Well, let us recap our last three tournaments! Foxfire, Tannenhauf and Beavercreek/CCN.

Foxfire was in good shape, everything but the greens. The green were incredibly slow - I could not believe it. It was hard to get the speed of the greens because of this. You do not feel right having to take what feels like a full swing at a ten-foot putt. Nevertheless, I thought the course was in good shape overall. I played probably my best tournament of the year from tee to green. I believe I hit 26 of 36 fairways. My putting on the other hand, was awful. I have never had less confidence in my putter. It is sickening. I used to never miss three footers now I feel like I am lucky to make them. As always, the weather was cold. I wish we could wear shorts just one time when we play! Well, on the bright side, it did not rain...

Next, we moseyed on up to Tannenhauf. This is always a fun tournament. The first day, we got some good weather up until about my 14th hole when Mother Nature just let loose. We took off for the clubhouse, but we were not quick enough. We were caught in a parallel rain that turned into hail the size of Peanut M&M’s. It was ridiculous and I think my hand still hurts from being hit by it! However, on the bright side, I was not on the back of the cart like my playing partners, they were absolutely soaked and pelted by the hail. When we got in the clubhouse, Brandon Wengerd took off his shoes and could wring out his socks like they had been underwater for an hour. It was hilarious. We had a good time that day as we all went to see a movie together. And then, it happened, the shopping cart incident. We were walking from our hotel to a gas station to pick up some drinks and food and I see a shopping cart and yell "WENGERD! Get in that cart! I’ll push you around!” So, naively, he hopes in. I start pushing him as fast as I can towards a curb with grass, little did I know there was deadly pothole waiting for us. We drill the pothole and Brandon goes flying, the cart flies up and the handle drills me right in the throat while the bottom takes out my knee. Hilarious, we were all dying laughing. It was a fun end to the night. The next day it was FREEZING! It snowed my first 3 or 4 holes! But my swing felt great as I started my range routine. I hit the ball the best I have all year and shot 79. I was so disappointed. I do not know what I am doing wrong, but I will figure it out by conference.

Our next tournament, ugh, Beavercreek. I HATE this course; I just think it’s so gimmicky. It is as if the architect, Fuzzy Zoeller, just threw together a course with 7-mile walks in between. It is BRUTAL! I took a ten on the second hole of the first day and I was completely shot from that point on. I kept telling myself, you can come back, you can play well coming in, but I had just lost my confidence and it effected the next two days. I recorded my worst collegiate tournament. I cannot believe how bad this year has gone for me especially after playing the best golf of my life this last summer. Let us hope it turns around by conference. I think it will. We have been practicing hard, we have to have our breakthrough sometime soon...

(Sorry to those who read regularly, if any, for the delay, class, golf and work have been unbelievably busy!)