First off, I want to bring everyone up to date on what's been going on lately. From the day I started this blog, I've tried to keep it mostly about golf and my journey along the way. On occasion, I might find the need to mention something about my personal life if I feel like it's something I think everyone should know. One thing I forgot to mention back in August was that Erika and I found out that she was pregnant with our first child which was due to be born in April of next year. However, Monday when I made the usual phone call to her after my round she told me that she had gone to the doctor that morning and he said she had a miscarriage. She was experiencing some of the typical symptoms related to having a miscarriage the day before and the doctor then confirmed that we had lost the baby. These last few days have been tough for the both of us, as well as our families, in dealing with this situation. Erika's been in a lot of pain lately, but hopefully she'll be back to normal soon. God works in mysterious ways and I guess this was his way of saying it just wasn't the right time. I think I'm going to leave it at that for right now in terms of what I want to put on this site. Everyone should have my email address if there is anything you'd like to know or talk about so please feel free to contact me at anytime. It's proonthegeaux@yahoo.com for those that don't have it.
On to Monday's round. The day started off much like Friday's. I was swinging well, hitting fairways and playing smart. #3 is a drivable par-4 playing downwind and I was able to find the green off the tee. From there, I was able to get a long putt to fall as I converted the 30 footer for eagle. -2 under thru 3 holes. On the 5th hole, I hit a wedge just past the pin trying to get it to spin back towards the hole but instead it skipped past about 25ft. If you can believe it, I made that one as well to go -3 under thru 6.
The 7th hole is where everything changed. It's a par-5, out-of-bounds left...water right, but reachable in two except that day is way playing into the wind. I decided that since I was playing/scoring well, I wasn't going to try and get there in two so I went ahead and hit a 2-iron off the tee just to put it in play. It wasn't the best tee shot I've ever hit, but it got the job done. From there, I laid up with a 6-iron but again not the greatest of shots. I had 150yards over water for my third shot, which was a little more than I wanted, but I was in the middle of the fairway and felt that I could at least get a putt at birdie. As I went through my pre-shot routine, I tested the wind and decided that it was blowing more across than straight into me. Believing that the wind wasn't hurting as much, I felt more comfortable hitting a hard 9-iron than choking down on an 8. Unfortunately, I should of gone with the 8. I made a good swing and had the ball heading straight toward the pin but came up well short in water. Bad mistake because now my drop area was still 100yards out and again over water. This time, I went with the longer club and from the moment I hit it all I could do was watch as my ball sailed over the green. I wasn't going to be short. Now I'm plugged in the back bunker with a shot that's downhill, downwind, down-grain and that same water is just past the pin. My only shot was to play out sideways which left me about 40ft for double-bogey. Well, three putts later I was in for a 9. The 9-iron cost me 9 strokes and I quickly went from -3 under to +1 over. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. I walked off the green in disbelief and had to dig deep to hit the tee shot off the next hole because it was a par-3 playing 220yards over water with that same wind. (Either cross or into, I'm still not sure which way it was blowing)
Thankfully, I was able to regroup and finish out the rest of the round on a positive note. I had one more 3-putt on the back nine, but came back with 2 more birdies to finish the day at +1 over (73). It was nice to play two competitive rounds in a row hitting the ball well and finding the fairway off the tee. I finally had some confidence in my driver which was key because there was either out-of-bounds or water on every hole. On top of that, I actually saw a few putts go in on Monday which was a big reason I was in contention there starting out. If it weren't for one mental mistake I might be playing in my first PGA Tour event. -5 under ended up qualifying and who knows what would of happened if I could of just made par on the 7th hole. Looking back now, I had to make sure I made my mistake long if anything on that third shot. At worst, I probably would of made bogey and still been right in it. But, to lose 4 shots to par on one hole is hard to come back from. Especially after starting out so strong and feeling like I had a legitimate shot at qualifying. That's twice now where one shot has cost me a serious chance at getting in my first PGA tournament. The 12th hole during the Zurich qualifier I hit my second shot short in the water and made double-bogey to miss by two. What are you gonna do.
