It’s a little time since my last blog….I know I need to get better at getting them out!
Since my last one I played the Paul Lawrie Tartan Pro Par 3 Championship up in Aberdeen and also The Masters Pro Tour down near Harrogate. The Par 3 was great fun and really competitive, played at Paul’s golf centre outside Aberdeen. The course was in great condition with lots of water and deep rough and holes ranging from 87 yards to 263 yards. I played well both days with the work Coach Pete and I have been putting in on my long game starting to pay off. My holing out putting was really poor on the first day but I managed to get it back for day 2. Scoring was 6 over on day one followed by 2 over on day two resulting in a 24th place for me.
Last weekend was Pannal outside Harrogate, a course of two halves with sloping fairways and tabletop greens first nine and then tall pine tree-lined fairways back nine. Reflecting on the two days again my long game and scoring irons were in great shape, which I’m delighted with, and I did hit some great shots which was really satisfying.  However I only shot three birdies over the 36 holes, and they were all two putt birdies. I gave myself so many  chances but no matter what I tried I couldn’t get the ball to go in the hole from 15 feet and closer. I ended up 9 over for the two days but still managed 13th place to scrape some of the prize money. So that will cheer up my accountant!
Another highlight was an amazing breakfast in the famous Betty’s Tea Room in Harrogate……so good in fact that I had to queue to get in. It was a good old one-and-a-half-hour breakfast complete with Sunday paper…….they must have thought I was never going to leave!
This week Coach Pete is away as team coach with the Scottish Seniors Mens Team at the European Championships in Estonia so all the best to him the boys.
Next will be the Tartan Pro Tour at St Andrews on the 19th and 20th September over the New and Jubilee courses, with the time before then spent on my putting so I can start taking more of the chances I give myself.
Catch up soon and all the best.
Calum