Hello Friends,
I am back. After a long 3 1/2 weeks of travelling and playing tournaments, I'm back home with a week to relax. My long tour started in Michigan where I failed to qualify for the Western Amateur. After that I helped the Wisconsin amateurs beat the Wisconsin pros in the Nelthorpe Cup. After that I travelled to Pinehurst, North Carolina to play in the North South Amateur. I qualified for the match play, but lost my first round. Just getting to the match play was a success because after a first round 76, I was in 111th place. I needed to get to 63rd to make the matches. The second day I played Pinehurst #2 and shot a 1-under par 70. I had a putt at 69, but just missed it.
After North Carolina, I travelled up to Detroit Lakes, MN to play in the Pine to Palm Tournament. I qualfied with 70-67 good enough for a tie for fourth. Unfortuantely I lost my first round. I shot a 68, but that wasn't good enough. I ended up losing in 23 holes.
From Detroit Lakes, I droved to Sheboygan, WI for the Wisconsin State Open. I opened up the tournament with a 1-under par 71. I was very happy with that round because I hadn't seen the course before my round. The second day I struggled and shot a 76. The pins were very difficult for that round and it made me very defensive on my putting. The final day is a 36 hole marathon. I started the day with a 2-under par 70 and finished the tournament with an even par 72. I played well that last day, but in both rounds the other two guys in my group beat me. It's not often that you shot 70-72 on a Pete Dye golf course and get beat by everybody in your group. My 1-over par total of 289 was good enough for T-8th and 3rd low amateur.
That's all for now. I'll update after the Nebraska State Open, which is in a month.
Neil
