We are half way through the regional qualifying for the PGA Tour Champions 2016.

I drove up yesterday from Lakewood Ranch to Orlando and played a practice round. I teed off on the 10th hole today at 8:25 and had the difficult nine holes first. It was by no means a good start. Had 3 bogeys on my first 3 holes and it was a really nervous start. I was steep on the ball and really struggled with the swing. Stayed calm and battled on, searching for the lost swing. I never found the swing, it was all hands today. I couldn't go at any pins that were hidden away on the greens, so I had to keep aiming at the middle of the green and avoid mistakes.

I thought it was time for a little update on what is going on in my world.

It was good to be back on Italian soil for a golf event. We played in the northern part of Italy by Udine, a beautiful part of Italy. The course was very wet when we got there on Tuesday and more rain poured on the course Thursday. The pro am was canceled because of rain, so it was a wet course we played all week. Not an easy course and very tricky with dog legs and a lot of shaping the ball off the tee.

A good week has come to an end at Le National in Paris, the home of Ryder Cup 2018.

I have decided to change my blog a little bit, and only blog after each tournament is finished. The reason is, I feel I am writing the same story after each round at the moment. 

It has taken me a while to calm down after todays round, but now I am sitting in Heathrow airport, London reflecting on the past three days.

In the first round I started out playing like it was my first time on a golf course, but kept making a lot of putts to save pars and bogeys. I thought I had turned it all around after shooting 68 with 30 on the back nine in that round.

It was a very sloppy day on the course today. Felt like I made a lot of mistakes, unusual mistakes. Hit a 4 iron in to the water on the second hole, trying to reach the par 5 in two. Wasn't comfortable over the ball, but hit the shot anyway. Wasn't concentrating on the 9th on my second shot and pulled a 4 iron in to a steep hill for my lay up on the par 5. Silly mistakes, more mental than anything else. Shot 1 under on the front nine. I learned my lesson and stayed focused on the back nine.

What a strange day on the course today. I hit the ball very well during my warm up. I was happy with the swing and with my rhythm. My first shot on the first tee went right and from then on and the first 10 holes I struggled like I haven't done this year.

A wind shift of 180 degrees to the west  today  made a big change to the course. The wind was strong and made the course pretty difficult.  It was not easy down wind or in to the wind.