Month: April 2023

I’m sat here with one eye on the blog and another on the Masters.  Last week was the first Masters Pro Event over Stourbridge and then Redditch Golf Courses, both great parkland courses and soft with the rain around Birmingham.

I managed to reverse my fortunes this time and rather than play myself out of it on the first day I shot three over with three birdies to lie 12th, earning a later start start second day. It felt like the same golf on the second day but a few slack shots and no birdies resulted in 82 and out of the prizes.   I gave myself some great birdie chances but none fell in…..it’s a fine line this scoring lark.   

One thing to say was that my short game was so much better following the work I’ve done with Coach Pete over the winter….more shot choices, better shot solving, better execution, more flair and more fun.

The big positive for me was that both days I managed to maintain my two watchwords….to play with confidence and to enjoy the experience.  So that’s a success.

Now, after a quick sprint through the Eurotunnel, I’m out here in Normandy and have played a couple of practice rounds on the Marc Farry Tour.   Tuesday is the first day of the tournament at Champ du Bataille Golf Club….it’s got more trees than Ladybank!!!  Oh and my schoolboy French is getting me by – apart from when I think I asked “may I have the game of golf buggy please”….oops. 

As always will let you know how it goes and meantime I hope your Masters bets came in. 

All the best

Calum  

The season’s kicking off again, it’s Masters Week and, like all of us, I’m excited about the season ahead.

My new season resolutions this year are to play with confidence and to enjoy it more.

So for me it starts down here, just south of Birmingham, with the Masters Pro Tour at Stourbridge and Redditch Golf Clubs – both parkland courses that are new to me.

It’s then on to France to play in three 36 hole events on the Marc Farry Tour.  The age limit on his tour is 44 and over so I’ll be surrounded by ‘youngsters” ….beware the old boy !!   All the courses are in Normandy just north of Paris and pretty much back to back over two weeks.  New faces and a new tour so we’ll see how we go…….brushing up on my schoolboy French in readiness.   

Hope you have all your picks for the Masters…….be good for the game if a LIV player lifts the Green Jacket……only my opinion of course …….. enjoy !

Alll the best

Calum