let's cross live to our man in kent, ben croucher. morning, ben. channel to my left. but it is a good morning for golf. conditions on the course are pretty good, although we are expecting this wind to continue all through the day, so it may be trickier for the later starters. the ones that already this morning include the likes of francesco molinari, the former 0pen champion, and tony finau. they are both on two under par. no real change at the top of the leaderboard. they are all trying to catch the south african louis is treason. he had a fine round of 64 yesterday —— louis 0osthuizen. we have got rory mcilroy teeing off at 10.20 this morning. he had the worst of the conditions yesterday, really windy yesterday afternoon when he played, and he is going off at 10.20, tommy fleetwood before him. one player we have noticed splashed over the back page this morning as the american bryson dechambeau, who is blaming his tools for his problems yesterday, which has caused a bit of a storm? it problems yesterday, which has caused a bit of a storm?— a bit o

you're watching sportsday with me ben croucher. your headlines this saturday....shleigh barty is the new wimbledon champion. we'll have all the reaction from a memoralbe final at the all england club. there's another big final in london tomorrow. we'll be live at wembley 2a hours out from euro 2020 showpiece between england and italy. and the lions take some blows against the sharks — but continue their winning tour in south africa. we'll have details of england's second one dayer against pakistan too but we'll start on centre court, where ashleigh barty fulfilled her dream of becoming wimbledon champion. 50 years after her idol yvonne goolagong won the title for the first time, barty�*s three set win over karolina pliskova underlines her status as the world number one. we'll have reaction from the all england club in a second but firstjoe wilson reports on swi9's newest champion. deep breath, step forwards. two women who'd played every kind of occasion except a wimbledon final. five foot five versus six foot one — ash barty overcame karolina pliskova's height. th

ben croucher is at royal st george's for us and has been following the action.last hour or so. we had a three—way tie for the lead about 15 units ago and now it has all changed on what we call moving day at the majors. but no change for louis oosthuizen at the top of the leaderboard. the 2010 open champion had a little bit of a wobble in the middle of the round and madejust one bogey in his first two rounds, but then it made a couple of bogeys in three holes. on the 14th it did not help, but then showed his mettle and made a birdie on the 16th, making all the difference to him. collin morikawa, that means he is a shot behind leader, louis oosthuizen. collin morikawa isjust leader, louis oosthuizen. collin morikawa is just a shot hind and

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ben croucher is at royal st george�*s for us and has been following the action.p. yes, really tense here and you call it moving day, but there is no movement at the top of the leaderboard for now. it is all quiet behind me because most of the action is taking place on the far side of the course at the moment. it is louis 0osthuizen you had a two shot lead at the start of the day, that has been reduced to one. he has been playing some calm and consistent golf for the most part, a birdie at seven and nine to —13 he has dropped back to —12. the man chasing him is the 2017 championjordan speed. his game fell apart the 2017 championjordan speed. his game fellapart in the 2017 championjordan speed. his game fell apart in recent years dropped and the world top 50 but he has been producing some of that golf we know all too well, and he isjust a shot behind the south african. huge crowds following them on the far side of the course and it is starting to get very tense. andy sullivan�*s still the best of the british hopefuls, isn�*t he, ben? and ireland�*s shane lowry — de

ben croucher is at royal st george's for us and has been following the action.t has come alive in the last hour or so. we had a three—way tie for the lead about 15 units ago and now it has all changed on what we call moving day at the majors. but no change for louis oosthuizen at the top of the leaderboard. the 2010 open champion had a little bit of a wobble in the middle of the round and madejust one bogey in his first two rounds, but then it made a couple of bogeys in three holes. on the 14th it did not help, but then showed his mettle and made a birdie on the 16th, making all the difference to him. collin morikawa, that means he is a shot behind leader, louis oosthuizen. collin morikawa isjust leader, louis oosthuizen. collin morikawa is just a shot hind and started the day on —9, did the open debutant, but he battled back from two bogeys in his first five holes and showed all that steel and determination you would expect from a major champion. but what ofjordan speith? he was on —11 not too long ago but then bogeyed his final two holes, an extraordinary mess

