in, I’m in and I’ll think about that tomorrow, if that’s the case.”
Having posted 6-over 78 in the first round, Luck found the course set up more to his liking today and was more comfortable out there.
“Yesterday was not the day I was hoping for, so I was a little unhappy, I could say. But today was good.
“It’s (the course) very similar conditions to what it was yesterday. The greens are a little bit firmer and faster,” added Luck.
“I think a couple of the tee shots I probably got my head around a little bit more last night, just knowing what to expect today.
“But I think that also the pins were a little bit more generous today. So yeah, your approach shots were probably a little less stressful.”
Luck was impressive, he was 2-under after 13 holes before a bogey on 14 threatened to derail his round.
However showing the talent which will ensure he has a long career, Luck bounced back with a birdie on the 15th before giving back straight away on the 16th.
An unlucky bogey on the 18th wasn’t the way Luck was hoping to end his round but didn’t sour it.
“I’m really happy with the way I played. It’s a bit unfortunate to finish with two bogeys in the last three,” added Luck.
“I 3‑putted 16, but didn’t think I did a hole heck of a lot wrong. I hit a terrible short putt which was unfortunate.
“Then 18, I actually hit two quite good shots in, misjudged the wind a little, but thought I missed it in the correct spot in that front trap with the front flag, and got up there and it was plugged. So, I couldn’t really do much, unfortunately.”
If Luck does see the weekend rounds he is still well within the hunt of low amateur honours.
The only other amateur looking likely of making the cut is Stewart Hagestad who is 1-over after 12 holes today to be 3-over total.