I've been long overdue for an update. I've never intended this blog to be negative, but sometimes it feels good to use this outlet to get my frustration out. I played in European Qualifying School in Scotland in mid September and it was an unsuccessful journey. I played in Web.com Qualifying School in mid October in Nebraska and it was an unsuccessful attempt. That finished off my Qualifying Schools for 2015 and I failed to get status after attempting OneAsia, Latin America, Canada, Europe, and Web.com q schools. Zero for five. My outcome goals were to get status and compete and I didn't reach my goals. That flat out hurts because it was obtainable and it's the only way for me to move up the ranks and be able to make a living at this game. I'll be turning 31 on November 1st and know that my clock is ticking in terms of getting to where I want to be in golf professionally.

I'm not going to reset my goals yet for 2016 because I still have a month left of tournament golf in this season. I'll be competing in 2 PGA Tour Monday qualifiers in Jackson, Mississippi and Sea Island, Georgia over the coming weeks. I've had a couple of weeks to process what went well and what didn't this year and have leaned on some new advice to try and improve. One of the areas I feel I have disregarded is what I was doing earlier in the year that led to 2 Moonlight Tour wins and a solid showing on the Adams Tour. I was working on elements of my swing that produced one type of shot shape: fades. Thus, I was eliminating one side of the golf course: the left side. I was consiously working on these swing cues, but didn't realize that by doing this I was eliminating the left side of play in tournaments. I had control of my swing and golf ball. If I hit a poor shot, it would miss on the right side, and I knew where it would be and could get up and down from there.

As soon as I had a couple of poor weeks with my ball striking, I began to question what I was doing and went back to my old ways of going week to week with what felt best. Instead of trusting in my changes, and realizing there would be some struggles along the way, I gave up on the changes I had made over the winter of 2014 and Spring of 2015. As soon as it got "hot in the kitchen", I fled back to what was comfortable. Soon there after I was back to missing both ways, left and right. When you have no idea where your ball is going, it is a lonely, terrible, unnerving feeling.

Thus, it is my at the forefront of my career right now to get back to what I was doing. It was producing great results! There will be tough moments that lie ahead, but I have to persevere through those moments and believe in my system of success. Playing tournament golf by eliminating one side of the course is a really great way to find success and be able to FEARLESSLY TRUST my swing. It takes away the doubt. I strongly believe this fade action will be the best way for me to play. After this last month of qualifiers, I am in the process of setting up some instruction with one of the industry leaders in golf body biodynamics. This will help confirm to me that my body is working a certain way in the swing to produce a consistent swing that can time and time again repeat a swing that eliminates one side of the course. It has been a tough stretch of tournament results for me, but after my failure in Nebraska it brought some clarity on what I need to do moving forward to succeed. Elimination of one side of the course in competition, fearlessly trust it, especially during the periods where the "kitchen is hot", and finally have some FUN along the way! I'm going to get where I want and have a hell of a lot of success once I get there. Stay right here for updates from my upcoming qualifiers. Thanks for your support!