ben croucher is there for us, and ben, the usa and south africa are continuing to dominate with some golf on this hardest of courses. we were worried it wasn't going to be difficult but they're making it look easy. be difficult but they're making it look eas . ~ ., ., ~ ., look easy. what do we know when we were saying — look easy. what do we know when we were saying how _ look easy. what do we know when we were saying how hard _ look easy. what do we know when we were saying how hard this _ look easy. what do we know when we were saying how hard this course - were saying how hard this course was? what a day we have had here in sandwich. the sun is shining and the temperatures are high, but the story is low. out in front is the south african louis, and he was the overnight leader. started on six under par. we worried that the afternoon might be struggling somewhat, but he has made a mockery of that. four birdies and he has moved on to ten under par. he described his first round as perfect, but it's not going to buy the at the moment. one behind him is collin, the american who teed of

as the first round closes in its south african louis 0osthuizen. 0ur reporter ben croucher is at the ben, we've heard the horror stories of the course in the build—up — the huge bunkers, the heavy rough — but even with all that, there's been some great scoring out there today. they made a mockery of this course. it's been a glorious day here in sandwich on the kent coast. the wind is been blown, the sun is been baking the course. the early starters really enjoyed it and front and centre of all of that is the first round leader in the clubhouse louis 0osthuizen. the south african 20 - louis 0osthuizen. the south african 20 — ten shot a brilliant round of 64th to see it on six underpar. he described as the perfect round, made five birdies in seven holes. that leaves him a shot clear of spieth and harmon. 0ne leaves him a shot clear of spieth and harmon. one of the english contingent? that hasn't been an english winner on the open for nearly 30 years. that hasn't been an english winner in the open in england since 1969. there was a quartet sitting on three under par at the minute. that'

ben croucher reports. teeing it up at last on the kent coast. better late than never.il is roughly swirling sea breeze or the fairways and greens the players are in for a bumpy ride. it's just not as exciting i don't know why whether it be a couple of shots to nothing. you know, a couple of blind, a couple of tea shots shots where you can't really see much i'm not too big a fan of that. few tournaments, few tournaments provide such unpredictability. ben curtis ranked 300 and 96 in the world when he won in 2003. 0r darren clark's unexpected emotional triumph a decade ago. the game has come along way since then but when the lies are uneven things goff could be a real leveler. as i got a little more experience and matured i've been able to play this championship a little bit better. hopefully i can continue that record this week. but it's notjust the players that are happy to be back here at st. george's this week we have fans as well. each day of competition up to 32,000 will be in attendance. it's lovely to get out. will be in attendance. it's absolutely excellent. will

ben croucher has been following the action forfour days for us.ately for who is doing on debut again.— doing on debut again. astonishing sto from doing on debut again. astonishing story from collin _ doing on debut again. astonishing story from collin morikawa - doing on debut again. astonishing story from collin morikawa and i doing on debut again. astonishing i story from collin morikawa and what i display in the final round. 0nly turned up wrote two ago and is already a two time major winner and the open champion. pecking over the course here behind me but colin morikawa over in the club out celebrating for sure. the story of the day is louis 0osthuizen starting very poorly and could not really recover after that. the first three rounds, he was leading and did not look what he had a trouble in the world but made a couple of bogeys today and signed a 71 to finish 11—under par, four shots behind collin morikawa who with the same time made three straight birdies to surge into the lead as his putter was red—hot. we thought that jordan's beef was go

ben croucher reports. teeing it up at last on the kent coast. better late than never.onship real st. george's is one of goals most fearsome challenges whether it's the devil is roughly swirling sea breeze or the fairways and greens the players are in for a bumpy ride. it’s fairways and greens the players are in for a bumpy ride.— in for a bumpy ride. it's “ust not as exciting * in for a bumpy ride. it's “ust not as exciting i i in for a bumpy ride. it's 'ust not as exciting i don't h in for a bumpy ride. it's 'ust not as exciting i don't know_ in for a bumpy ride. it'sjust not as exciting i don't know why - in for a bumpy ride. it'sjust not - as exciting i don't know why whether it be a couple of shots to nothing. you know, a couple of blind, a couple of tea shots shots where you can't really see much i'm not too big a fan of that.— can't really see much i'm not too big a fan of that. few tournaments, few tournaments _ big a fan of that. few tournaments, few tournaments provide _ big a fan of that. few tournaments, few tournaments provide such - few tournaments provide

