Shingle Creek Wrap-Up w/ Update

Things have been going non-stop since last week so I apologize for not having a blog up after this past tournament. I ended up withdrawing after the first round because of how bad it went, and from there I've either been on the road or in the hospital. Erika's grandmother's health has been steadily declining so we've all been trying to spend as much time with her in the hospital as we can. The doctor's gave her 3 weeks at most, but it could be any day now. All we can do is pray that she's in God's hands.

Golf has kind of taken a backseat right now. I talked earlier about how I was beginning to struggle with my swing and unfortunately I wasn't able to correct it in time to perform well in any of the last couple tournaments. I would like to think that the fact that we were playing in 40 degree temperatures and winds gusting up to 30mph had something to do with the problem, but I can't blame everything on the weather. That's something I've always struggled with in the past, so I'm going to have to come up with a solution if I want to make any money during the winter months.

When I left Orlando, I drove straight to Cut Off and spent the last few days there with Erika's family. I'm back in New Orleans now just trying to catch up with things at the house, and then I'll probably be heading back down the bayou here soon. I'm hoping to get some practice in this afternoon just because I'm starting to have withdrawals from not hitting balls in so long. Typically, when I play my worst is when I really want to practice the most. I can't stand knowing that I'm not hitting the ball well right now and all I want to do is fix it.

I would imagine the rest of the month will be spent in and out of the hospital dealing with Erika's grandmother.....as it should. I'll do my best to squeeze in some practice time when I can, but that won't be my top priority until she passes. In the back of my mind, I'm considering going back to Houston in mid-January for a couple events, but that is still up in the air right now. I'll try and have some updates throughout the holidays and hopefully some good news to go along with it. Merry Christmas!!!!