After a kick up the arse from Coach Marsh, we set about preparing as best we could for our home tournament at PGA National Golf course. I personally practised hard before the tournament trying to figure out what went wrong with my swing at the end of Yale and trying to develop some confidence on the greens. I had a session on the Sam Putt Lab, which indicated my putting had a lot of work to be done. I needed to create a better setup position, as it was very closed in relation to my target. Also the tempo of my stroke was very inconsistent, and so coach threw me the Metronome and said get to work.
By the time PGA came about i felt good about my chances. I played a good first round but finished with 3 bogeys for a 75 which was disappointing. The next 18 straight away was a shock to the system as i had never walked 36 holes carrying a bag before, i felt very sluggish and unmotivated to get the job done, i didn't putt very well and scored 77. As a team we lied 4th after 2 rounds, a promising position 8 shots, back, individually i was 42nd, very disappointing. However i took this as more of a positive because i realized that my Cardio training and nutrition had all of sudden become vital to performing well in college golf tournaments.
The last round got under way and after being 7 over thru my first 12 holes, i decided that i could actually play the game finishing with 4 birdies in my last 5, each of them i didnt even have to putt they were so close to the hole. A closing 76, for a 32nd position wasn't the greatest outcome, but there were a lot of positives out of the week, learning that with my game being poor i could still get it around a very tough golf course.
The team did great finishing with a closing round of 289 (-1), unfortunately we lost to Lynn by one shot! But some great positives from the week and its a shame we couldn't have had a chance to play them in a playoff.
A few things to improve for next time
Stick with Left below right putting
Cardio off course training and Nutrition whilst competing
Better practise habits for the next tournament
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