The new "anti back pain" swing is really working. I played really good today and did everything right. Today could have been a very low round, lots of putts just slipped by the hole. I am extremely pleased with my performance and happy we only have one day to go. I never got any back spasms today, but I was close all day to get some. They are not far away and I have to be careful not to overdo any swing.
We had very unlikely weather in Wales today, 26 degrees and calm winds from different directions. With that in mind and the the greens a little softer and slower for the final round, it made for perfect scoring conditions.
I had a very good day on the course today. The score didn't reflect the way I played, but I am very satisfied being in the right end of the field. I shot level par 70 and had great chances to shoot a good round today. I was a little off on the speed on the greens and you can't do that on these undulated greens. I putted well on the front nine and then it all dissapeared. The ball came out of the putterhead faster or softer than I planned, and I wasn't hitting the lines.
The 2016 European Senior Tour has started in Wales on a sunny day with a good breeze. The Roman Road course at the Celtic Manor is a very tricky challenge. This year the greens are very firm and as always very undulated. It is extremely difficult to get the ball close to the holes on the approach shots. Once on the green, you really have to be below the hole, because you can get some treacherous putts.
I didn't have a great warm up session today. I couldn't get the feel of my left side dominating my swing. As good as it felt yesterday, it was not to be found during my warm up today. I managed a decent start with pars and then I made a couple of putts for birdies to continue the good run from yesterday. I shot three under on the first nine (back nine) this morning and came in with a total of 6 under after yesterdays 9 holes in 3 under. I was leading by 1 shot and believed that I would find the good swing again on the final 18 holes.
The Sunbelt Tour is now in Cullman, Alabama. It is a 10 hour drive from our house in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. I decided to drive up and play this 54 tournament to make sure I play tournament golf leading up to my start on the European Senior Tour in the beginning of June.
It was one of those weeks where things don't work out. i tried my best, but didn't make the up and downs and the putts I needed to shoot some good scores.
I am done with the first round on Brundtland golf course. It wasn't very pretty, but I should have been under par anyhow. I shot one over par 74, and didn't really play well all day. I had it one under most of the day but then made a couple of bogeys in the last four holes.
I am back on the golf course after some days off and is enjoying being back. I went to coach Gregor Jamieson in Orlando on Friday for a lesson and we worked on my short game set up and my hip rotation in my swing. I spent the last days practicing these two issues and also played a couple of tournaments on the West Florida Golf Tour. I played better than I scored in Mondays tournament, shooting 75, but today I scored better than I played shooting 69. We were two guys on 69 on the tough Tampa Palms Country Club.