Day 2 at Marshall

Well not much to report here. I finished the day at Even par 71 and -4 for the event. Made one stupid bogey on 9 and an even worse double on 14. Not to mention I couldn't find the hole for any birds. I made birdied my last 2 to get to even for the day so I left the golf course in good spirits. My friend Neil Johnson put up a nice 69 to be one back. Hopefully I can conjur up some birdie magic and push those guys a bit. I'm 3 back of the leader so I'm hoping for a solid day tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Go low!!

Drew

Ok...2 for 1

So I was in the final group sunday at the Western Printing Pro am. my god i was nervous!! Long story short I didn't give myself enough credit. Clearly I belonged there due to my scores, but it was my first go around in contention for a pro event. I hung in there well and nerves cost me a few shots. I hit a lot of edges but managed a 74. I ended up solo 7th and made my largest pro check of $1,800.00. I was very pleased that I gutted it out. Now, today was day 1 at the Marshall Pro-Am and was paired with a good friend of mine Josh Persons. Josh has been playing professional golf for a few years now and he's good to talk to because he's been around the block. We were teamed up with 3 ams. I ended up -4 67 for the day and am currently t2 behind Ryan Conn who fired a very solid 65. I tee it at 9:40 tomorrow so hopefully I have some good news to report tomorrow. Stay tuned,

Go Low!!

Drew

Roller Coaster ride!!

Well, today was just about as polar opposite from yesterday as possible other than the fact that i managed to scroe fairly well. Started off the front quite nervous but was -1 after 3. Made a poor bogey on 4, hit it ob on 6, and doubled 8. After teeing off on 9 I told my self (at +3) I figured with 3 par 5's I could easily get back to even and maybe get a few more if I could keep it in play. I lipped out eagle on 9 to shoot 38. Ok, 1 down, 2 to go. So i manage to birdie 11 and 13 to get back to even with 2 par 5's left. BONUS! I birdied 14 to get to -1 for the day. I was excstatic considering a few hours prior I was +3 and struggling. I hit good putts on 15 and 16 but failed to convert. Still feeling good I hit a mediocre shot on 17 a par 3. Missed the green but hit a perfect chip for a birdie 2. With a par 5 to finish I was lookin at a round in the 60's. I hit 3 wood off the tee and with hybrid in hand from 245 i left it 30 feet from the pin. I 2 putted for a 5 under par 31 on the back. I was very proud of how i gutted it out today. I'm T3 and in the final group. This is a situation I've never been in and truth be told I have no idea what's going to happen. I'm going to tee it up tomorrow and do the best I can to make as many birdies as possible. I hope it will be enough. From Aberdeen,

Gow Low,

Drew

Western Printing Pro

Day 1 is complete for me at the Dakotas event in Aberdeen, SD. Round 1 went really well for me. 14 pars and 4 birdies for a bogey free 68. I'm tied for the lead after the morning wave so we'll see what happens. I've been hitting it relatively poorly for a week and just found a little swing fix and most of my shots today were very good. I left a few out there but also made some good saves. I'm optimistic for the weekend. Stay tuned,

Go Low!!

Drew

SD Open

71-73 144 leaves me T-28 right now. I'm fighting a bulky putter as we speak. its not that i'm putting poorly, my speed has just been off. The even par score no way reflects my play. I've had a few poorly managed holes over the last 2 days but I've got one more day to play. If I can put up a number tomorrow I'll probably leave with a little money in my pocket. Stay tuned!

Go Low!!

Drew

Good News!!

I just returned to good old Litchfield from my first Dakotas tour event of the summer. I was in Sioux Falls, SD for the weekend at Bakker Crossing Golf Club for their charity pro am. There were about 90 pros, top 30 receiving money. I started out saturday playing pretty well going out in -2 34. Feeling good walking to the back 9 something went awry in my brain causing me to make a costly double at 10. Back to even I failed to convert twice greenside for birdie on the par 5's and 1 more poor swing on 18 led to my 2nd double of the day! Needless to say i was livid!! But I told myself that although i should 74 (40 on the back) I played good golf. 3 bad swings away from being on the leaderboard. (-4 led afer Day one) I got some good sleep that night and went into day 2 knowing I had to put up a good number to even think of cashing a check. I started on 10 and hit the exact same shot as day 1. I made bogey and did the same on 11. At +5 for the tourney I had a small talk with myself and decided I needed to get back to even to even think of making any money. On the par 5 12th, I holed a 55 yard pitch to a nearly impossible pin to get back to even. I made a bogey and 2 more birdies en route to a -1 34 on the back. I felt the front was playing easier and knew that if I kept it in play I could easily pick up between 2 and 4 shots. I left my birdie putt on 1 and inch short, birdied 2, lipped out on 3, lipped out on 4. At this point I felt great! I made birdie on the 230 yd 5th which was a steal. I parred out for a -2 34 putting me at even par for the tourney. 68 felt great considering my start. I cashed my first Dakotas tour check for $604. Its not much, but its a small confidence booster considering how hard I worked on day 2. In 3 days I'm off to the SD Open in Vermillion SD. Stay tuned.

Go Low!!

Drew