First off good news.  I smoked out the Asian contingent that was deadset on smearing my blog with links to adult websites by posting them under my comments section.  If you want to post something, I just have to clear it first, so don't hesitate to throw something my way.  It has been awhile since I updated.  Let me catch you up to date.  Well Springfield was uneventful.  I shot an even par 70 where I couldn't get anything kickstarted due to a balky putter.  I wanted to get back in the field and prove again to myself I could get in contention, but I sputtered out at the qualifier.  I drove 600 miles with my tail between my legs down to Lagrange, Georgia to try my luck last week on the Hooters Tour.  I opened the event with an impressive 4 under par 67 that was highlighted by my 2nd career HOLE IN ONE which put me in 7th place.  Unfortunately as it has seemed as of late as soon as I get the momentum, the golfing gods want to spit right back in my face.  I had an early second round tee time and as I woke up to the sound of my alarm, it startled me and I twisted my neck and tweaked it.  It was Friday the 13th and I succumbed to it unfortunately.  How I gutted out a 1under par round in the second round was beyond me but I did.  Might as well have been a 59 in terms of mentally how good it was to some how block out the pain.  I went straight to the chiropractor where he realigned my neck.  It was really sore and tender for the weekend, but I had trouble really trusting it and when you lack trust, you lack staying in contention.  Each round after the 1st round was just a little bit worse and I wound up in 52nd place, but wondered what could have been given how well I played the first round w/ proper health.  The good news is I am back now to 100% and ready to move on from this fluke injury.  I have a week and a half to get ready for my next excursion.  I head tomorrow to Orlando for the day to work with my instructor Brian Mogg to get ready for 1st stage of European Qualifying School which begins August 29th.  I haven't been assigned my course, but I will be traveling to either London, England or Lisbon, Portugal where the top 25% of the players at my field will advance to 2nd stage.  I'm going into this ready to win, and realizing that getting to 2nd stage in Europe will definitely cut the tension of US PGA Qualifying 1st stage by having successfully navigated thru a stage of Q School in Europe.  So that is the goal and I am going to make it happen.  The work I put in the next week and a half is absolutely essential to my success and I am not overlooking anything.  It is an exciting time of year in my life and my game is getting better every day little by little.  I just am going to keep chipping away and getting better.  I can only control myself, and tomorrow I am going to do all that I can do to get better.  Always looking forward, ~JK.