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.

We got away with much better weather than anticipated. That made for good scores again on day 2. I shot 69 and is happy with the number. I have been practicing my putting from 8 feet and in over a long period of time and it has really become consistenly better. Moving forward I will have to focus on 10 to 25 feet putts. I had many chances again today, but did not make one putt outside 8 feet. I don't really know why, because I am feeling good over the putter and my sense of speed is spot on. I two putt from long range a lot and have very few three putts.

I have moved from hot Florida to cold Scotland this week. It was some hurdle getting here because my flight out of Orlando to Copenhagen was delayed 25 hours. When I got to Copenhagen I missed my connection to Edinburgh and had to buy a new ticket. Got to Edinburgh late Wednesday night and had Thursday to do my practice.

We couldn't ask for a better day in Scotland. We had ideal scoring conditions all day with light winds and warm temperatures. I didn't get under par at the beginning of the round, so I was on the cutline all day. I never hit the ball close for birdies, so it was difficult to make many birdies.