Tuesday 17 February 2015

Hey everyone!
Sorry it's taken me a little while to post since last time, I've had a few more tournaments since Moss Vale. I played at the Castle Hill and Pennant Hills Pro Ams, with both courses being in Sydney.
I played steady at Pennant Hills and shot one under  72, whereas the day before I struggled on the greens and the best I could do was a 79. With those being th last of the ALPG pro ams I drove back early the next morning all the way down to Melbourne. I had a day off so I was able to get  a bit of rest and washing done before venturing off down to Thirteenth Beach for the Victorian Open.

For the first round I was paired with Sally Watson of Scotland and amateur Liz Elmasian from NSW. The conditions for the first day were pretty good, there was a  little bit of wind and it was quite warm.
I finished 4 over for the day on the Creek Course. I made a couple of mistakes with my club selection and cost myself as a result of those choices.
Although I played knowhere near my full ability I felt I hung in there all day and tried to save as many shots as I could.
The following day I was off early on the Beach Course and I reminded myself of the great memories I had made there in 2012 before I teed off.
I was playing fairly steady until a double at the 1st (my 10th hole) put me to 3 over for the day. I had hit what I thought was an ok tee shot, only to realise I had run out of room and my ball had run through the fairway under the teetree.
I finished the round 5 over, and missed the cut by 3 shots. I was very disappointed but needed to take the positives out of the tournament. Something I'm learning fast is that you cannot dwindle upon your disappointments in golf, because there are so many.

With this in mind I looked forward to my next event the Ladies Masters at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast. I flew up on the Monday morning and did some practice that afternoon.
I was staying at my caddy Cindys house with my good friend Bre Elliot. We played a practice round Tuesday and had the Sponsors pro am Wednesday afternoon.
After the first two rounds (in which I shot 75 each day)  I had made the cut. I was really pleased, and was looking forward to the experience of playing four rounds in an event that is co sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour.
I wasn't able to play my best on the weekend but took some real positives out of the week.
I'm starting to feel more comfortable on the course and that's something I know I will continue to get better at over time.
My next event is the NZ Open next week, followed by the NSW Open.
Thanks to everyone for the support and I may see you all soon before I head off again :)
-Gracie