also returning are the fans, up to 32,000 a day, and amongst them our reporter ben croucher. aking the early runnin ? , ., ., , running? yes, and above english -la ers running? yes, and above english players making _ running? yes, and above english players making the _ running? yes, and above english players making the early - running? yes, and above english players making the early runningj running? yes, and above english i players making the early running on this beautiful morning on the kent coast. andy sullivan was out in the first group with richard bland, the 43—year—old engagement and made a birdie at the first, currently sitting on one under par, with four buddies through his round so far but has tempered that with three bogeys. 0ut has tempered that with three bogeys. out in front at the moment, paul casey, who made a very strong start with birdies on the first and third, which put him in a share for the lead along with samples field. still early days in the first round at saint georges but a strong start from the english players. despite the nice conditions, _ from t

our reporter ben croucher has been following golf�*s oldest major at royal st george�*s.t name to be etched onto the claretjagged, a two—time major winner at the age ofjust 2a, and he hadn�*t even played links golf a fortnight ago. hisjoy was in played links golf a fortnight ago. his joy was in stark contrast to the other, a leader across the first three rounds but simply could not get going on sunday, finishing far shots off the pace alongsidejohn. he thoughtjordan a challenge, a poor start to his final round, but then he got the crowd dying as he closed within one, but then the parties dried up, which left ten utterly nerveless. the pressure pots just kept rolling into, and us when he thought it might unravel, he drained another. three straight birdies on 78 and nine, so i can surge into the lead from which he was never had it, getting a rapturous reception on the last to finish on 15 under par. he has one be open on his debut. the last man to do that, ben curtis in 2003 right here in sandwich. there is something in the sea air around this place. bank rapture reporting

under way in around a0 minutes, the south african is two shots clear at the top. 0ur reporter ben croucher scotland's robert macintyre but ultimately frustration for rory mcilroy? yes, a glorious day here at royal st george's, definitely not complaining about how warm it is, mr whippy all over the place, temperatures in the mid 20s, conditions reasonable, the wind off the coast is not quite whipping upjust wind off the coast is not quite whipping up just yet. wind off the coast is not quite whipping upjust yet. it has been a challenge for rory mcilroy, struggled for much of the first couple of days, we thought he had brought his a—game, he made five birdies in his third round but slightly unravelled, three bogeys to close on one of the park, leaving him ten shots off the lead, better news for bob mcintyre, the scottish left—handed golfer. five under par round of 65 a few members ago, that leaves him on for under the championship, going along nicely. 0ousthuizen is the man to catch, a former 0pen winner but so often somebody who's had to settle for second place at majors, how will he be fee

sport and, for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. good afternoon.ey way is awash with fans of england and italy making their way to the final of euro 2020. 0ur manjohn watson is there for us. 55 years of waiting for the men's team. is this the moment? good afternoon from wembley. they are probably not going to get a better chance, are they? when you consider how long it has been to reach this stage of a major tournament, 55 years for the man's team. there is no way of knowing when this chance will come again. all the work that has gone on behind—the—scenes, the success of the youth teams in junior tournaments, the appointment of gareth southgate and the way he has created this brilliant culture within the england setup. reconnecting with the fans, as well. is this going to be the crowning moment of all of that hard work? are they ready now to make that final step, the toughest app to win a major tournament for the first time in 55 years, emulating the achievements of that 1966 world cup winning side? it is all set up for the big game to come tomorro

ben croucher is there for us. 0osthizen�*s enjoyed himself in the sunshine there these past few days,ough his first two holes. he has made his way down and he had a lovely chip from the edge of the green. they have been rows and cheers from the edge of the golf course all morning, but as the leaders have come out, they have been a little muted and hushed, because birdies have been harder to come by stop the wind has picked up and the tension is rising. louis 0osthuizen has a one—shot lead and started the day at —12 and back—to—back parts means he is one shot ahead of the play in second and also ahead ofjordan speith. 0thers probably little too far back and shane lowry, the defending champion, going along very nicely on —6 too and you feel over the next couple of hours, some of that drama we have seen at silverstone might make its way further south as the players hit back nine as they tried to lift the claret jug back nine as they tried to lift the claretjug here at royal st george's. i claretjug here at royal st george's-_ claretjug here at royal st george's. claretjug here at royal s

