I'll cut right to the chase...the two highlights of the day were: 1) having my brother caddy for me (first time!) and 2) qualifying for the championship. The second highlight was a result of having my brother on the bag. He really turned my mental game around after I made consecutive double bogeys on the 6th and 7th holes. He basically lowered his shoulder into me (at least once) and said snap out of it, you are stiff as a board out here (I was tense, this happens frequently when i get under tournament conditions and it causes me to make poor transition moves, leading to both pull and pushes)...this game is a dream...think about it, you gotta enjoy this or else go sit in the office; the words came out a lot better out of my brother's mouth. It worked and we had a great time together. I responded by going 1 under on my last 10 holes. Fired a 35 on the back nine to shoot 78 (tie for 12th place). (Check out the results at http://www.ghintpp.com/mgalinks/TPPOnlineScoring/results.aspx?id=8 or http://www.mgalinks.org/championships/midamateur/midamateur.html)
My brother was even close to Y.E. Yanging the golf bag on 18, but I missed the birdie putt to justify it.
The low score of the day was 74 by three players. It was proof of a challenging golf course. Typically, someone shoots par or better in these events.
I played with two fine gents today, Jeremy Benedick and Walter Riley. Both were enjoyable and friendly playing partners (makes a difference in a round). Walter used a minature golf putter and made everything. He qualified by shooting 76. Fun to watch!
My friends Mike Murphy and Chris Bates were in the field. It was neat because both of them were in the groups ahead of me and we all played a practice round together yesterday. I did get to see Mike's shots on a few holes. He had a tough round and didn't qualify. Knowing Mike and his game, it was a fluke day for him and he will easily come back with better results. We are playing together in the Dennis Four Ball in less than a month. An absolute blast of a tournament and can't wait to compete with Mike.
Awesome job to my brother today. One other thing he did was keep my energy levels high throughout the day by good hydration and good nutrition (clutch stuff on a 90 degree day). I was eating food every 4-5 holes. It surely helped me make solid golf swings down the stretch.
I'm really looking forward to a big golf month in September. Its my chance to make a statement against the Frank Vanas of the world.
Celebrate with me...
Cheers
Kurt
I played with two fine gents today, Jeremy Benedick and Walter Riley. Both were enjoyable and friendly playing partners (makes a difference in a round). Walter used a minature golf putter and made everything. He qualified by shooting 76. Fun to watch!
My friends Mike Murphy and Chris Bates were in the field. It was neat because both of them were in the groups ahead of me and we all played a practice round together yesterday. I did get to see Mike's shots on a few holes. He had a tough round and didn't qualify. Knowing Mike and his game, it was a fluke day for him and he will easily come back with better results. We are playing together in the Dennis Four Ball in less than a month. An absolute blast of a tournament and can't wait to compete with Mike.
Awesome job to my brother today. One other thing he did was keep my energy levels high throughout the day by good hydration and good nutrition (clutch stuff on a 90 degree day). I was eating food every 4-5 holes. It surely helped me make solid golf swings down the stretch.
I'm really looking forward to a big golf month in September. Its my chance to make a statement against the Frank Vanas of the world.
Celebrate with me...
Cheers
Kurt
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