Hello from Lisbon, Portugal.  It has been a whirlwind last three days but tomorrow the first round of the tournament begins for me at 1:30pm local time.  That would be 7:30am central time in the US.  We got off to a shaky start when we first arrived in Portugal on Saturday.  Our golf bags did not make the flight, so we had to wait until Sunday morning for them to arrive.  Luckily they did and we were able to proceed as normal and get two full days of preparation on Ribagolf, the course we are playing this week.  I am very excited for the next four days and am ready to get going tomorrow with a patient, but precise game plan that I am ready to execute.  My last two days of practice have been great and I am excited with how things are progressing for the week.  We will have a week full of warm temperatures and sunshine.  The only obstacle that could play a factor is if any wind creeps up on us.  It is a long course that mandates that you drive the ball with precision.  Knowing that, it is important that I make wise club selections off every tee and at no time press too hard to try and over power the course.  I am going to take what the course gives me the next four days and most importantly be patient and exude confidence every step of the way.  Thanks for reading and I look forward to 4 great days of golf.  Here we go!