Swiftwick Shootout at Palmetto Hall (Hilton Head Island, SC

Well the season is officially going for me. This past week was my first event of the year and first competitive rounds of the year. Needless to say I was really looking forward to the week as I have been working hard on my game in the off season and was ready to put up some scores!
I arrived in Hilton Head Island a few days before the event to see my coach and just to get some more practice in the area. The golf courses this year were in amazing condition and it was looking like we were going to have unseasonably warm weather!
The first round I stared off on the Arthur Hills course where I was able to put together a round of 69 (-3). Overall I felt as if I played some solid golf, only made 2 bad swings which led to bogeys but made several birdies so overall I was pleased with how the day went. Anytime you haven't played in a tournament there are some unanswered questions on how you are going to react or perform since it is almost like a new experience I guess? The second round I played the host course for the week, the Cupp course. The scores were a little higher on the course overall, the course had some pretty difficult holes on it which led to some higher scores. I played very well the second round shooting 66 (-6). I made 8 birdies and 2 bogey. I couldn't have felt any better about the day to be honest! After two rounds I was sitting on top of the leaderboard with Matt Davidson. Fun to be up there this early in the year!
Overnight things changed for me somehow! I came out in round three and didn't play all that well... I shot 74 making way too many bogeys. I kept it together pretty good for the most part as I did hit it poorly and had a couple very bad breaks. Just wasn't my day. Round 4, the final round I found myself 4 back of the leader and still had a shot to catch him I thought. Again, however I had a rough ball striking round... ended up shooting 72 on the day. Overall for how I was hitting it I was pretty pleased with the result.
So on the week I finished t5 and made a nice little check around $8,000. A much better start to the year than last year but I really felt like it was a good week to get a W but have to save that for another week!
Up next for me I will be playing in Morocco for 2 eGolf events followed by at least on European tour event and maybe one more!! Looking forward to getting back on the course. Check back for more updates and thanks for following me!

Off season - Getting ready for 2011!

Been a while since my last blog... It has been a good off season for me for the most part! Last years season finished up at Final Stage of PGA Q School in early December for me. I took a good couple weeks off from the game and actually didn't even touch a club! By the first of the year I was starting to itch and ready to start playing and practicing to get ready for the coming seasons events.
I started the year heading to Hilton Head Island, SC to work with my coach on my game, just wanted to get started on the right foot and get some good things to work on while I had plenty of time. I have been working hard on the game since and it is really starting to come around.
As I am writing this I am sitting in the San Diego Airport. I just finished up out in Carlsbad at the Titleist Fitting Center and the Scotty Cameron putter studio! What an experience!! All the guys out here were amazing and really helped my game. I know I haven't had much time to work with any of the clubs but am really looking forward to how my new putter performs this year. We worked on some stroke fundamentals and found a putter that allowed me to make my best stroke!
Up next for me will be my first tournament of the year in Hilton Head, SC. It will be an eGolf event, looking forward to getting started! As the year gets going I will be updating the blog more often so check back to see what is happening on the road!