It has been way too long of an absence from my blogging but I needed a bit of a break. Writing on here is a cathartic outlet for me, but it was getting a bit stale for me talking about how I was close and keeping a sunny outlook and perspective about my craft. I vowed internally without mentioning it here that my next post wouldn't be until I accomplished something on the course. As they say, talk is cheap. Coulda, shoulda, woulda. Well, that time has finally come. Somewhat on a whim, I entered OneAsia Q School in Malaysia as my practice back at home had me optimistic and confident about testing my game under tournament pressure. After 36 hours of traveling across the globe, I made it to my destination of Sabah, Malaysia. Lucky for me, my first two legs of my journey here were on empty planes, so I was able to spread out in coach and get some long periods of sleep to counteract the 14 time zone difference between my comfort zone back in Missouri and these foreign grounds.

I put in 2 great days of preparation and teed off March 7th at Surera Harbour Golf Club full steam ahead. By day's ends I had played brilliantly and found myself atop the leaderboard at 66(-5). On day two, I gave it all back with a lackluster 75. This put me in 12 position heading into the last 2 rounds. My final 2 rounds were almost carbon copies where I played splendidly for the first 3/4 of the round and struggled to the finish line with a plethora of bogeys to shoot even par 71s my final two days. I finished the tournament by pulling a shot into the trees, having to chip out on an adjacent hole, hitting onto the green, then three putting for my lone double bogey of the week. I walked off the course with my head down and thought my last hole disaster had buried my chances of quality status on this year's circuit. For once, the golf Gods gave me a break, and the groups after me struggled and I was able to back door a 7th place finish.

After a scorecard playoff, I filtered into the 9th position on the Q School category pecking order. Long story short, being in the top 10 will grant me access into the majority of the events! With world ranking points, million dollar purses, and exemptions into events such as the British Open at stake throughout the year on OneAsia, it feels amazing to finally be able to tee it up in a handful of high stakes international events that I earned on my own merit. The tour staff is still working to finalize the schedule, but currently there are 2 events in China and 2 events in South Korea on the calendar. I fly home tonight and as my hometown Cardinals often say after a final win on the road before getting on the charter plane, it will be a "happy flight"! Keep it posted right here for updates on my game and schedule.