The talented Irish PGA professional Barrie Trainor suffered the tougher conditions at Wentworth on Friday afternoon. The result saw an efficient opening round come unstuck on Friday., when he signed for an eight over par 80 – to miss out on a lucrative weekend stay.
Although the Warrenpoint opened with a bogey, he then birdied the fourth to make amends for the mistake at the third - which he also bogeyed. Only to drop two more shots at the seventh to reach the half way mark on three over par.
Having started the day one under the danger zone started to loom at this stage if Barry was to remain inside the projected level par cut – which may have added to the pressure.
But it was not to be this time and the homeward leg saw Trainor bogey ten, twelve, fourteen, fifteen and eighteen to finish with a 42, and leave him well outside the cut on +7 – albeit two shots better than the current US Open Champion and fellow Northern Ireland golfer, Rory McIlroy.
And four shots better than three time major champion, Padraig Harrington.
It was a pity for Trainor who had travelled the demanding course so safely on Thursday with a one under par - giving up only two bogeys on the card - and then amending matters with three birdies to ease the damage.
But in truth it was a big step up to play with the world's best on the tough Ernie Elks redesigned course and far beyond anything – other than the Irish Open – that Trainor would play on a competitive basis with frequency.
It is also no doubt disappointing for Trainor himself to exit in this way, the experience will prove invaluable when he plays Royal Portrush for the 20120 Irish Open n a few weeks - where no doubt Trainor will make amends.
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