ben croucher is there for us. what's happened ? new leader in the shape of colin morika. they are at the tenth hole at the moment and all of the drama has happened at the seventh hole. he is at —12, colin morikawa, and that is a two shot lead because the overnight leader louis oosthuizen has been struggling today, making two bogeys on his round on the fourth and seventh, which everybody else has been getting birdies on and he has slipped back to —10. what ofjordan speith? is started sluggishly with two bogeys in his first five, but picked up a fine eagle on the seventh hole to hole themselves back into contention, along put and he is only three shots off the pace, just like at the start of the day. the best of the british contingent is robert mcintyre, who finished tied for sixth at his only open appearance couple of years ago, but he is flying along nicely, probably does not have enough holes to get himself into double figures, but looking at the current leaderboard, it is colin morikawa with a two shot lead after seven holes ahea

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher.e her dream so special as she became wimbledon champion for the very first time. it looked like she would cruise to victory at one stage against karolina pliskova, but as is often the case in these huge matches, it's never quite that simple. chetan pathak has been at wimbledon for us for the last fortnight. chetan, a popular winner and a final fitting for the occasion, too. absolutely. and a real release of emotion from ashley barty at the end, winning herfirst wimbledon title. it is not easy playing in a grand slam during a pandemic as this will then has felt different for obvious reasons and the players are in this tight bubble. they get busted in and bust out of here and he stop your release from ashleigh barty at the end. we don't often see that from her. she won the french open back in 2019 and is the world 0pen back in 2019 and is the world number one but she wants more grand slams and out half the one she really wanted. and carolyn up please give up please give a better work har

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher., we will no what is happening there? yes, we will go straight — what is happening there? yes, we will go straight to _ what is happening there? yes, we will go straight to the _ what is happening there? yes, we will go straight to the all - what is happening there? yes, we will go straight to the all england | will go straight to the all england club. the women's singles final between ashleigh barty and karolina pliskova. barty is serving for the championship as we speak. chetan pathak is at wimbledon for us, bring us up up to speed. yes, as you say, ash ba on up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the _ up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink— up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink and _ up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink and on - up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink and on the - up to speed. yes, as you say, ash barty on the brink and on the hill. barty on the brink and on the hill to the _ barty on the brink and on th

i'm ben croucher with a round—up from the bbc sports centre.rama from andy murray last night, it's cameron norrie's turn to try to make it to the third round at wimbledon, hopefully without putting the crowd through quite so much. chetan pathak is taking it all in at the all england club. hopefully we will be able to see live pictures from court one, where he is playing at the moment. he is taking on his australian opponent right now and this is the live scene. we can see this on bbc two at the moment. he did indeed lose the first three games in this one, but he has made a positive comeback. he is now a break to the good at the moment, 11—3 up in that one. you can follow that one on court one. you can follow that one on court one. chetan, good to see you. what's the latest? yes, here we are at wimbledon, where the sun is shining and the forecast is looking good. no rain on the horizon we are told, meaning play will happen on the outside courts as well as the show courts, everybody catching their breath from last night's drama. andy murray made

let's get more on that and all the rest of the sport news as well with ben croucher.st time. we can head back to the all england club and rejoin chetan pathak and real emotion from barty when she realised the scale of her achievement? absolutely, real emotion around this whole place, ben. the hill to the right of me erupted in cheers for ash barty, such a popular winner, someone who has been so great at connecting with tennis fans and this has been the slam that she has wanted for more than any other. she was a wimbledon champion in the juniors ten years ago and now she has that eunice rose water dish in her hands. and a historic moment for australia as well. she has been trying to emulate her idol, evonne goolagong, what she first did 50 years ago here at wimbledon and now she has by winning the championships. she did it the hard way against pliskova today, went to do three sets. barty started in blistering form, winning the first 14 points of this match. she was 4—0 up, and all firing, that slice and dice, that great kick serve she has got, asking all sorts of quest

ben croucher reports. teeing it up at last on the kent coast. better late than never.n't know why whether it be a couple of shots to nothing. you know, a couple of blind, a couple of tea shots shots where you can't really see much i'm not too big a fan of that. few tournaments, few courses provide such unpredictability. ben curtis ranked 396 in the world when he won in 2003. 0r darren clark's unexpected emotional triumph a decade ago. the game has come along way since then but when the lies are uneven things golf could be a real leveler. as i got a little more experience and matured i've been able to play this championship a little bit better. hopefully i can continue that record this week. but it's notjust the players that are happy to be back here at st george's this week we have fans as well. each day of competition up to 32,000 will be in attendance. it's lovely to get out. it's absolutely excellent. in practice he is probably- because everything is up close. been really fun actually seeing somebody faces with up with rory mcelroy playing over and the putting green

