Friday, February 24, 2006

The Schedule is Posted

Look in the sidebar.....I've got my schedule up. I know it isn't a very detailed schedule, but I'm working on putting a more detailed picture linked to the simple table. Basically it's up there so family, friends, and random visitors can see where I'll be travelling this summer.

Further explanation of the schedule will be that my first 6 events are all on the Hooters Tour and the sixth one (in Greenville, NC) is a major tournament. Compare my schedule to the entire Hooters Tour Schedule at this website. You'll notice I'm not scheduling the first 5 events. Part of this is because I'm not allowed to officially play in an event until May. If I choose to I can try and Monday qualify into those events and I might do that for the event in Auburn and McCormick. I'll make my mind up on those April tournaments in the next 2 weeks.

-Rochester, MN is a Nationwide Tour qualifier. The Scholarship America Showdown that has been at Troy Burne the last two years moved to Somerby Golf Club in Rochester.

-Coon Rapids, MN is the Minnesota State Open

-Miami, OK is a Hooters Tour event

-Omaha is another Nationwide Tour qualifier

-Choctaw, MS is Hooters Tour

-Milwaukee is the Wisconsin State Open

-Conway, SC is Hooters Tour

-Columbus, NE is the Nebraska State Open

-Valdosta, GA is Hooters Tour

Finally, in October the Hooters Tour has their Tour Championship. I hope to qualify for that, but you can only miss four events so I may need to add some tournaments so I don't miss more than four. That might be impossible to do, but I'll try.

Take Care. Don't be shy: 1. Sign My Guestbook (you can leave a private entry if you only want me to read it), 2. Look at my pictures from last summer's tournaments, or 3. Email me with comments, questions, concerns, or some advice.

Neil

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Schedule..........Coming Soon

Hello Family and Friends,

I finally got the information from Hooters Tour. As I had expected, my ranking number projects me to start on May 8th. That is the sixth tournament of the season and happens to be the closest in proximity to River Falls (Chicago, IL). Every other tournament will be farther away.

I will be putting my schedule into a table and putting it into the sidebar within the next few days. There was a table in the sidebar, but I removed that until I get my full schedule up there. Looking at my schedule now, I'll be playing events on the Hooters Tour, State PGA Sections, and some Nationwide Tour Monday Qualifiers. To be more specific I'm looking at 10-11 Hooters Tour events, 3 State Opens, and 2 Nationwide Tour Monday Qualifiers. Included in my schedule will be an attempt to qualify for the US Open (PGA Tour).

Check back later this week to see the schedule in the sidebar. Also, don't forget to sign my guestbook and subscribe to the website if you'd like to receive email notices when my website changes.

Thanks,
Neil

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Several changes to the website

Greetings,

I'm still waiting for information for the Hooters Tour. Sometime this week or next, I'll get a package with the information I need. Until then, I'll keep my tentative schedule off of the website. Once I do get it I will put my schedule on the website. Currently you can see a table in the sidebar that refers to the 2006 Schedule. This is where the actual schedule will go.

The table in the sidebar is only one of many changes that I've made to the website in the last few weeks. The first change I made was the overall look of the website. This new template gave me some better options for adding links, adding tables, and a more desirable look. However, I have heard that the website is difficult to read because of the dark background and the lighter colored text. This is where another change to the website comes in. I've added a poll in the sidebar that asks whether or not you like the new look. Please answer so I know how many people like or dislike the new look. You can also just leave a comment for this post about the new look. Feel free to post the comment anonymously if you don't want me to know who dislikes the changes.

Other new changes include a hit counter that is on the bottom of the front page. This will keep track of how many people visit the site. I've added links in the sidebar that go to the Hooters Tour website, a page with some pictures, and a page where you can sign my guestbook. I ask all of you to please sign my guestbook, especially if you visit this website regularly. You can sign it privately if you only want me to read it.

One more change is a subscription service that you can sign up for. If you do this, your email will receive a notice when I update this website. All you need to do is type your email into the space in the sidebar. You will then receive a confirmation email making sure that you want to activate this subscription. You activate it by clicking on the link in your email and then you're set.

The final change is that many of the post titles are now links to results. Going back to the summer, you'll notice clicking the title will take to to a webpage with results from the tournament.

That's all for now. I will update as soon as I get the package from the Hooters Tour. Until then, please sign my guestbook, take a look at my pictures, and subscribe to the website if you want to be notified.

Neil