I did not qualify for the Sony Open this year.  Yesterday in the pre qualifier I played really well and shot a 69 on a windy rainy day that really made scoring tough.  It was a round I am really proud of and given the conditions if the qualifer would have been held yesterday my score may have very well held up to get me in.  I made it to today's round with 15 shots to spare.  (What a joke).  Anyway today the weather was absolutely perfect with hardly a breath of wind.  I shot a two under par 70 and missed the magic number of 65 required to gain entry into the Sony Open.  Yes it was frustrating that I traveled roughly 5,000 miles to get here, but I wouldn't have it any other way.  I can't tell you how much joy I get in the opportunity to go to such special places with my career.  I am going to play on the PGA Tour very soon I can feel it.  I have had a lot of close calls and failures along the way, but I am getting better and better at this game.  I am not just typing this onto the page as filler, its the honest truth.  I double bogeyed my first hole today.  Had that been me a year ago and beyond, I probably would have mentally checked out and folded my tent.  I was proud of my resilient play today where I fought back to post a couple under par.  I just didn't have my A game today, and I still was right there in the fight.  I head back to Los Angeles tomorrow for a pit stop before I head back to Orlando Wednesday night.  What will I take with me besides a missed attempt at my first Monday Qualifer of the year?  A knowledge that I have the mental strength to battle my way through adversity as seen by my first hole blunder, along with a very solid 69 from the pre qualifying that bolsters my confidence.