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ben croucher has more. tom pidcock takes gold in tokyo!, tom pidcock can do it all and he is used to playing catch up as well. he broke his collarbone two months ago and starting behind the favourites quickly made his way to the front. cross—country courses can be rocky, dangerous and unpredictable where you must master the jumps without the bumps, just ask one of the favourites. the crash forced him out into hospitalfor checks. his explanation? there was a mmp checks. his explanation? there was a ramp on that section of the course during his training rides. that left just a couple of swiss writers to beat, so tom pidcock surged up ahead on the third lap. his pace was relentless, his focus unwavering, his rivals left eating his dust. that's the world number one cracking on the climbs. tom pidcock splits his time between road racing and mountain biking. he only turned his focus to this event late last year. boyhood dream come true maybe not quite, but good decision? absolutely. it has not been a dream that long but i work so hard for her an

george's in kent along with up to 32 thousand fans watching — the first round — well our reporter ben crouchers, could this be his year? what's going on? i think we can blame you _ what's going on? i think we can blame you for— what's going on? i think we can blame you for the _ what's going on? i think we can blame you for the start. - what's going on? i think we can blame you for the start. it's - what's going on? i think we can blame you for the start. it's notj blame you for the start. it's not gone quite too well for rory mcelroy. since his very first hole, he started so brilliantly. 20 past three he made a birdie at the very first hole, a wonderful approach shot to the 1st. nearly holding it he ended up with a birdie. it started to unraveljust after that though. he made bogey on the fifth, the par three sixth year and the seven poll. so he is really struggling as we speak. speak the former open winner spoke today saying you can't win a major on a thursday but you can definitely lose it. mcelroy has a trend in recent years of really struggling on his first round. he's got some catching up

well, let's go live to the course and speak to our reporter ben croucher. der par through 12 holes of his round today. he birdied four of the front nine and has birdied 11 and 12, so he currently has a three shot lead over the south african geo. jordan spieth tease out a little bit later this afternoon on five under par. tommy fleetwood is out on the course, first—rate parts for him. rory mciiroy is one of those that look sticky is going to be struggling to make the cut. he okayed his first two holes today, although he has since picked up a shot. later on this afternoon, when the wind might be swirling more, the greens and fairways will be a bit tougher, that is when the likes of louis is tasting, bryson dechambeau and jordan speith will be teeing off. there's been a bit of all fall—out between bryson dechambeau and his club manufacturer. what's happend ? bryson dechambeau shot one over par yesterday, he only found four fairways. he is notorious for being one of the longest hitters in the game and he prides himself on whacking the ball for miles, but he only

so let's take you live to the course and speak to our reporter, ben croucher. and speak to our reporter so good at this game. colin morikawa enjoyed the best of the morning, he sits at the top of the leaderboard on nine under par on his open debut. a wonderful round, seven birdies in total, came very close to the course record here at saint george's. i was on the 18th hole as he made the final putt but he had to settle. the south african is the overnight leader, and jordan spieth made a birdie on his first two holes so he is a seven under par. looking at the english contingent, andy sullivan has shot back—to—back 67 so he is on six under and will be well placed going into the weekend along with jack senior who would celebrate his 33rd birthday with victory. not a great day for tommy fleetwood, he started on three under and dropped back to two under. justin rose made bogeys and rory mcavoy had to battle back but it doesn't look like he will be in contention for a second claretjug. we are on the second hole at royal st george's and it looks like the crowds are quite sparse, but about 25,

