Jenny's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Jenny!
I believe I will be making an appearance at the Grouper Tonight!

SunCoast Event- Magnolia Plantation - 81 June 24th-26th

Today wasn't my best start to a tournament needless to say! It didn't seem like I was playing that bad but 4 over through 5 was a tough start. I did get back on the par train until I hit a ball out of bounds on the 12th hole. It was an up and down kind of day- but on the positive side I didn't have any three putts!


This week I am staying with another player- Debbie Munoz- It is so nice to split expenses with someone. Unfortunately my cousin is an hour away from this tournament in Lake Mary, FL. With tee times starting at 730 I decided to splurge!

Minor Leage Tour Event - 76

Wednesday I played in a 1 day Minor league tour event at West Palm Beach Golf Club (www.minorleaguegolf.com) I was the only woman playing in the event against 35 men. The Tour set up tees for me that were 7% shorter than the men's tees.

Although I didn't hit my driver that great - I did make 3 great sand saves on my way to 76.

The best part of my day was being paired up with my golf instructor, Jimmy Buell. Even though he has instructed me for the past 2 years, yesterday was the first time we have played 18 holes together. My goal was to come within 5 shots of Jimmy- I fell just short of my goal as Jimmy fired a solid 70 !

I snuck in 18 holes before work today and shot 77 with a disapointing triple bogey on the 15th hole. But I hit 13 fairways- much better than yesterday! I am feeling confident for next week's SunCoast Series event at Magnolia Plantation.

2nd SunCoast Series- 75, 78, 81

Although I didn't come home with the money - I was able to walk away from this week with some small victories! 75- I had one of my best putting days the first day- only 27 putts- the kind of day where you feel like you can't miss. It must have been do to my cousin Kevin leaving me breakfast in the morning and the coffee pot ready to go for my early morning 630am departure- Thanks Kevin!

78- Not a bad day-I played 16 great holes- 1 birdie but had some minor hiccups that really cost me. I learned to pick better lay up distances- note to self -laying up into a hazard is not ideal.

81- Ok not my best round- I only missed 2 fairways but hitting greens were too scarce today. My trusty putter was not so trusty today. I didn't have many "yes" moments with my YES putter today.

I am going to take a week off- I pulled a muscle in my back last week- so I think some rest and then a little practice is in order before my June 24-26th event on the SunCoast Tour~

Lesson with Bruce Fleisher

Some days you are just lucky! I was lucky enough to meet Bruce Fleisher- Champion Tour star and former PGA tour player - while working at Emerald Dunes. I was even luckier to get a lesson from the tour Veteran. After helping me identify some swing flaws we played nine holes. Talk about playing lesson with a pro. It was inspiring to be around someone who has accomplished so much ! To have someone as accomplished as Bruce take the time out of their day to help me- I am very lucky!

76, 76, 75

One shot from making money! I finished tied for 5th out of 12 golfers in my first SunCoast series event this week in Apopka, FL. (The top 4 made money) My first day I had 4 birdies and too many bogeys. But the second and third days I hit the ball much better but couldn't get any putts to drop. Overall I was really happy with my first tournament of the summer. It just felt great to be back playing.

I need to thank my cousin Kevin for letting me stay with him and his son Sean. Being able to stay with family and having home cooked meals is such a treat!

My next event will be June 10-12 in Orlando on the SunCoast Series !

First SunCoast Series Event

Next Tuesday through Thursday I will be playing in my first tournament of the season on the SunCoast Series. (www.suncoastseries.com )I will be playing at Rock Springs Ridge Golf Club in Apopka FL .(Northwest of Orlando)

I am just really excited to get back to playing in tournaments!

The Big 2-5!

I turned 25 yesterday! And as my brother so kindly reminded me - I am no longer in my early twenties! Thanks Will !

I do have to say it was one of my best birthdays- I went to the beach for a bit, played golf and went out for sushi - not a bad day at all !

Breaking Par!

With season pretty much over in South Florida - I have been able to play more golf lately. The other day at Emerald Dunes (the golf course where I work) I shot 71 ! I may not have broken par by much but I did have 5 birdies with 4 bogeys on my way to 71 ! I started playing a new driver- Callaway's FT I which replaces the FT5. My drives seem a bit straighter with the FT I so I plan on keeping it in the bag for now!

Pink Ribbon Open- Memphis TN May 5th

This past Monday I was invited to play in the Pink Ribbon Open Charity Pro- Am. The Pink Ribbon Open is a great event that raises money for various local charities dedicated to helping women fight breast cancer- in the greater Memphis Area. My group and I had so much fun- although we didn't enough birdies to win, we enjoyed a perfect spring day in Memphis!

Spring/Summer is Here!

I haven't updated my website recently because my plans for the summer have changed so many times over the last month. As of today Wed April 16th- I will be staying in Florida through the end of July. There is a mini-tour in Orlando call the Sun Coast Series. (www.suncoastseries.com) All the of the events on the Sun Coast Series are 3days and there are in or around Orlando! When August rolls around I will try to play the remainding 4 Futures Tour Events!

I will be updating my website more frequently now since I will have more exciting things to talk about!

Visitors!

This past weekend my sister Liz came to visit as well as my college roomate, Katie! We were able to spend some quality time in the Florida sun as well as play at Emerald Dunes on Sunday. After the sighting of 2 Iquanas and an aligator we were spent!

Titleist Performance Institute

Since the new year I have been going to physical therapy to work on a little neck problem. Just last week, my golf instructor- Jimmy Buell ( jimmybuellgolf.com ) and I went through the Titleist Perfomance Institute (TPI) evaluation.
TPI is a program that Titlesit created to use fitness to improve the golf swing. By going through the initial evaluation I was able to test my flexibity and mobility. Currently Jimmy and I are creating a program to strengthen my weaker areas! To learn more about TPI visit www.mytpi.com

Lesson with Russell Mow

Another lesson with a different instructor. This week Russell Mow gave me a lesson. Russell is from England - a very accomplished player(European and South African Tours) and a great teacher (Russell has taught the Austrian National Team and several European Tour Players.
For our hour lesson we worked on knock down shots and turning through the ball better- getting over the my left side better through impact.
After some range sessions I played on Saturday and to my surprise I felt comfortable with the new swing changes! I shot a 78 on saturday with one birdie!

New Year- first lesson of the year

Last week I met up with my instructor Jimmy Buell for a little refresher. We worked on taking the club back a little more on the inside, less on an outside path. It felt really good to work on my swing after taking a couple weeks off for the holidays!