About this blog

This blog will document my journey of playing on the Golf Channel AmTour. The highs and lows, trials and tribulations, the heartache and achievements. The AmTour is open to all levels of amateurs. This blog is also an attempt to inspire others to chase THEIR dreams no matter their age.
So with a lot of practice and some good fortune you just might see me on tv during the upcoming golf season.

"Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream"

Lyrics from Tom Petty's Running Down a Dream.

Quote from A League of Their Own
Jimmy Dugan: ... sneaking out like this, quitting, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. Baseball is what gets inside you. It's what lights you up, you can't deny that.
Dottie Hinson: It just got too hard.
Jimmy Dugan: It's supposed to be hard! If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great!

June 30, 2013

A long time since last posting

For all my followers, I am truly sorry it has been soooo long since my last posting.  A friend of mine posted this on facebook and I had to share it.  Extremely motivational..

Welcome to the Grind

April 5, 2013

First Major at Orange County National

I arrive at OCN to work on some technique my coach Terry Govern wants me to improve upon.  Mainly hitting the ball more with my right side and getting on top of the ball.  For me this is my first two day Major tournament, with approx 200 participates with about 40 in my flight.  Top 3 finishers automatically qualify for nationals in late September, so a lot on the line.

April 2, 2013

Pro Yardage Book

For those of you that have ever watched golf and wondered, "What the hell are they looking at in those books?"  Well here ya go.  Shows you distance to front of green, depth of green and slopes.


Orange County Amateur Major Tee Times

Orange County Amateur

Apr 6 - Apr 7, 2013

Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge - Panther Lake

Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge - Crooked Cat

Round 1 (Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge - Crooked Cat)

March 31, 2013

How to Set Expectations and Goals in Golf

Found this post on golflink.com, and reposting here.  An excellent article and good advice.

It's easy to get out on the golf course and play, hoping your game will improve. But without a plan and specific goals and expectations, you may spend all your time hoping instead of improving. No one wants to think of golf as work (hey, it's the thing we do to get away from work!), but just as your job requires you to meet or exceed expectations, hit deadlines and show real results, so too should your golf game. It's not that hard. With a little forethought and examination of your current game and where you want to improve, you'll see your scores drop and your enjoyment of the game climb higher and higher.