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Another weekend of perfect golf weather, and I didn't waste a day.

Friday i got out for 9 holes after work with Steve and a fellow member. The golf this day was relaxing and enjoyable. I just kind of smacked the ball around. tried some things, of course none of them worked. Think i was somewhere in the 39 or 40 range. Nothing to write home about. Was just great weather and nice to be out on the course after a ridiculously horrible day and week of work.

Saturday was again perfect for playing golf. I got out to the course early to hit some balls before teeing off. I figured I would fix my swing 20 minutes before my round. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time. I was on the verge of figuring it out but didn't. The round started out well. Actually, my whole group was great off the start with Matt, Cal, Wes, and myself. We were tearing up the front 9. As a group we birdied 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 (eagle). For the back it started off much the same. 3 birdies on 10, 2 on 11, and the wheels came off. I was 1 over after the birdies on 10 and 11. I doubled 12 and from there I was awful. Finished the round at 82 or 83. Not a great score by any means. Left very miserable for the rest of the day and drowned my sorrows in Bud Light.

Sunday was the second Men's Tour event of the year at Thundering Waters. I hate this course. Think it's a joke, with horrible conditioning, way to tough on some holes, and over all just didn't enjoy it last time I played. This time, I still thought the course was bad, but it wasn't as horrible. They did cut out 2 great holes to start and made the course about 1000 yards shorter all said and done. They added a couple par 3's I think and made some par 4's around 300 yards, shorten some of the par 5's. This course has potential, but it's just not going to happen. The greens were ok overall. Not very fast, not to slow. Pretty smooth for the most part. There is some ridiculous green complexes which I actually find kind of fun. Makes for some interesting chip shots.

On this day of golf I actually got to the range in the morning and had plenty of time to work on my swing. Good thing I did. I actually fixed it this time. It always goes back to some small stuff you forget from the year before. I seem to forget the same thing every year. Stand up taller, narrow stance, smooth swing. I figured out these 3 keys and kept them going through my head. Ball started flying straight with nice trajectory. Driver was flying perfect. I got the fix. So i left for the course.

I played much better in this one than the last and my last few rounds. I was aggressive all day hitting driver on every hole. My chipping was great. Putting was about a 7 out of 10. Iron play was good. If i could control my nerves I would have been better, but shot 77. This put me in a tie for 11th. Pretty good and I'm not totally disappointed. I for sure left 3 strokes on the course with some sloppy putting from 3 feet. I made a double on last par 3 16th by being over aggressive, not going to beat myself up over that. The putting was my downfall and something I need to continue to work on. I haven't been nervous in a tourny in a while. Think i was this time because i was only 2 over after 14 holes. I was feeling great.

Some small mistakes cost me in the end. My buddy Ryan actually was the last 76 to come, he was in the last group of the day, and he pushed me out of my first ever top 10 on tour. I guess I will have to play better at the next one.

Solid weather again sunday, I had a great playing group of guys. Bad news at the end of the round as at least 10 cars got broken into by some losers who thinks its cool to do things like that. I feel awful especially for Matt as he lost his whole set of clubs, and a camera with pics of his son on it. Jerks.

Playing a lot of golf lately. Hopefully it will be some good golf now that I got a swing back. Need some practice time, will get on that this week. The countdown to Ballyneal and Sand Hills is 10 days. I can't freaking wait.