Course vibes give a boost to Stuart Appleby

Defending champion Stuart Appleby hopes a return to the scene of a career-highlight 59 to win the Greenbrier Classic will spark his faltering game into life.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jul 2011, 18:35 BST
Updated 28th Jul 2011, 02:14 BST

The 40-year-old, however, is not expecting any repeat of the fireworks of 12 months ago when his sub-60 final round saw him edge out Jeff Overton by a stroke on 22 under.

Since then, the Australian has had just one top-ten finish in 28 events and made the cut only eight times this year.

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But, having arrived back at White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia, Appleby hopes to rediscover his form.

"There's no doubt places do have vibes. I'd love for this place to be the same way for me," said Appleby, who became the fifth man to shoot 59 on the PGA Tour with his stunning round a year ago.

"I haven't really been happy. I just haven't really had a lot of confidence in where the ball has been going.

"Last week (at the RBC Canadian Open] I played well Friday, but the problem is I've been leaving too much work one of the two days to try and make the cut. I feel I'm a better player than that and just struggling to do that this year. It has been frustrating."