I believe everything happens for a reason though. I'm not quite sure that I was ready to qualify for a PGA event. Physically maybe, but not mentally. I've still got a lot of work to do in that department, but experiences like this only help in getting me prepared for the day I actually do make it to the next level. For the next week, I'm going to continue to groove the things that were working for me this weekend in order to get ready for my final Adam's Tour event next week in Meridian, MS. I'm heading out Monday morning and should get in two practice rounds before the tournament begins on Wednesday. Erika won't be traveling with me for obvious reasons, and if things somehow get worse with her health then there's a good chance I might drop out. I ask that everyone please keep her in your thoughts and prayers that she's back to full strength real soon. Thanks again to everyone for your continued love and support.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Quick Note
Sorry for not having a post up yet on Monday's qualifying round. A lot has happened in the last couple of days and I haven't had the time. I'll explain more when I'm able to get a full blog up hopefully within the next day or so.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Viking Classic Qualifier
This past friday, I went through the pre-qualifying stage for the PGA Tour's Viking Classic. I shot -1 under (71) which was good enough to get me through to the qualifying round tomorrow. I'm pleased with the way I played on Friday because it was the first time in a while where I finally drove the ball in play for an entire round. I feel like I actually only missed one shot all day. I hit every green on the front, but missed two on the back. Still, 16 of 18 greens isn't too bad. The one problem I'm still having is making putts. I had three 3-putts and missed five inside of 8ft for the day. 32 putts in all.
Tomorrow, there will be about 45 people playing for 4 spots. After playing a practice round today and seeing where they're going to set up the pins tomorrow, I could see a 67 qualifying. There are birdies out there if I can get some putts to fall. Seems like I've been saying that a lot lately. Now that I'm gaining confidence back in swing, hopefully I'll be able to make some putts. My tee time tomorrow is 9:00.
Tomorrow, there will be about 45 people playing for 4 spots. After playing a practice round today and seeing where they're going to set up the pins tomorrow, I could see a 67 qualifying. There are birdies out there if I can get some putts to fall. Seems like I've been saying that a lot lately. Now that I'm gaining confidence back in swing, hopefully I'll be able to make some putts. My tee time tomorrow is 9:00.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Q-School - Round 4
Score: 77
I'm just now getting to this post. After Friday's round, I dropped my dad off at the airport and drove to Houston. I got in kind of late and then was on the road at 7am heading to Baton Rouge for the football game last night. I finally made it back home around lunchtime today.
As you may have assumed by now, I did not make it through the pre-qualifying stage of q-school this year. I needed to shoot 68 to get in and I ended up shooting 77. Again, I started out with a birdie on the first hole but any momentum was lost after following that up with 4 bogey's in a row. I was able to finish out the front side with two more birdies and made the turn at +1 over.
At this point, there was still a chance, I just needed to attack every hole. A double-bogey on #11, however, made my job even harder for the remaining holes. I birdied #12 & 13 to regain hope, but a missed fairway on #14 lead to another bogey. I proceeded to bogey the last three holes of the day and finished at +5 over (77).
I've had some time to think about what happened and here's what I've come up with. I think after playing so well in the practice rounds I had a false sense of security going into the first round. Primarily, the fact that I was driving the ball well in the practice rounds caused me to have a totally different outlook on the golf course. I was hitting fairways with the driver which lead to shorter irons into the greens and the ability to hit the par-5's in two. However, once it was game time there were nerves and pressure to deal with and now all of a sudden I'm steering the ball off the tee and struggling to make par's. Having missed only 1 or 2 shots in two practice rounds, I honestly didn't give much thought to all the trouble that lined every hole. The shrub, cactus and rock mine field was nearly impossible to play from and the most important part of the course to avoid if trying to shoot a good score. By the final round, my dad and I came to the conclusion that I probably could of hit 2-iron off every hole and shot better than what I did. Granted, I did hit some bad shots with the 2-iron as well, I certainly found the fairway more often with that club than I did any other.
The other thing is not only was I playing well during the practice rounds, but the people that I got paired with were as well. After seeing 6 or so people (myself included) go around the course making birdies and making the course seem relatively easy, we got the sense that everyone was going to be playing well that week. We felt as though the scores would be low and that it was going to take anywhere from +2 to +5 over to make the cut. As we know now, that was certainly not the case. The course was playing tough if you weren't hitting fairways, and then add in the pressure and nerves of the q-school atmosphere and you have a cut number of +13...almost three times higher than what we projected.
