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.