Sunday, November 21, 2010

Alright!  So I headed down to Orlando last week with two goals in mind.  I wanted to square away my swing on an instructional front with my coach Brian Mogg.  Check!  Secondly, I wanted to have a successful preparation in my final tournament here in the US before Spain.  Check!  I flew in last Saturday and saw Brian immediately.  I was just a little bit off in my setup and by rectifying it I feel so much better standing over the ball.  The tournament began two days later and I ended up finishing in 8th place.  The beauty of it was I put myself in position to win the tournament the last day with a good round.  You absolutely can not mimick that and it was great to experience.  I struggled the final round a bit, but I kept my wits about me and finished strong to preserve a nice finish.  Believe it or not, this was my best finish in 27 events on the Hooters Winter Series.  That last round even though I struggled, I was great mentally.  I was patient, confident, and not at all jittery.  My first year out I put myself in a similar situation a couple times and my body didn't know how to react and I blew up.    This further aids in my progress toward Spain giving me the true belief that I am ready.  Golf is so fickle, so you can't ever go into an event without caution.  However, you can go into a tournament ready to play your best golf and not back down until the final putt is holed.  That is one guarantee I know is in store, and I could not be more excited for it.  I take off Monday the 22nd for Madrid via the Atlanta airport.  From there, my friend Dan Jermak(who is caddying for me) and I will take a train south to Cadiz and taking a cab to the golf resort.  John Candy from the movie "Planes, trains, and automobiles" would be proud!  I'll present an update as soon as I can from the southern tip of Spain, and I'm sure I will have a couple stories to reveal as well.  Stay tuned.   

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