When it's all said and done though, the bottom line is I just didn't take care of business. I never found that confidence I had during the practice rounds and struggled with almost every aspect of my game throughout all four rounds. My putting was non-existent on the greens which I take full responsibility for. It's not easy practicing on flat greens that roll at about a 8 and then play on huge, undulating greens that roll at a 11 or 12 even. My speed for most of the week was relatively good but we never could read a putt. Even the short ones. But that's part of the game, and if I expect to be a professional golfer then I'm going to have to learn how to adapt to different greens around the country.
I'm really disappointed at the outcome of this week. I practiced extremely hard going into this tournament and felt good about my game when I left for San Antonio. It's a tough pill to swallow, but I guess there's not much else to do except suck it up and move on. I signed up to try and qualify for the Viking Classic in Jackson, MS which begins this coming Friday. I'll be heading up there Thursday to play a practice round and the one-day qualifier begins Friday. More on that to come.
I'm just now getting to this post. After Friday's round, I dropped my dad off at the airport and drove to Houston. I got in kind of late and then was on the road at 7am heading to Baton Rouge for the football game last night. I finally made it back home around lunchtime today.
As you may have assumed by now, I did not make it through the pre-qualifying stage of q-school this year. I needed to shoot 68 to get in and I ended up shooting 77. Again, I started out with a birdie on the first hole but any momentum was lost after following that up with 4 bogey's in a row. I was able to finish out the front side with two more birdies and made the turn at +1 over.
At this point, there was still a chance, I just needed to attack every hole. A double-bogey on #11, however, made my job even harder for the remaining holes. I birdied #12 & 13 to regain hope, but a missed fairway on #14 lead to another bogey. I proceeded to bogey the last three holes of the day and finished at +5 over (77).
I've had some time to think about what happened and here's what I've come up with. I think after playing so well in the practice rounds I had a false sense of security going into the first round. Primarily, the fact that I was driving the ball well in the practice rounds caused me to have a totally different outlook on the golf course. I was hitting fairways with the driver which lead to shorter irons into the greens and the ability to hit the par-5's in two. However, once it was game time there were nerves and pressure to deal with and now all of a sudden I'm steering the ball off the tee and struggling to make par's. Having missed only 1 or 2 shots in two practice rounds, I honestly didn't give much thought to all the trouble that lined every hole. The shrub, cactus and rock mine field was nearly impossible to play from and the most important part of the course to avoid if trying to shoot a good score. By the final round, my dad and I came to the conclusion that I probably could of hit 2-iron off every hole and shot better than what I did. Granted, I did hit some bad shots with the 2-iron as well, I certainly found the fairway more often with that club than I did any other.
The other thing is not only was I playing well during the practice rounds, but the people that I got paired with were as well. After seeing 6 or so people (myself included) go around the course making birdies and making the course seem relatively easy, we got the sense that everyone was going to be playing well that week. We felt as though the scores would be low and that it was going to take anywhere from +2 to +5 over to make the cut. As we know now, that was certainly not the case. The course was playing tough if you weren't hitting fairways, and then add in the pressure and nerves of the q-school atmosphere and you have a cut number of +13...almost three times higher than what we projected.
When it's all said and done though, the bottom line is I just didn't take care of business. I never found that confidence I had during the practice rounds and struggled with almost every aspect of my game throughout all four rounds. My putting was non-existent on the greens which I take full responsibility for. It's not easy practicing on flat greens that roll at about a 8 and then play on huge, undulating greens that roll at a 11 or 12 even. My speed for most of the week was relatively good but we never could read a putt. Even the short ones. But that's part of the game, and if I expect to be a professional golfer then I'm going to have to learn how to adapt to different greens around the country.
I'm really disappointed at the outcome of this week. I practiced extremely hard going into this tournament and felt good about my game when I left for San Antonio. It's a tough pill to swallow, but I guess there's not much else to do except suck it up and move on. I signed up to try and qualify for the Viking Classic in Jackson, MS which begins this coming Friday. I'll be heading up there Thursday to play a practice round and the one-day qualifier begins Friday. More on that to come.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Q-School - Round 3
Today's Score: 78
You ever experience deja vu? Well, the way I keep playing this golf course seems awfully familiar. Check out these numbers compared to the first two rounds.
