Mike Legg was a little bit concerned when his opening drive found the rough during men's night Thursday at Aberdeen Glen Golf Course.
He needn't have worried.
Known as a long-ball hitter, Legg did have to settle for a bogie on No. 1, but it was his only miscue of the day. He made up for it in a big way, scorching his own two-year-old course record with a round of 64 that included 10 birdies.
"It wasn't the ideal start, I got here a bit late and didn't have a chance to hit any balls," said Legg, who shot a 65 two years ago on men's night at Aberdeen. "I hit my first one good, it just went into the bush and I ended up making a bogie but I had lots of holes to make it back."
He birdied the next five holes, just missed another on No. 7, and finished the front nine with another bird to move to five-under. He birdie success continued in the 10th, 13th, 15th, and 16th holesand ended up with a couple par holes.
"I knew I was close [to the course] record but I tried not to think about it, because then you get ahead of yourself and bad things happen," said Legg, who had Gary Long and Trevor Haines as his playing partners."
Thursday was one of the hottest days of the year in Prince George, reaching 27 C, and that was much to Legg's liking.
"It was a fun day," he said. "I personally like the heat. It was good weather and a good game."
Legg, 43, was coming off a top-15 finish last weekend at a three-round tournament at Rivershore Golf Course in Kamloops. He's among the field entered in next weekend's Simon Fraser Open at Prince George Golf and Curling Club.
Last year, Legg finished second in the Simon, two strokes behind Cole Shaw. Legg won the tournament in 1999.
"I love the Simon, it's a good tournament," he said. "I love three-day tournaments. You can get away with a bad nine and still keep yourself in it. Last year I was tied for the lead after the first day then had a really bad front nine and a good back nine and I was able to finish a couple behind Cole, so I was happy with that."
Aberdeen Glen has been on the city's golfing scene since it opened in August 1999.