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well let's go live to the course and speak to our reporter ben croucher. have a cracking day to look forward to. look at the setting and the scenery we have here in sandwich. the sun is shining and the wind is not that strong which will help the players to make low scores and possibly move up the board. rory michael wright is one under par at the moment. —— rory mcilroy. we should expect the winners to come down there at about half past six. silverstone will host the largest crowd at a sporting event since before the pandemic, this afternoon for british grand prix. lewis hamilton will be desperate to keep his title hopes alive, but it's red bull's max verstappen that's on pole. the current world championship leader won formula one's first ever sprint race yesterday that was being trialled as a new type of qualifying. hamilton started at the front of the grid for it, but verstapppen took the lead from the start and he wouldn't be caught. it's his fourth consecutive pole position — it also got him three championship bonus points. i don't know if it over—deli

our reporter ben croucher is following the action at royal st george's and ben what's the latest? this afternoon and the sun hasjust gone in it played this afternoon and the sun has just gone in it from the clouds and the wind has picked up which will make things pretty tricky for the players teeing off about now. even harder because we know how tough that causes. and some big names teeing off later on? including people like rory mcllroy? absolutely, around about 2:45pm is when you want to mark your card for some of the marquee groups. phil mickelson and patterson, they go off about 2:50pm. and as you mentioned, rory mcllroy, the former champion, goes off atjust rory mcllroy, the former champion, goes off at just after 20 past three and the conditions are here at st george's is particularly difficult and with this wind at swelling in the sun and clouds are starting to break some of these greens and fairways, it could make things challenging some of those going out later today. challenging some of those going out later toda . ., ~ challenging some of those going out later toda . .,

our reporter ben croucher is at the course, in kent, for us this morning. hi there, ben.hursday. bryson de chambeau goes out at 2:30pm. you on thursday. bryson de chambeau goes out at 2:30pm— out at 2:30pm. you mentioned bryson and he is all — out at 2:30pm. you mentioned bryson and he is all over— out at 2:30pm. you mentioned bryson and he is all over the _ out at 2:30pm. you mentioned bryson and he is all over the back _ out at 2:30pm. you mentioned bryson and he is all over the back page - and he is all over the back page headlines. there has been a falling out between him and his club manufacturers. how does the old french proverb go? only a bad workman blames his tools. or did he have good reason? this is slightly strange. he teed off yesterday and it did not go straight. that was the story for most of the first round. he is an american golfer who has put on a lot of muscle and tries to hit the ball as hard as he can. he went in after the round and said what went wrong? he said the driver sucks. his manufacture has come out and said, you are behaving like an eight—ye

with up to 32,000 fans — and after an early start, we're well into the first round. 0ur reporter ben croucher_ well, doesn't it? yes, you said the world's best players _ well, doesn't it? yes, you said the world's best players are _ well, doesn't it? yes, you said the world's best players are here - well, doesn't it? yes, you said the world's best players are here and l world's best players are here and they are proving why. this is a notoriously difficult course and the wind is blowing, the bunkers are deep, but we currently have 62 players level part of a better at the moment, and out front is the south african 2010 champion, he is coming down the 18th at the moment, six under par as we speak. it is one shot clear of the 2017 champion on five under and brian harman. hughes behind. dustinjohnson is to under par, shane lowry, defending champion, is level. the player alongsidejordan speed had a topsy—turvy day, one over par. conditions here are very tricky and the players are handling it well. the sun has disappeared and the wind has picked up and that will make life a little more challenging

let's get more from our reporter, ben croucher, who's at royal st george this morning. but he made a birdie on the last yesterday and he admits that his game — last yesterday and he admits that his game isn't quite where it wants to be _ his game isn't quite where it wants to be i _ his game isn't quite where it wants to be. ., �* ~' �* his game isn't quite where it wants tobe. to be. i don't think i've played that poorly- — to be. i don't think i've played that poorly- i _ to be. i don't think i've played that poorly. i played - to be. i don't think i've played that poorly. i played hit - to be. i don't think i've played that poorly. i played hit a - to be. i don't think i've played. that poorly. i played hit a really shots — that poorly. i played hit a really shots i— that poorly. i played hit a really shots. i haven't _ that poorly. i played hit a really shots. i haven't been _ that poorly. i played hit a really shots. i haven't been efficient. that poorly. i played hit a really. shots. i haven't been efficient with my scoring — shots. i haven't been efficient with m