While Calum Hill and Grant Forrest came out on top after Round 3 at the Hero Open 2021, Frank Kennedy just might’ve stolen the show. The young golfer is only 15 years old and was out making his European Tour debut. Now, while other performances from David Law, Forrest, and Hill were appreciated, people remained impressed by Kennedy.
Soon after Kennedy finished his final hole, clips of his play were shared on various social media sites. The 15-year-old made a birdie on his final putt, drawing praise from everyone alike. Let’s take a look at Kennedy’s shot, along with reactions shared.
Frank Kennedy wows with his final-hole birdie
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15-year-old Frank Kennedy birdied his final hole to make the cut on his European Tour debut. 👏#HeroOpen pic.twitter.com/Yo9gXaVVzS
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) August 7, 2021
Kennedy birdied his last hole in the second round in the tournament and made the cut on his European Tour debut. He was one-over-73 in Round 3, with three birdies, two bogeys, and one double-bogey. He went and even-par-72 in Round 1, and scored one-under-71 in Round 2 with four birdies and three bogeys.
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The young kid is from Prestbury’s golf club and has reportedly played around 10 tournaments.
Social media reacts to Kennedy’s shot
Would remind you of me really @j_mal11
— Daithi Hol (@TayakenTony) August 7, 2021
That’s the hip turn we’re looking for @ArcBroom .
— Fraser Sinclair (@FraserSinky) August 7, 2021
That’s a great achievement 👏👏👏
— Steve Ferns (@Stevenonrunner) August 7, 2021
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Hero Open Round 3 results
On the other hand, we have Forrest who finished in the top with a 10-under-62 score, which came with six back-to-back birdies, along with four more towards the end. As Round 3 came to an end, both Forrest and Hill were 18 under par and at leading the leaderboard. While Hill did have two bogeys stall his rhythm, he recovered soon with two birdies. Including Law, we have three Scottish golfers ranked in the top five going into Round 4.
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While Law had no bogey, he is tied at fourth place with Bjerregaard (six-under-66). “It was one of those days, with a bogey start as well and you’re thinking it’s not an ideal start,” Forrest said. “The first couple of days I played nicely but couldn’t get anything going and didn’t really make a putt. Today I changed my putting grip and I made pretty much everything. I think Lucas’ putter from yesterday might have rubbed off on me a little bit!”.
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