The sun is shining, people are happy and the heatwave continues. The Senior Open starts tomorrow at Sunningdale Golf Club’s Old Course and while I hoped to be there, my plan to qualify didn’t work out.
I didn’t score that well last week at Donnington Grove in the build-up and that continued on Sunday at Bearwood Lakes. I prepared well and felt good but just couldn’t build a solid foundation to the round over the first six holes. It’s tough when you’re on the back foot that early in an 18 hole qualifying round. The result was a big number and no Senior Open for me. Qualifying was a big target for me this year and to miss out was just awful. I can now talk about it, but at the time, wow it hurt. Me and my playing partner, a top bloke from Ireland, let off some steam after the round by looking to increase Peroni’s share price as much as we could!
I’m still encouraged and upbeat though – I played some great golf and felt comfortable in that environment, which is good for me. We have a break now for a few weeks, so looking forward to sitting down with Coach Pete on Monday and working on what I’ve learned and the plan for the coming weeks.
I spent yesterday having a day off in the heat reflecting on the goods and not-so-goods of the last few weeks, so me and Pete have plenty to go at. I was also thinking how lucky I am to be in the position I’m in, being able to challenge myself and keep learning along the way with so much support from everyone around me.
Catch up soon….
Calum
Calum Wilson's golfing adventure of a lifetime…