Mmm…where to begin? Well I’m sorry you haven’t received Tournament summary blogs for the JCB Championship and The Legends links Trophy at Hanbury Manor but there’s a reason for this. This season has so far, been beyond disappointing and for many reasons (all of which I cannot go into on here). When you work on all aspects of your game, when you stay relatively fit and when you genuinely believe that you’re capable of competing with the best and repeatedly don’t….you have to start asking yourself some difficult questions but primarily, what’s the problem and can I solve it?
I’ve grafted hard on my game, I’m happy with my equipment, ok my putting has been poor this season but I’ve not allowed myself to get frustrated on the golf course. My stats show that so far this year over 19 rounds of golf, I’ve hit 73.54 Greens in Regulation (which is bloody good by anyone’s standards) and averaged 32.43 putts per round (which is poor). Maybe my proximity to the hole on approach shots might not be good enough? The bottom line is that I’ve lost confidence and I’m not the kind of guy that can fake being confident.
When I came off the final round at Hanbury Manor, I made the decision to withdraw from the Staysure PGA because I knew Trump International is a long and testing course that requires every part of your game to be on point and in particular, your mindset. Clearly I’m just not there at the moment and I felt that spending another couple of grand to go to work and fail was just something I needed to avoid.
On top of all this, over the last week I’ve managed to throw my pelvis out of alignment and I am suffering from a great deal of discomfort. I’ve had 3 Chiropractic appointments and an X-Ray (only to confirm that which I already knew) last week and today I tried to play golf at Mill Ride but had to retire after 11 holes as my back just couldn’t take it. I now have 16 days to somehow get myself fit and ready to go again in Germany at the WinstonGolf Championship.
I’m tired, I’m frustrated, I’m in discomfort and have no idea what the future holds for me but I’m a fighter and I’ll give myself every chance to get out of this funk over the coming weeks I promise. Stay tuned for more updates and thanks for taking the time to keep following me.