Another tournament down.  I finished up play at Cherry Blossom Country Club in Lexington, Kentucky today and unfortunately missed another cut.  It is frustrating, and when I am battling as hard as I can to steady the ship and start playing competitive golf at an elite level again it can really leave me cursing under my breath as I sign my scorecard.  I gutted it out today and had my low round of the year with a 66, but an opening 75 left me in need of a 63 today just to make the cut on the number.   63's don't just appear at the drop of the hat.  This week, think of me as an actor in New York.  For the first half of the show I flubbed my lines, but for the second half I looked like a shining star on Broadway.  The reason that the course played so easy this week comes down to a simple answer.  Of the 36 holes I played the past two days, 30 of the holes left me with some sort of wedge in my hand.  The bent grass greens are receptive, smooth, and flat.  The sun shined brightly and there was little wind.  Those are the ingredients for professional golfers to flat out rip a course to shreds and that is what a lot of golfers are doing this week.  I had some fun today, but yesterday I missed my share of greens with wedges in my hand, and failed to get up and down.  This was unacceptable, and couple that in with a pull hook out of bounds on one of the par 4's and you can see why my 75 left me next to last on the leaderboard.  I was proud of the way I responded today, but each shot I hit yesterday counted just as much as the flawless shots I hit today on many occasions.  Tally that up and I missed the cut by three. 
    I have to be more consistent start to finish in every event.  I have no room for ridiculous errors like I was making in round one in professional golf.  It felt good to play well today, but I still lost my $1,000 entry fee.  In amateur golf, you can walk away with your head held high, in professional golf you walk away with a lighter check book.  It has never been about the money for me, nor will it ever be, but the stark reality is in order to make a living at this game, I have to be more consistent start to finish and I have to keep getting better each day.  I have no room to sit down and take a break.  I have to keep grinding, persevering, and out working each and every other dime-a-dozen pro out there.  I have the talent and grit to be an elite PGA Tour member, I just have to keep going.  Days like today, and days like I have had over the past few months are frustrating, but at the end of the day I have to keep seeing the big picture that I am very close to obtaining where I want to be.  It isn't like I have to reinvent the wheel.  My game is really, really close to where it needs to be to compete anywhere in the world, I just need to tighten those last couple bolts in my arsenal.  Thanks for reading and all your support.  I have to move forward with my head held high with continued optimism.  I head next week to the Carolinas for a one day event on Monday and then a 4 day event on the Egolf Tour.  I'll supply the updates.  Let's go out there and get in contention!!!