The change in my putting worked today and is something I will work on the next weeks. I hit a lot of good putts from long range and they were coming out of the putter head on the intended line, but I only made one putt today. That is of course not good enough, but it is a start and with more work it will be good.
I have to give myself credit today, it was such a mind battle and I fought very well throughout the round. I played very well today for the third day in a row, it was really nice. Shooting 72, level par, did not reflect my game at all.
We all knew what was coming today and the weather forecast did not lie! The wind was blowing hard from the morning and increased as the day went by. It got very close to unplayable when we were playing the last 5 holes.
A very disappointing day on the course shooting 6 over par to miss the cut at the British Senior Open.
The day didn't start well on the range. I couldn't find anything that worked in my swing during the warm up and I have to go back more than a year to find a warm up which was as frustrating as this morning. The ball was going left and right and I couldn't find anything that felt good. It was extremely frustrating and I gathered all my patience and new it was going to be an extremely mentally tough day.
I never expected this sort of weather in Wales. 28 degrees and average wind, which subsided throughout the afternoon. You couldn't ask for a better day in Wales, it was a beautiful view across the sea and it took my mind of a struggling day on the Royal Porthcawl course.
It has been a looong week. I was playing well going in to the week and was focused on getting a good result. It all went wrong from the very first tee shot and it was a fight all three rounds. A battle I tried to win but couldn’t.
A very exciting week is over and I finished 2nd in the end, two shots behind Santiago Luna, who shot a 64 today. Of course I am disappointed not winning the tournament, I played well all week and was on the leaderboards from hole one to the last hole, with a chance to win the tournament. It has been a great week for me and a boost to the confidence and I am eager to keep working hard to have a great season.
Another good day on the course has come to an end. I shot three under to stand at 7 under for the tournament and one stroke behind Mark James.
A good days work was spoiled by late bogeys.
I didn't play great today, but I played solid the first 13 holes and could have been a couple under par for the round at that time. I wasn't two under par, in fact, I was even par for the round and four under for the tournament. I was still staying with the leading players and all was good. Things quickly turned on me. I drove the ball bad the last five holes and missed all the fairways with a lot of punishment to follow. It must be said, I didn't make any putts either the last five holes and played them 3 over par.
The final round of Bravo Tours Open was a struggle. I am making too many mistakes at the moment and have to focus on this problem. Some of the mistakes are bad shots other mistakes are bad decisions on club selection. I am fighting to have peace of mind on the course and this of course takes away some concentration. My thoughts are not at ease and just flowing, I am getting a lot of negative thoughts I have to fight off.