Nothing good to report, but I'll file a report anyways.  I went to Columbus, Nebraska last week for the Nebraska Open.  I finished 36 holes with a 73-72 and that wasn't good enough to make the cut.  It is a real strange course with hard doglegs where you have to bend the ball real hard or take your tee shot up over trees to cut the corner.  For me personally, I really don't like the layout because I think it puts a strain on your swing mechanics.  When you are constantly off the tee trying to manipulate the golf ball in funky ways it can mess with your fundamentals.  Maybe I sound bitter for not playing well, but that is my two cents about Elk Run CC.  Anyway I went straight from there to Boise, Idaho for the Albertson's Boise Open Monday Quallifier.  Since the PGA Tour playoffs are going on simultaneously, the Nationwide takes 10 spots away from the qualifiers so that the PGA Tour players that don't make the playoffs can go down to the Nationwide Tour and compete.  That left the Monday qualifier with only 4 spots.  It sounds crazy that they would "reward" the tour players who have had a miserable year with this opening, but that is the way it is.  So as you can imagine, the shootouts that occur every Monday were even exponentially even harder this past Monday.  I played a steady, solid round and shot 68, but I missed the playoff by 4 shots which occured at 64!  It's a hard pill to swallow that 68 just doesn't cut it, but I have to take confidence away that I played a nice round but just wasn't rewarded.  My next event more than likely is going to be the Tour qualifier in Madison, Mississippi.  I have to go through all the hoops and hurdles to get there with the annoying pre qualifier ( scheduled for 9/24/10) and then Monday qualifier, but I am deadset on getting in and finally getting my first PGA Tour start as a pro under my belt.  Looking at the big picture, my game has progressed nicely all summer, and as Q School is right around the corner I am very excited to put my best foot forward in a month's time when it gets kick started at First Stage just north of Charlotte, NC.  From Jan 1st of this year I have known this is going to be my year, and I am not backing down from that thought process in the least.  There are ups and downs and everything in between, but by the end of the year when I look back and evaluate it is going to have been a remarkable year.  Anyway back to the present, thanks and I'll blog soon.