Fairways in Regulation - 6/14
Greens in Regulation - 10/14
Putts - 33
Nothing's changed. I'm still struggling with confidence off the tee. Sometimes I'll hit a good shot and find the fairway and other times I'll miss it bad left or right and have no shot. And the bad shots aren't necessarily biased to a certain club. I've hit it in the briar patch with anything from a driver to a 3-iron. But one hole later, I've hit those same clubs perfect right down the middle. There's just no consistency....or is it that there is no confidence which is why there is no consistency. It's like that old saying, "which comes first the chicken or the egg?"
I feel like LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson. He's a good guy, smart, practices hard, has a will to learn and always strives to be a better player. Yet, come game time, he continues to make the same mistakes and has hard time handling the pressure on the big stage. That's the only way I know how to describe what's going on. I came here feeling good about my game, played two great practice rounds and woke up Tuesday morning ready to go. Unfortunately, every moment since has been a struggle to say the least. I wish I knew why.
I did make my first putt since making a 7 footer for birdie on #1 during the first round. This one came on the last hole today from about 12 ft for par. Huge! Between my dad and I, we figured out that we were wrong 5 times today in our reads on the greens. That's a lot for one round. Putts that look straight break across the hole, and putts that look that they're gonna fall off the world stay straight. These greens can make you look really silly sometimes. In fact, after three rounds playing with 6 different people, I've yet to see someone make a putt longer than 15ft. And that's being a little generous. So, I guess I can't feel quite as bad but still it would be nice to see the ball go in the hole once in a while when you really need it to.
One more round tomorrow. It's going to take a great score to make it through and I'm hoping there's one out there for me. All I can do it keep doing what I've been doing. Try my best and see what happens!
You ever experience deja vu? Well, the way I keep playing this golf course seems awfully familiar. Check out these numbers compared to the first two rounds.
Fairways in Regulation - 6/14
Greens in Regulation - 10/14
Putts - 33
Nothing's changed. I'm still struggling with confidence off the tee. Sometimes I'll hit a good shot and find the fairway and other times I'll miss it bad left or right and have no shot. And the bad shots aren't necessarily biased to a certain club. I've hit it in the briar patch with anything from a driver to a 3-iron. But one hole later, I've hit those same clubs perfect right down the middle. There's just no consistency....or is it that there is no confidence which is why there is no consistency. It's like that old saying, "which comes first the chicken or the egg?"
I feel like LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson. He's a good guy, smart, practices hard, has a will to learn and always strives to be a better player. Yet, come game time, he continues to make the same mistakes and has hard time handling the pressure on the big stage. That's the only way I know how to describe what's going on. I came here feeling good about my game, played two great practice rounds and woke up Tuesday morning ready to go. Unfortunately, every moment since has been a struggle to say the least. I wish I knew why.
I did make my first putt since making a 7 footer for birdie on #1 during the first round. This one came on the last hole today from about 12 ft for par. Huge! Between my dad and I, we figured out that we were wrong 5 times today in our reads on the greens. That's a lot for one round. Putts that look straight break across the hole, and putts that look that they're gonna fall off the world stay straight. These greens can make you look really silly sometimes. In fact, after three rounds playing with 6 different people, I've yet to see someone make a putt longer than 15ft. And that's being a little generous. So, I guess I can't feel quite as bad but still it would be nice to see the ball go in the hole once in a while when you really need it to.
One more round tomorrow. It's going to take a great score to make it through and I'm hoping there's one out there for me. All I can do it keep doing what I've been doing. Try my best and see what happens!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Q-School - Round 2
Today's Score: 77
Well there wasn't too much of a difference between yesterday's round and today's. Yesterday, I started out making birdie on #1 and today I made eagle on #2. Yesterday, I made my first poor swing of the day on #6 and things came apart after that. Today, the first bad swing came on #5 and from there it was a struggle to get to the clubhouse. Here's a few statistical comparisons from rounds 1 & 2.
