Start of my Season

The start of my season has begun. All the training, practicing, imagining, predicting… it is all over and time to step out on the course and let the season unravel. I started with the Canadian Tour out west in Vancouver BC. I played solid, it really was the best golf I have played yet, and so rewarding knowing a lot of my hard work is starting to pay off. Things really started to fall into place especially with my putting and driver which were my two biggest areas that needed improvement, well my drive was great, and my putting was amazing. I played a lot harder and better then the score showed, which happens. The course was in pristine shape, the holes were carved in between heavy tree lines and the greens were running 12 on the stimp meter. I finished top 30 with a bit of a hiccup on the 17th hole, however despite the score I was happy with my performance and please with where I was on my first tournament of the season. In addition to seeing the great sites on the course where the amazing sites of Vancouver, one of my favorite cities in Canada. I biked through Stanley Park, walked around Gas Town, and of course drank as much Tim Horton's coffee that I could. Before I knew it is was bye again to beautiful Canada and back to the states.

Back in San Diego for a week to unpack and repack my things, I was able to get in some good practice time and R&R. So then I was off to Chicago to play in my first Futures Tour event in Hammond, Il. Well unfortunately the day before leaving for Chicago I rolled my ankle during a hike in San Diego. I didn't think it was a big deal, it hurt a little bit but I just walked it off and figured it was a little sprain which would quickly go away. Well it actually got worse and I stayed off it during the days before the first round hoping again I would wake up before round one and it would be fine, well that wasn't the case. I tried to ignore the pain a play but it absolutely was affecting my swing, I wasn't able to follow through on my front foot so I was all arms and all over the place. I was about to Withdraw after the 12 ^th hole but I didn't want to quit in the middle of my round. Well I finished which I am happy about, I never quit mentally or physically, I did what I could at the time and withdrew after the round. I figured there was no chance of making the cut so it would be better to nurse myself back to 100% so I would be ready for the next tournament, the Canadian tour in Barrie, Ontario. So now I am Ontario and focusing on practicing and getting better and ready to brush the Hammond tournament off and get back on the right track.

The season has started so I will keep you updated with scores and more journals.

Ang