Life in the Sun….

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