Round 1
- Fairways in Regulation (4/14)
- Greens in Regulation (10/18)
- Total Putts (34)
Round 2
- Fairways in Regulation (6/14)
- Greens in Regulation (11/18)
- Total Putts (34)
The goal for today was to hit more fairways and I did that. Unfortunately, I went from 4 to 6 which is still way too low. I figured out that I'm -4 under on the 10 holes in which I hit the fairway in the first two rounds. I've still yet to make a putt, but I feel that I can at least post a decent score if I can start by keeping the ball in play off the tee.
That's pretty much it for now. With the scores as high as they are, there's still a reasonable chance to make it through to the next round. They're taking 40 spots and ties and right now I'm in T58. I need to keep my rounds around par for the next two days and I should be fine. If I can hit a few more fairways and get a few more putts to drop that should be well within reach. Tomorrow's tee time is 8:55.
Well there wasn't too much of a difference between yesterday's round and today's. Yesterday, I started out making birdie on #1 and today I made eagle on #2. Yesterday, I made my first poor swing of the day on #6 and things came apart after that. Today, the first bad swing came on #5 and from there it was a struggle to get to the clubhouse. Here's a few statistical comparisons from rounds 1 & 2.
Round 1
- Fairways in Regulation (4/14)
- Greens in Regulation (10/18)
- Total Putts (34)
Round 2
- Fairways in Regulation (6/14)
- Greens in Regulation (11/18)
- Total Putts (34)
The goal for today was to hit more fairways and I did that. Unfortunately, I went from 4 to 6 which is still way too low. I figured out that I'm -4 under on the 10 holes in which I hit the fairway in the first two rounds. I've still yet to make a putt, but I feel that I can at least post a decent score if I can start by keeping the ball in play off the tee.
That's pretty much it for now. With the scores as high as they are, there's still a reasonable chance to make it through to the next round. They're taking 40 spots and ties and right now I'm in T58. I need to keep my rounds around par for the next two days and I should be fine. If I can hit a few more fairways and get a few more putts to drop that should be well within reach. Tomorrow's tee time is 8:55.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Q-School - Round 1
Today's Score: 78
What started out as a promising round, slowly fell apart one stroke at a time as the day progressed. Right out of the gate I was on my way after a big drive, good wedge shot and a putt made from about 6 feet for birdie. The next hole I just missed from about 7 feet for my second birdie in a row. I played the next three holes solidly as well and I was -1 under through 5. It was on the par-5 6th tee where things started to get a little shaky. After about a 20 minute wait on the tee, I pulled my drive left in the trees. I was able to pitch out and get my third shot on the green, but unfortunately I had my first 3-putt of the day from about 40 feet. I closed out the front nine by bogeying #8 and #9.
On the 10th hole, I hit a wedge from 60 yards that hit just past the flag that, instead of spinning, hit and released hard over the green. There was no shot long and I was on my way to a third straight bogey. Two more missed par putts on #14 and #15 followed by a poor drive on #18 and I finished the day at +6 over (78).
I guess I was spoiled by how well I played during the two practice rounds. Everything seemed to be working and for two days I cruised around the course without too much trouble. After the first round of competition, I found myself falling back into old habits and not trusting all the things I had worked on. My driver seemed to vanish after the first few holes which made all the approach shots into the greens that much more difficult. At the same time my driver fell off, I failed to make a single putt. Between my dad and I, we seemed to be misreading everything just enough to miss over the edge too many times. Today was a round that should of been around +2 over but without getting any putts to fall it became +6 over.
It's frustrating trying so hard and ending up with a 78. To make matters worse it took 6 1/2 hours to play, which is by far the longest round I've ever played in my entire life. The good news is I've got three more rounds to get back in it and even still I'm not that far out. The course is playing tough and the scores are higher than normal. The biggest key tomorrow is getting back into the zone where I can make the swings that I've been working on. I've got to the hit more fairways first and from there I know everything else will take care of itself. My tee time tomorrow is 11:15.
