The Pancake-Grewal team returned to Midland for this year’s edition of the Dow GBLI for another attempt at making the cut and beating the LPGA pros in the field. They did just that! The opening round was alternate shot (foursomes) and the second round was four ball. That sequence was then repeated for rounds three and four, as well. After opening with a one-over-par round of 71 in the foursomes format, the Pancake-Grewal pairing responded with a tremendous round of six-under-par 64 in the second round. At fiveunder-par for two rounds, they made the cut by two shots allowing the Clemson ‘crew’ to play on the weekend with a chance, slim as it was, to win the tournament. During the third round, Pancake and Grewal stumbled to a four-over-par round of 74. They rebounded in the final round firing a five-under-par 65 leaving them at six-underpar for the tournament and a tie for 31st place. For Annabelle -- whose father Tony played college golf at the University of Alabama and her mother Libby, who played at Arizona State University – she was on ‘cloud nine’ the entire week. “I was just excited,” said Annabelle. “I wouldn’t say I had any nerves. I was just pure excited to get to play golf with my teammate against some of the best (players) in golf.” The experience of playing an LPGA event and making the cut answered any questions about the longterm potential of Pancake and Grewal.
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