Tags: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Northern Trust Open, PGA Tour, Q-School
Coming off the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am last week, I felt I hit the ball really well. I just had a few bad shots here and there and you can't do that, especially on the PGA Tour. I really enjoyed playing with Dan Marino, a legend and a great guy. But I have to say my most memorable part of the trip was making a hole-in-one on No. 7 during my Monday practice round at Pebble Beach...just awesome! I've had about seven or so before that, but that was by far the best. I am hitting the ball real well. I need to work on my putting and short game for sure...definitely my putting.

When I get a big number on a hole like I did last week, I just try to look past that experience and move on to the next hole or the next shot. You have to stay mentally tough. You have to remember what you are there to do, and that’s to win golf tournaments. If you go out to win and you just come up short, you make a top 10. If you go out to make a cut and you come up short, you’re headed home.

I missed the Monday qualifier for the Northern Trust...shot 69, needed 66. The Tour is a bit hard to explain. Basically I, along with the other guys from Nationwide Tour and Q-school, have a number according to where we finished on the Nationwide Tour or Q-school. We are behind the top 125 guys at events and a slew of others like Monday qualifiers or top 10s from the previous week. At every event the player needs to commit to the tournament the week before, so our group of guys needs to just wait and see who commits or drops out and we can step in.

It is definitely expensive on tour...flying, hotels, food and always on the road. You have to be patient, too, especially in my position. You need to be ready to roll the minute they tell you you’re on the tee, even if it’s 5 minutes before.

The Tour is a grind, but it is great and I wouldn't change it for anything.  I have been getting a lot of requests from people and that takes up some of my time, but I'll tell you right now, I love my fans and the fans of the game and I will always have time for them.

peace,

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