What started out as a promising round, slowly fell apart one stroke at a time as the day progressed. Right out of the gate I was on my way after a big drive, good wedge shot and a putt made from about 6 feet for birdie. The next hole I just missed from about 7 feet for my second birdie in a row. I played the next three holes solidly as well and I was -1 under through 5. It was on the par-5 6th tee where things started to get a little shaky. After about a 20 minute wait on the tee, I pulled my drive left in the trees. I was able to pitch out and get my third shot on the green, but unfortunately I had my first 3-putt of the day from about 40 feet. I closed out the front nine by bogeying #8 and #9.
On the 10th hole, I hit a wedge from 60 yards that hit just past the flag that, instead of spinning, hit and released hard over the green. There was no shot long and I was on my way to a third straight bogey. Two more missed par putts on #14 and #15 followed by a poor drive on #18 and I finished the day at +6 over (78).
I guess I was spoiled by how well I played during the two practice rounds. Everything seemed to be working and for two days I cruised around the course without too much trouble. After the first round of competition, I found myself falling back into old habits and not trusting all the things I had worked on. My driver seemed to vanish after the first few holes which made all the approach shots into the greens that much more difficult. At the same time my driver fell off, I failed to make a single putt. Between my dad and I, we seemed to be misreading everything just enough to miss over the edge too many times. Today was a round that should of been around +2 over but without getting any putts to fall it became +6 over.
It's frustrating trying so hard and ending up with a 78. To make matters worse it took 6 1/2 hours to play, which is by far the longest round I've ever played in my entire life. The good news is I've got three more rounds to get back in it and even still I'm not that far out. The course is playing tough and the scores are higher than normal. The biggest key tomorrow is getting back into the zone where I can make the swings that I've been working on. I've got to the hit more fairways first and from there I know everything else will take care of itself. My tee time tomorrow is 11:15.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Practice Round #2
After two practice rounds, all the assessments from yesterday stand true after today. I hit a few different clubs off some of the tees to get a different feel for some of the holes. I also played from some other tee boxes because I would expect the South Texas PGA to mix it up a little bit in terms of how they set the course up. Other than that, it was really just a matter of gaining more confidence on the greens. The majority of my practice time today was spent trying to get more of a feel for the speed of the greens. If I can continue to hit the driver well and play out of the fairways I'll be able to position the ball well enough on the greens to have birdie opportunities instead of having to lag putt all day long. Today was another solid day hitting the ball. My swing feels good and I have more confidence in my game than I have in a long time.
I was still fighting this head cold today so again I was limited in the amount of practice I was able to put in this afternoon. Fortunately I feel good enough about where my game is at right now which has allowed me to get some extra rest. My tee time tomorrow is 11:35. Perfect tee time to get a good night sleep tonight and hopefully be back to full strength tomorrow. I can't tell you how ready I am to get back out there competing again.
I was still fighting this head cold today so again I was limited in the amount of practice I was able to put in this afternoon. Fortunately I feel good enough about where my game is at right now which has allowed me to get some extra rest. My tee time tomorrow is 11:35. Perfect tee time to get a good night sleep tonight and hopefully be back to full strength tomorrow. I can't tell you how ready I am to get back out there competing again.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
First Impressions
Tell me this doesn't look like New Orleans....lol. Who knew San Antonio had this much elevation. I guess if you'd been here before you'd know, but this is my first time. I took the picture with my phone and it didn't really do it justice, but from numerous locations throughout the course it seemed like you could see for miles. There's two courses here at the TPC of San Antonio, one of which is called Canyons which is the one we're playing. As soon as you step on the first tee you can see how it got it's name. I wasn't sure what to think before playing, but after today's practice round I'm very impressed.
Off the tee, the course sets up very fair. Pretty wide fairways which is nice to see after struggling with the driver for so long. A few holes are shaped a little tighter, but nothing too severe. There's only water on one hole, but every hole is lined with shrubs, cactus and rocks just off the fairways. Areas where a ball if findable but certainly not where you want to be. If I was a snake I know where I'd be...any one of these holes out at the TPC would be just fine. Fortunately, after hours of practice and a few really productive lessons this past month I'm confident in saying that things seem to be heading back in the right direction. I know it was just a practice round, but today was probably the best round I've played in almost 3 months. Primarily, I hit a lot of great drives. I still had two that were a little sloppy, but the rest were really good. It's been a long time since I've played out of that many fairways in one round. On top of that, my irons were just as solid.
