I decided to take about a week and a half off from playing golf, clear my head and reset before getting back to the grind. I played a lot of golf gearing up for my tournament in Palm Springs and the hard work certainly paid off with my victory, so I felt like I needed/earned a short break. I have played 2 rounds now since my 10 days off and I think the reset has really helped me. I shot a 74 (+4) last week and yesterday I shot a 72 (+2) round with a triple and double bogey! Both rounds were at the Par 70 Vineyard course. I’m really playing some solid golf right now, but still making too many mistakes that are costing me that under par round of golf.
During my (+4) 74 round, I had 2 penalties and three 3 putts, easily could have been my under par round. Yesterdays (+2) 72, had 4 penalties, a triple bogey 7 on #2 and a double bogey 5 of #3……the other 16 holes I played in (-3)! It’s frustrating knowing just how close I am to shooting my first under par round of golf, it’s right there, I can taste it, I just need to eliminate the stupid mistakes. Of course that’s much easier said than done, golf is one of the hardest sports on earth for a reason, it is so difficult to remain consistent. However, I am determined to get my under par round of golf, it is crazy to think that according to the USGA less then ½ of 1% of golfers can shoot under par…I want in that elite group so badly and one day I will be. I’m making a lot of birdies lately which is really encouraging, I have 7 birdies and an eagle over my last 2 rounds. If I keep the ball in play off the tee, eliminate the occasional 3 putts and maintain my solid up and down game, I should be easily under par. 
I’ll be playing a round on Wednesday at Eagle Crest, a very challenging course; have not played there in a while, so I’m hoping for another solid round. I did shoot (-1) on the back 9 the last time I did play there, about 6 months ago and my game is much better than it was then, so you never know!
My Journey 2 Scratch 