Another missed cut, But I'm coming Home

Hello all, thank you for taking part in my adventure by reading my posts and commenting here on my blog. Today was the second round of the first major of the year. Again I am sorry to inform you that I missed the cut. There was a 2 hour fog delay during the first round play so my tee time was pushed back to 4:00. So you can imagine that I didn't get to finish my round, we finished 13 holes on Thursday and had to come back this morning and finish our first rounds. We had to be at the course and ready to tee off by 8:15, I played my last five holes and then immediately had to turn around and start my second round. I shot a 75(+3) in the first round and shot a 78(+6) in the second round. Man was I tired after the completion of my second round, my last few holes I could feel it getting to me making some bad swings in those last holes. I feel that I am learning more and more about my own game, but also about how to survive out here on tour. I am so close to breaking through to the next stage where I am consistently posting scores under par. I am starting to hit the ball great, hitting more fairways and greens than I ever have before. With some work on my putting during the two weeks off I really feel that I could come back after the break and start playing some good golf. Tomorrow I have the opportunity to do some testing for the USGA at the course where the tournament is at. They will be paying me $100 an hour to hit balls for them with wedges with different grooves out of a couple different lies. After that Steve and I will begin our journey to Chicago where the next event is after a two week break. We will leave tomorrow in the afternoon and try to get as far as we can. I have decided that its been long enough so I will be flying home on Wed. The 26th and be home in Newbury Park for 9 days going back to Chicago on the 5th of May. I would love to see as many of you guys as I can, so please contact me if you would like to see me during my stay at home.

Getting closer, but not there yet

Another missed cut, but one step closer. I am starting to shoot some better scores, bringing me all that much closer to making the cut. This week I shot even par 72 on Thursday (yesterday), which put me tied for 43rd. (by the way the top 60 and ties make the cut) So Friday (earlier today) I gave myself a chance to make the cut by playing well the day before, I ended up shooting a 75 which didn't make the cut. The cut ended up being at -1 for the two days and I finished at +3. So far my best performance this year, although I am still disappointed to have missed the cut, I am excited to see the improvement in my game and the steps I am taking to grow as a better golfer. Next week is the first major of the year in McCormick, South Carolina. I am thrilled to get to the next tournament and try it again. I will be leaving tomorrow morning to do the 5 to 6 hour drive to the next tournament. After this next tournament I have a two week break which I have not figured out what I am going to do. The tour starts back up just outside of Chicago the week of May 8th. I hope everyone has a great Easter weekend celebrating the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus and what he has done for us. Please pray for me for safety on the road and that I would be doing this to honor and glorify God and not myself.

Results from the Royal Lakes Classic

Well again things didn't go as well as I had hoped they would, but I am excited because I am learning from each experience and feel that I will continue to get better with each tournament. I was a little wild off the tee during both rounds, the first round I hit 3 balls out of bounds(which is a two stoke penalty) and also hit 2 balls in the water. That makes it very difficult to shoot a good score, I finished the first round with an 84. The second round I hit 3 balls out of bounds as well, all on the front nine, I then played the back nine at one under to shoot 77. I am disapointed with the end result, but I am realizing that this is a learning experience and that it might take a couple of tournaments before I feel comfortable during the round. Now I am down in Auburn, Alabama preparing for the next tournament. I will post again in a couple of days to inform you on how things are going before the tourney starts. Thanks for your prayers and your support.