Hey everyone,
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The start of the ALPG season has come around again so last Sunday the 3rd Jan I hopped in my car packed with my golf clubs, clothes and everything in between and started the long journey to Moss Vale. For those who don't know it's about and hours drive short of Sydney!
Thankfully mum and dad bought me a couple of CD's for Christmas so that helped the time go by, there was a huge storm about half way but before I knew it I was arriving at my billets Gill and Neil Button's home.
I was also lucky enough to stay with them last year as well and they are wonderful people to stay with.
The first couple of practice days rained non stop, but I put my wet weather gear on and got out there to check out the course.
Obviously not a lot had changed since the previous year, but the most important thing during these practice days is to try and develop a feel for the speed of the greens and to also get an idea of which clubs to hit off the tee.
The first round was here and I had a 12.10 tee off time. They were running behind on the tee and it was about 12.35 by the time we hit off.
It wasn't the start I had hoped for, I made a few poor swings and found myself 4 over through 5 holes.
I was a bit anxious so I tried to settle myself and just carry on. I made 3 birdies after that and finished the day with a 1 over par 74 which in the wet conditions wasn't to bad. It was a long day, playing with 3 amateurs it took around 5.5 hours to play. I was proud of myself because one of the things my coach told me is never to panic on the golf course and that's something this time last year I wouldn't have been able to do.
I played fairly steady the next day and shot 73. I finished 31st in the first event.
The next day we had the Mount Broughton Pro Am. I played well with six birdies and 3 bogeys for a
3 under par 69. I was pleased with the day and went home to rest before the last round.
It was a tough day, a bit windy and there is some really thick grass just off the fairways so at times it was hard for me to just stand up and rip it. I got a little tentative off the tee and misjudged s few putts but stayed fairly patient, and shot 74.
This put me in 6th position which was a good result early in the season.
We have two days off before I get ready for the Oatlands Pro am starting Thursday! Someone mentioned it might be 43 degrees so il get plenty of water into me!
Thanks to you all for the support and I hope all is well at home!
Cheers - Gracie
