Wake up!!

My sleepers never woke up at the Match Play Championship. Oh well, I gave it a shot. Did anybody even watch after Tiger was knocked out? I didn't, but my attention span can't take 36 holes of golf.
I am writing this while watching The Big Break Reunion. I sent my application in for the next show, but I probably wont make it. I dont have an ugly enough swing or no talent. That is all you need I guess. Not to beat up these guys, but they just seem to be average at best. There are more talented golfers out there that deserve a shot. Maybe the Golf Channel reads my blog!!!!

Match Play!

Well, Padraig Harrington is out but Baddeley is still in. These were my sleepers. So I was wrong about one, but so far I am right about one. I dont know something like that. It doesnt matter because Tiger is probably going to win anyway. If he does go on to win and stretch it to eight it would be amazing, because this match play stuff is a huge toss up. Anybody could win this thing.

Big Break Update!

Briana Vega didnt step up to the plate. As I wrote a couple of days ago, I was pulling for her. She ended up finishing last with a total of 181. She has alot of talent and we all wish her the best. Big week coming up with the match play event. Tiger has to be the favorite going in but my sleepers are Baddeley and Harrington. I could be wrong but we will soon see. The weather is warming up and I will be playing alot more. I will keep you up to date.

Big Break is broken for one and fixed by another!

The first day of the SBS Open finished today that included the female Big Break winner Briana Vega. Bri did not have a good day at Turtle Bay in her quest to cash in on her lovely prize for winning the Big Break. Bri shot a day one high of 81 that was helped with carding a 9 on number nine. A quad does not help your round any. I do not know the circumstances with that hole, but it is safe to say that o.b. or water was involved. The pressure had to be enormous for her, but she had enough time to prepare for this event. I am not discounting her talent, but she should take this as a learning experience and go try and win on the Futures Tour.
There was another Big Break winner that had a chance to cash in a once in a lifetime opportunity. Denny Hepler won the male Big Break last year and he was given a chance to play in the Turtle Bay Championship. Denny had a tough first day, but rebounded on days two and three. Although no cuts are on the Champions Tour, Denny did shoot 77,72,73. That earned him a check for a whopping $1168. Denny certainly has some talent and we will probably see more of him soon.
As far as the Big Break goes, I believe the prizes are too generous. Giving someone that wins a reality show a chance to play in the top level tours is a little much. These players just are not ready for this yet. Briana's best finish last year on the Futures Tour was 4th and only made 4 cuts out of 17 starts. Her scoring average was 75. That just wont cut it on the LPGA. They are setting these folks up for failure. I know I sound harsh, but it is the truth. I wish Bri the best of luck this year and I hope shes plays well in the Longs Drug tournament which was her other prized exemption.

OK, I have a new favorite!!

With the weather being so bad here on the east coast I have to entertain myself with other things. I stumbled upon the web site of another beautiful and talented female golfer. Her name is D'Rae Ward and she needs our help. You can help her out by checking out her web site and sponsoring her or making donations. I know I am being forward and blunt, but how else do you ask for money. It is tough to survive on the road and pursue your dream in this sport. It takes alot of money and dedication. D'Rae has alot of talent and it could be a pretty good investment and return on your money. Anyway, I will talk about myself and my game when I get a chance to play. The weather should be changing soon. Till next time. See ya!



D'Rae you would make me write bad checks also! Chuckle Chuckle!

Got to her site and help her out!

Better weather this week!

The weather turned around for a few days. I got out and tried to stay fluid and not get rusty. That tends to be a bad habit for me. I have to stay active with my swing so that I can maintain good tempo. I played three rounds this weekend. I was pretty confident with most parts of my game. I did dislike one thing, and that was that I had zero birdies all weekend. Not good. Hard to go low without a few birdies. I had many chances, but they were not close chances. Need to be dialing in my irons a little better. I think I am going to start being a little more aggresive. Yeah, thats it more aggresive.
Only 48 more days until the start of my attempt to qualify for the US Amateur. I will begin that quest with a few North Carolina amateur events and then on March 24 I will be playing on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour. The first event is at Chapel Ridge in Pittsboro,NC. I will be playing in the Palmer division 0-3.9 handicap. This tour is a great idea, anyone that has a handicap can play. Any 0-40 handicaps can play with their level of competition because it is flighted in divisions. Check it out at thegolfchannel.com. There are tours all over the country.
I will leave you with another nice pic!!

Anna Rawson may be my new favorite. She could make me write bad checks!