Monday Qualifier Results

Yesterday was a great day of practice preparing for the big day, the Monday Qualifier. Steve and I got to the course yesterday just after 12:30 and spent most of the afternoon putting and chipping. Out practicing we ran into friends that we met at our ranking school, which is just down the road, that we ended up playing with in our practice round in the afternoon. We had a blast playing with these guys especially one of them, J.R. He is a good old country boy that know how to make you laugh. Monday morning came before I knew it, I woke up got ready walked out of the motorhome right on to the driving range (It was so cool being able to stay on sight and wake up in the morning and walk out onto the golf course). Well here's the news I ended up shooting 75 (+3) and did not make the monday qualifier. My round had its ups and downs, I started out 1 under for the first 4 holes, then on both 5 and 6 I missed two short putts for par so I went back to even then to one over par after 6. I made a par on seven and then made two more boggies to finish up the front nine at 3 over par. Starting up the back nine I made par on 10,11,12, and 13. Hole 14 is a 580 yard par 5 into the wind, I felt like I needed to get something going if I was going to have any chance to make it into the tournament, so I really focused on making a birdie on this hole. I hit a good drive down the right side of the fairway to give me a good angle into the green, I was about 260 yards out for my second shot into the wind and uphill. I felt that if I hit my three wood really good I could get it onto the green, so I set up and just nailed it. I hit a high little draw that flew onto the green and ended up about 25 feet away from the hole, I couldn't have drawn it up any better than that. Now that set me up for an eagle chance that would really help me out. My putt was right to left and up a ridge, I saw the line and committed to the line and put a good stroke on it and it went in the hole. My first eagle as a professional golfer, and not only that but it was on a really long hole that most people can't even reach the green in two let alone make eagle. After that my round brought me back to where I started the back nine, I boggied the 15, birdied the 16, doubled the 17, and made par on the 18. Currently steve and I are at an R.V. resort just outside Ocala on our way to Pensicola, Florida where the next tournament is. We are planning on being there by friday to get ready for the next monday qualifier. It is always great to hear from you guys so you can either post comments or email me at joelarson24@yahoo.com or you can always call me on my cell phone.