Green misses the cut at Epson Casella Tourney

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Melanie Green tees off on her first hole of today’s second round at the Epson Pro Tournament Casella Golf Championship at Guilderland, N.Y.

Three bogies over the first six holes set an ominous tone for today’s second round as Medina’s Melanie Green missed the cut at the Epson Pro Tour’s Casella Golf Championship being played at the Pinehaven Country Club in Guilderland, New York (near Albany)

Green, who was 1 over par after Friday’s opening round, started play today on the back nine. She quickly ran into trouble with bogies on the 11th, 13th and 15th holes to drop to the make the cut score of 4 over.

Rebounding, she made a nifty shot out of the bunker on the 18th hole to stay in contention to make the cut at 4 over.

However, disaster struck on the very next hole as she had a very costly triple bogey on hole No. 1 to balloon to 7 over. The disastrous hole, which all but dropped her out of contention to make the cut, included a shot into the rough and another out of play for a one stroke penalty for a 7 for the hole.

Another bogey on the 5th hole put her 8 over. She did get that shot back with her lone birdie of the day on No. 8 and finished with a 7 over par round of 78.

“It was not good,” said Green of the off day. “It was not good at all.”

Melanie Green and her caddie and best friend Leonor Medeiros talk over how to play a putt.

A divit goes flying as Melanie Green makes a fairway shot.