I am home from Guatemala. I'm in a results oriented business and my results didn't make the grade. I missed  the cut by six shooting rounds of 76-75. The first day I was plotting along at even par with four holes to go and made a sloppy bogey with a sand wedge in my hand on 15. The following hole I didn't regain my composure and guided a hybrid shot off the tee out of bounds after not trusting my plan. I finished with a chunked chip on the last and tallied one more bogey to play my last four holes in a disappointing four over. The second day I hit a couple loose iron shots and had 3 three putts. So a combination of poor execution, putting, and a mental blunder cost me the weekend. These are the margins that separate poor golf from competitive golf. I did a heck of a lot well, but I have to be better start to finish. The aspect that was most disappointing was not dealing with the first wave of adversity the first day well. I got nervous and lost my focus.

What I was most excited about was that I for the most part was able to swing free and without mental clutter. I felt more athletic and reactionary out there as opposed to a mechanical robot. I am going to continue to hone in on being an athlete who reacts and trusts my game. This will give me more time to put into my chipping and putting the rest of the year. I finally have got my game out of the gutter and the final polish comes from scoring and confidence. I need to walk taller and with more swagger and turn a few more 5s into 4s and 4s into 3s. My next month entails an event this Sunday in Saint Louis in an 18 hole tourney, then the following weekend a 36 hole regional event. These will be two small scale events to really keep grinding in a competitive arena and build that confidence. After that, I have US Open local qualifying in St. Louis May 10th. I'm ready to go play great golf with consistency. Belief, trust, and hard work when nobody else is watching day in and day out is the formula to get there. Stay right here for some great results soon to come. I'm really excited about what I'm going to do on the golf course in 2016!