I have finished my first two rounds in McCormick, SC and stand at 6 under par at the half way point.  In my last blog post I said that I had a goal to be great mentally for all four rounds.  This goal required four rounds, which each take five hours to play, of thinking clearly, positively, and rationally.  If you add this all up at weeks end in order to be great mentally for a tournament, you have to be at your best for 20 hours.  During my first round I had a two hole stretch on my back nine where I was angry and frustrated after three putting a par 5 for par.  So I came unraveled for 30 minutes yesterday out of my 5 hour round. 
    Today I started off beautifully.  I birdied my first two holes and was all set to pile on the birdies.  I hit a brief speed bump on my third and fourth holes today where I made a clumsy par on a par 5 and failed to get a routine chip up and down on my 4th hole and made a bogey.  I stepped up to my 5th hole today and had every reason to be mad and lose control of my emotions.  This was where I made sure to stand true to my goal for the week.  I hit my second shot into the greenside bunker on #5 and was not the least bit rattled.  I holed that shot for birdie out of the sand and used that to propel me forward to shoot a great round of 67.  I had some more mistakes along the way coming in, but my goal of being great mentally was easily accomplished.  After two rounds and ten hours on the course, I have only been spent 30 minutes in the wrong frame of mind.  The goal I set to be great mentally for all four rounds still stands.  Through two rounds, I have accomplished just that.  Two more rounds, and with the same frame of mind I can expect more great things to come.