Sorry for the delay in updating.  The weekend in North Carolina didn't go quite as planned, but I had a solid Sunday final round to end my tournament on a high note.  As I said before, with the way I struggled with my ball striking the first two days I was just really fortunate to even get to play competitively on the weekend.  Anyways today was a real bummer on the golf front.  I played in the Nationwide Monday qualifier up in the Washington D.C. area today.  Because of the Memorial Day holiday the qualifier was pushed till Tuesday.  I ended up missing in a playoff where there were 8 guys vying for 2 spots.  I shot a steady four under par 68 with no bogeys, but I played the par 5's in all pars and that never helps the scorecard.  I did a lot of things beside that very well today and I have to take that with me.  My iron play has improved tremendously in the past week and now I just need to dial in the driver and 3 wood and I will be all set on the swing front. 
    Today was really frustrating around the greens because I was just not able to figure out how to chip my ball out of the thick, sticky rough that guarded the greens.  On all four of the par 5's my ball was just off the putting surface in two shots, but I was unable to gauge how much energy I needed to imply on the golf ball to extricate it from the tricky rough.  To be so close and not be rewarded is a maddening feeling, but tomorrow will be a new day and I am going to explain why I have a good feeling this is going to be a blessing in disguise.  On Friday I will be heading straight to Memphis, Tennessee for the PGA Tour St. Jude Classic pre qualifier.  Had I qualified today in Maryland, I would have had to forfeit my chance at qualifying for next week's St. Jude Classic because I would not have been able to play in Friday's pre qualifier in Memphis.  I fully believe that things happen for a reason and by keeping a great attitude and using today as both motivation and a confidence boost I will successfully navigate myself into the starting field for next week's PGA Tour event in Memphis.  I head home to Saint Louis tomorrow morning and will use tomorrow to get some laundry done and more importantly get my body and mind ready to play some great golf in Memphis.  Thanks for reading and I am close to making some really great things happen.