Well as I am sure everyone has seen by now I did not manage to successfully get through the first stage of Q School this year in McKinney, Texas. I had rounds of 76-71-73-72 (+4). I purposely waited a little over a week to come on here so I didn't write something on here that I would later regret. Its hard having the pure results tell you straight to your face that this year I am not good enough. Now that I have been able to clear my head a little bit and the dust has settled, I can at least keep my head raised high for fighting hard. I ended up missing by 11 strokes, which roughly translates that I took a little less than 3 shots too many on each of the 4 days. This process of securing status on one of the PGA sanctioned tours is taking longer than I anticipated. Once again my game was not ready for what it takes to get through the grind. Jack Nicklaus was once quoted as saying golf is a game that is a mere 10% physical, while the other 90% is mental. I can be brutally honest that the 90% has been a test that is a work in progress that I still have not passed. I am going to mark that as the number one concern in my 09' campaign. I am going to seek out counsel from several sports psychologists this offseason (December-February) so that I can think correctly with clarity and confidence every stride of every day next year on the golf course. I am currently taking a 3 week break from the game to refocus, relax, and outline what areas of my game need sharpening in 2009 so that I will be ready next year. My tentative schedule for 2009 will revolve around the Canadian Tour, pending qualification through their qualifying process. I can't thank you all enough for your support, and I know that my time is coming. My patience has been tested at every level here in 2008, but I am going to draw a lot of experience over my first full year as a traveling professional. I have been knocked down more times than I can count this year and it hurt, but rest assured I will be back on my feet shortly and ready to go to battle to chase my dream in 2009.