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EmailDORAL, Fla. – If they were handing out crystal for eagles, like they do at the Masters, Robert Allenby would need a U-Haul here at the CA Championship.
The Aussie had two more in his second-round 67, giving him three eagles for the tournament. That in itself is quite a haul, but what makes it even more interesting is the fact he’s made them on a par-3, a par-4 and a par-5.
The first one came Thursday when Allenby holed a sand wedge from 114 yards at the par-4 fifth.
In Round 2, Allenby was four holes into his round when he drilled a 5-wood at the 232-yard, par-3 13th. “Just landed perfect, a little bit of a fade, about 15 feet short of the hole, then sort of checked up,a nd then rolled up into the hole.”
He said it was his 14th ace in competition.
But it wasn’t his last eagle of the day, because after making the turn, Allenby reached the 516-yard, par-5 first in two and converted an 18-foot eagle putt.
“Each day has been kind to me,” Allenby said. Then he laughed. “But I’ve had a few little mysteries in there, too.”
He was referring to the fact that Thursday he finished with four straight bogeys to shoot 68, then in Round 2 he had a double-bogey at the par-4 16th and also closed with bogeys on two of his final three holes.
Through 36 holes, Allenby is 9-under, one behind Ernie Els.
He leads Els in the eagle department, 3-0, however.