The key this week is going to be controlling the ball around the greens. They're big, undulating and fast so it's going to be important to position the ball on the correct side of the hole. The good news is they're in excellent condition so if I can read the putts right I should be able to make a few. Unfortunately, I've been battling a little head cold the last couple of days and wasn't feeling up to a second practice session this afternoon. It would of been nice to spend a little more time on the greens, but I'm hoping the extra bit of rest will help get rid of whatever I've got.
Tomorrow, I'm planning on playing another practice round in the morning and then work on the short game in the afternoon. I've got my dad here with me this week caddying so that's going to be a big help. We've made a good team in the past so I'm hoping that continues again this week. I'll have a follow-up tomorrow night after my second practice round.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Down To The Wire
After suffering a minor heart-attack in Atlanta this past weekend watching the LSU football game, I'm back home and about fully recovered. We had a great trip which included a lesson with Tom Ness & Brian Manzella on Friday afternoon, a round at East Lake Golf Club Saturday morning and then the game Saturday night. We accomplished a lot in just 48 hours.
The lesson I had on Friday afternoon was probably the most productive one I've had so far. Brian Manzella, the teacher I've been working with here in New Orleans, drove to Atlanta for the football game and was nice enough to help out with my lesson that afternoon. So I had both Tom and Brian there going back and forth trying to put the last few pieces of the puzzle (my swing) together. I was very fortunate to have the two of them there and when I left I felt as though I could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. The advice they gave me is going to be a big help while a big challenge at the same time. They're corrections that must be made and going to require a lot of hard work. But I guess that comes with anything you want in life.
On Saturday morning, Erika's dad, brother and I all teed off at East Lake Golf Club. For those that have been around golf, know that this course is one of the greats in the country and a true piece of history. It's also home of the Tour Championship which is going to be played there next weekend. Everything was absolutely perfect and a real treat to have the opportunity to play.
I'm not going to comment on the game except for the fact that I was unable to watch the last 2 minutes. I'm glad we won but they've got a lot of work to do....kinda of like myself.
I'll be heading to San Antonio, TX this Saturday to get ready for the first round of PGA Tour Q-School. Since I was late signing up and due to the amount of entries, I was placed at the overflow site which is being held at the TPC of San Antonio. It's a brand new course that just opened up in January so I've never played it before. I'm hoping that's the case for most of the people that will be there. I should arrive in time to practice Saturday afternoon and then get in two full practice rounds on Sunday and Monday. The first round begins Tuesday and goes until Friday. I'll have an analysis of the golf course once I get there this weekend. Hope all is well.
The lesson I had on Friday afternoon was probably the most productive one I've had so far. Brian Manzella, the teacher I've been working with here in New Orleans, drove to Atlanta for the football game and was nice enough to help out with my lesson that afternoon. So I had both Tom and Brian there going back and forth trying to put the last few pieces of the puzzle (my swing) together. I was very fortunate to have the two of them there and when I left I felt as though I could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. The advice they gave me is going to be a big help while a big challenge at the same time. They're corrections that must be made and going to require a lot of hard work. But I guess that comes with anything you want in life.
On Saturday morning, Erika's dad, brother and I all teed off at East Lake Golf Club. For those that have been around golf, know that this course is one of the greats in the country and a true piece of history. It's also home of the Tour Championship which is going to be played there next weekend. Everything was absolutely perfect and a real treat to have the opportunity to play.
I'm not going to comment on the game except for the fact that I was unable to watch the last 2 minutes. I'm glad we won but they've got a lot of work to do....kinda of like myself.
I'll be heading to San Antonio, TX this Saturday to get ready for the first round of PGA Tour Q-School. Since I was late signing up and due to the amount of entries, I was placed at the overflow site which is being held at the TPC of San Antonio. It's a brand new course that just opened up in January so I've never played it before. I'm hoping that's the case for most of the people that will be there. I should arrive in time to practice Saturday afternoon and then get in two full practice rounds on Sunday and Monday. The first round begins Tuesday and goes until Friday. I'll have an analysis of the golf course once I get there this weekend. Hope all is well.
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